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2026 Baseball

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27 Matt Filippi

  • Position IF/RHP
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 225
  • Year Junior
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Hometown Little Falls, Minn.
  • Prev School Little Falls HS

Biography

2026 (Jr)
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team

Junior infielder/right-handed pitcher appeared in 47 games with 47 starts and hit .318 with 49 hits, 38 runs scored, six doubles, four home runs and 26 RBI... Posted a .415 on-base percentage and .435 slugging percentage while drawing 21 walks and stealing 10 bases in 16 attempts... Ranked first on the team in runs scored and second on the team in on-base percentage... Recorded his first hit of the season on Feb. 9, 2026 against Augustana (SD)-1... Drove in his first run of the season on Feb. 9, 2026 against Augustana (SD)-2... Hit his first home run of the season on Feb. 28, 2026 against William Jewell-2... Added 15 multi-hit games, seven multi-RBI games and 12 multi-run games... Finished with a season-high three hits on March 28, 2026 against Wayne State (Neb.)-1... Finished with a .987 fielding percentage on 312 chances with 292 putouts and 16 assists... Posted a season-long seven-game hitting streak and reached base in a season-best 12 straight games.

2025 (So)
• NSIC Spring All-Academic Team

Made 47 appearances and started in 46… Made 153 at-bat appearances while collecting 48 hits for a team-best .314 batting average, four doubles, five home runs, and 20 RBI… Held a slugging percentage of .438 and a .364 on-base percentage… Drew 11 walks and was hit by pitch once… Pitched in six games, starting in five of those… Pitched in six games, starting in five… Pitched 22.0 innings with a 9.82 ERA… Allowed 33 hits leading to 24 earned runs… Walked 10 batters and struck out 10… Threw a career-high six strikeouts against William Jewell on March 1… Held a .978 fielding percentage on 279 chances with 256 putouts, 17 assists, and six errors.

2024 (Fr)
Made his collegiate debut on February 9 vs. Wayne State… Started in all 50 appearances during his freshman season… Appeared on the plate 162 times collecting 44 hits for a .272 batting average, four doubles, three triples, three home runs, and 14 RBI… Held a .389 slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .374… Drew 17 walks and was hit by pitch 10 times… Pitched in nine games, starting four… Pitched 21.2 innings compiling a 13.71 ERA… Allowed 33 earned runs from 39 hits… Walked 16 hitters and threw 22 strikeouts, with five of them coming against Minnesota Duluth on April 10… Held a .813 fielding percentage for the season on 96 chances with 56 putouts, 22 assists, and 18 errors.

High School
Nine time letter winner at Little Falls High School... Batted .333 and pitched to a 3.63 in his senior season... Three time All-Granite Ridge team selection and Granite Ridge Pitcher of the Year.

Personal
Born on May 2, 2004... Son of John and Sarah Filippi... Majoring in Business at Bemidji State... Uncle Larry Filippi played football at Bemidji State from 1987-90 and was NAIA All-American Honorable Mention... Uncle Mario Filippi played baseball at Louisiana State University-Monroe from 2003-04... Grandfather Louis Filippi ran track and played baseball, basketball, and football at St. Cloud State from 1938-42 and was an All-American in football and is a member of St. Cloud State's Athletic Hall of Fame... Mother Sarah swam at Hamline University and St. Cloud State... Cousin of BSU teammate Hudson Filippi.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2024Freshman

    UTL/RHP
    6'3" 197 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2025Sophomore

    UTL/RHP
    6'3" 197 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2026Junior

    IF/RHP
    6'3" 225 lbs
    27