2026: First Team All-CCIW ...
All-CCIW writeup: Matsuzaki becomes a two-time first teamer after taking off at and behind the plate in conference play. The catcher from Honolulu, Hawaii caught a conference-leading 10 runners attempting to steal and was the second-leading conference hitter for the Vikings with a .357 batting average, .464 SLG, and 18 RBI. Matsuzaki raised his batting average in nearly every conference game, leading North Park with 30 hits in CCIW action. He enjoyed eight multi-hit games against conference opponents and cracked seven extra-base hits to help lead NPU to a third-place finish.
2025: Named First Team All-CCIW, Second Team D3baseball.com All-Region 8 by D3baseball.com and Third Team ABCA All-Region 8... Hit .350/.385/.573 with eight doubles and a team-leading nine home runs … Drove in 42 runs and scored 26 times while posting a .958 OPS … Ranked among conference leaders in slugging percentage and home runs … Collected 55 hits in 157 at-bats, totaling 90 total bases … Drew nine walks and was hit by pitch once … Added two stolen bases … 18 multi-hit games including four games with multiple extra-base hits ... Caught 17 runners attempting to steal.
All-CCIW writeup: After earning starting time in his 2024 freshman season, there was no sophomore slump for the Vikings' everyday catcher from Honolulu, Hawaii. Matsuzaki tied for the CCIW lead in Home Runs (6) and he was tied for third with 24 RBI. His .547 Slugging Percentage was also in the top 10 among CCIW hitters. He hit .302 in league play with three doubles, six homers, 15 runs scored, and threw out seven would-be base stealers.
2024: Started 17 games and made 21 appearances as a catcher ... Held a slash line of .273/.338/.409 in 66 at-bats ... Collected four doubles, a triple, and a home run ... Drove in four runners and scored 14 times ... Went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored against Carroll (April 27) ... Fielded a perfect 1.000 behind the dish with 17 assists ... Caught six of 18 runners attempting to steal.
First career HR: April 23 against Wheaton
First career hit: a single vs. Lakeland on March 14
First career XBH: a double at home against Augustana on March 10
First runner caught stealing: against Millikin on April 14
