Matt Cross comes to Hot Corner during a storied playing career. Matt was a Starpoint HS graduate in 2016. From there, he went on to play at Niagara County Community College where he racked up accolades and achievements. His highest accolade being a NJCAA Division III Gold Glove.
Matt was a NJCAA All American during his time at NCCC. During his second year at NCCC, he committed to play baseball at the University at Pittsburgh. Following his 2018 NJCAA season, Matt was drafted in the 19th Round, 563 Overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2018 MLB Draft. In 3 seasons of professional baseball, Matt has played at every level of Minor League Baseball. He is primarily a Catcher, but has seen time at 1B, 3B and DH.
We are excited to have Matt as a part of Hot Corner because of his expertise in hitting, catching & infield. He will be training at Hot Corner during the months of October – February.