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Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College Tigers

2026 Baseball Roster

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Steve Davies
Steve Davies

8 Matthew Arnold

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 190
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Danville, VA
  • High School Chatham
  • Position IF

Biography

2025: Third-year team member … returning starter at third base ... has started 43 of 48 career games … career batting average of .328 (57-174) with one triple, 10 doubles, 29 runs, 27 RBIs, 16 walks and one stolen base ... career on-base percentage of .376 ... career slugging percentage of .397 ... career fielding percentage of .933 ... ODAC Sportsmanship Team (2024).

2024: Started all 26 games he played … hit .330 (33-100) with one triple, nine doubles, 17 runs, 20 RBIs, 11 walks and one stolen base ... on-base percentage of .391 ... slugging percentage of .440 ... fielding percentage of .921 ... ODAC Sportsmanship Team.

2023: Did not play baseball at the College.

2022: Started 17 of 22 games … hit .324 (24-74) with one double, 12 runs, seven RBIs and five walks ... on-base percentage of .354 ... slugging percentage of .338 ... fielding percentage of .951.

High School: 2021 graduate of Chatham High School in Chatham ... helped CHS to the 2019 Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 2A State Championship ... earned All-State honors, as well as two-time All-Region and All-District honors ... also participated in golf … three-time VHSL Class 2A State Individual Champion … three-time All-State, All-Region and District Player of the Year … four-time All-District … Honor Graduate ... Commonwealth Scholar … Graduate of Merit … Beta Club … FCA … Young Life.

Personal: Son of Lee and Deborah Arnold … has one brother (Andrew ‘15) ... dad played football at Virginia Tech … brother played golf at H-SC (2011-15) … same high school as H-SC teammates Christian Lancaster '25 and Jake Moore '27 ... majoring in engineering physics … favorite TV shows include Designated Survivor and Outer Banks ... favorite movies include Field of Dreams and The Sandlot ... favorite professional sports teams include the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics and the Tennessee Titans ... favorite sports figures include Xander Bogaerts and Tim Tebow ... greatest sports moment was winning state championships in golf and baseball in the same year ... hobbies include fishing, listening to music and kayaking.

Why H-SC: “the academic opportunities and the incredible facilities”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Freshman

    3B
    5'11" 180 lbs
    24
  • 8

    2024Sophomore

    3B
    5'11" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Junior

    IF
    5'11" 190 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2026Senior

    IF
    5'11" 190 lbs
    8