Elon University Athletics

Personal: Matthew Graham Oldham is the son of Scott and Mary Oldham … Sister Lauren played softball at Elon and another sister, Morgan, attended Elon … Born July 6, 1999...Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration.

Honors & Awards
• CAA All-Tournament Team (2019)

2020: Played in all 17 games while starting 16, splitting time behind the plate and as the DH...Owned a .245 batting average with a .302 on-base percentage and a .369 slugging percentage...Started 11 games at catcher...Tied with Anthony Galason for the team lead and tied for eighth in the CAA with 13 RBIs....Reached base in eight straight games to start the season...Caught a runner stealing in 4-of-5 starts between Feb. 22-29...Threw out 6-of-14 base runners (42%), including a season-high two in one inning against UMass-Lowell (Feb. 22)...Tied for the league lead in throwing out runners trying to steal.

2019: Made 47 starts in 53 appearances and hit .224 (39-174) with 28 runs, 26 RBIs, seven doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 23 walks. Also posted a .362 slugging percentage and a .320 on-base percentage...Recorded 10 multi-hit games, six multi-RBI games, had a six-game hit streak, and an 11-game reached base streak...Had a .992 fielding percentage with 357 putouts (second on team) and 36 assists. He helped turn three double plays and caught nine baserunners trying to steal...Hit a solo home run Feb. 16 against Lafayette, finishing 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run...Went 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, two runs, and a walk in the win over Quinnipiac...Batted 2-for-3, walked, and scored a run at East Carolina...Was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk at then-No. 1 NC State...Hit a two-run homer, scored three times, and walked in the series finale at Towson...In the first game at William & Mary, he drove in a season-high three runs. He batted 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and also drew a walk...Went 3-for-5 with a triple, a run scored, and two RBIs in a CAA Tournament win over William & Mary...Went 2-for-3 with a double in the CAA Championship title game.

2018: Saw time in 51 games, making 47 starts … Hit .253 with 11 doubles, two home runs, 29 runs scored and 24 RBI … His 11 doubles rank fifth on the program's Division I freshman doubles chart … Finished with 13 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI outings … Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak … Recorded the first hit of his career during a 1-for-3, one-run performance against Kansas State … Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in game three against Marshall … Was 2-for-3 with a run and one RBI in a win over Liberty … Doubled and scored twice in a 2-for-5 game in the opener at Georgia Southern … Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI in a game one win over Appalachian State … Had a pair of doubles and scored a run in a 2-for-4 day at #17 East Carolina … Hit the first homer of his career in game one at James Madison … Drove in three runs and doubled during a 2-for-5 day in a win over Campbell … Went 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles and one run scored against Wake Forest … Drove in the game-winning run in the 12th inning in a 3-for-6, two-RBI performance in a CAA Tournament contest against College of Charleston.

Prep: Four-year letter-winner … Set program record for career doubles … Two-time all-conference honoree … Participated in the 15U 40-man Team USA trials … Led the league in home runs in 2016 … Earned all-state honors in 2017 … Served as a team captain and was named team MVP in 2016 … Helped coach Rick Parks' squad to a 2017 conference title and a fourth-round appearance in the NCHSAA 3A state playoffs … Named a North Carolina Academic Scholar … Member of the National Technical Honor Society and the National Honor Society.