2006: Started 35 times in 44 appearances, setting career-highs in games, starts, runs, hits, runs batted in, doubles, triples and home runs ... one of seven regulars who batted over .300, finishing at .316 ... two of his three home runs on the year were grand slams ... had a career-day in a win over Indiana State Apr. 4, driving in five runs with a grand slam among his career-best four hits on the day ... also hit a grand slam against Butler May 19 ... had 12 multi-hit games ... hit .357 with runners on base and .500 with the bases loaded ... had three-straight multi-hit games April 15-18.
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2005: Made 26 starts in his 34 appearances on the season ... hit .231 while setting career-highs in games played, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles and runs batted in ... ripped a double and scored in his first game of the season versus Austin Peay Feb. 25 ... went 2-for-4 with a run scored in his first start against Akron Feb. 26 ... had a season-best two hits on five occasions ... had two hits and a season-high two runs batted in versus Arkansas State Mar. 4 ... registered two hits, a run scored and an RBI in a win over Valparaiso Apr. 13.
2004: Batted .364 on the season with an impressive .472 on base percentage ... appeared in 19 games with 16 starts ... missed time late in the year with a wrist injury ... drove in five runs on a homer, double, and triple ... notched a career-high three hits at Saint Louis (Mar. 13) ... ripped a home run and added a double while going 5-for-8 in three game set at Indiana State (Mar. 27-28).
2003: Played in 19 games with four starts ... Drilled a home run and a double to go with five runs batted in ... Hit a two-run double for his first collegiate hit, following it up with his first collegiate home run in his next at-bat, against St. Peters (3/19) ... Finished that game 2-for-4 with five RBIs ... Had a hit and run scored at Northwestern (4/29)
2002: Redshirted the 2002 season and maintained freshman eligibility.
High School: Lettered two years at Flossmoor High School, playing second base ... Named to the all-conference team as a junior and a senior.
Personal: Business Management major ... Son of Ed and Judi Curran ... Born 1/23/83 ... Lists winning conference and regional titles as a junior and senior as most memorable sports experiences.
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Batting Statistics
Matt Curran |
| Season | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB | Slg% | SB |
| 2002 | Did Not Play -- Redshirted |
| 2003 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .179 | 9 | .321 | 0-0 |
| 2004 | 19 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .364 | 22 | .500 | 0-1 |
| 2005 | 34 | 91 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .231 | 25 | .275 | 1-1 |
| 2006 | 44 | 136 | 18 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .316 | 59 | .434 | 0-2 |
| Totals | 116 | 299 | 42 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | .284 | 115 | .385 | 1-4 |
