Kevin Mattison, CF

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Full Name: Kevin Mattison
Born: 09/20/1985
Birthplace: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
College: UNC Asheville
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 180
Bats: L
Throws: L


Selected by the Marlins out of the UNC-Asheville in the 28th round (838th overall) in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft.

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Broken finger, likely out for the year: http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/08/07/article/hickory_causes_havoc_for_hoppers

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA — Former UNC Asheville outfielder Kevin Mattison has been named to the Southern League All-Star team.

Mattison, who plays for the Florida Marlins’ Double-A affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla., will participate in the league’s All-Star Game on June 21 at Pringles Park in Jackson, Tenn.

Mattison leads the Southern League in stolen bases with 18 is currently batting .327 with eight triples and 26 RBIs.

He played for the Bulldogs from 2005-08. Mattison hit .286 with a career-high 11 home runs as a lead-off hitter in 2008. He is the school's and Big South's all-time leader in career triples (23) and holds Asheville’s career record for runs scored (192).

Read Sunday's Citizen-Times for updates on all professional baseball players with WNC ties.

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110609/SPORTS05/110609022/Ex-UNC-Asheville-slugger-makes-Southern-League-All-Star-team?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Frontpage|p