Congratulations to the Shuma Sports Player of the Week, Peachtree Ridge varsity baseball player, Matthew Gill! Matthew is a junior at Peachtree Ridge high school where he letters in baseball under the direction of Coach Nick Hogan.

This season Matthew has played in 11 of 11 games and is hitting an average of .495 with 16 hits and 13 RBI on the season. Defensively he has made 3 errors in the 43 total chances he has had. Looking towards the future Matthew plans to continue working hard on the field to hopefully get the opportunity to play baseball in college while earning his degree.

Coach Hogan told us his favorite memory of Matthew was when he was playing third base and he made a play on a bunt that was popped up, he caught the ball in the air and rather than throwing the ball to second, he proceeded to run the ball from just outside of home plate all the way to second to double the runner up.

Keep up the great work Matthew! We’re excited to see what your baseball and academic career have in store for you!