PEPPERDINE 2024: Utilized his redshirt for the 2024 season
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Plainfield (Ind.) High School in 2023 … Played four years of varsity baseball … Two-time Defensive MVP … Earned All-Mid State Conference honors his junior year … As a senior, batted .231 with one home run, 14 RBI and stole eight bases … Also lettered in basketball and tennis … Was the Plainfield HS Student-Body Vice President … Graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors … A three-time Mid-State scholar athlete recipient.
CLUB: Played for Plainfield Havoc (9u-14u), Indiana Mustangs (15u-17u) and the Indiana Braves (18u).
PERSONAL: Born in Plainfield, Ind. … Son of Dee Ann and Matt Martin … Has one sister, Kiersten … Dad played collegiate basketball at Huntington University … Sister plays tennis at Grace College … Chose Pepperdine because “it is the perfect fit for me. Pepperdine is a great place to grow on and off the field. Growing my faith in Christ, playing baseball in Malibu, a great coaching staff and earning a world class education was an opportunity I could not pass up.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys basketball and tennis … Favorites include Joey Votto and Jayson Tatum (pro athletes), Cincinnati Reds and Boston Celtics (pro teams), Bible (book), The Incredibles (movie), The Last Dance (TV show), Morgan Wallen (musical artist), steak (food) and basketball (sport other than baseball).
