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Aaron Mathews

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Former Oregon State outfielder Aaron Mathews is in his second season with the Beavers.
Mathews lettered for the Beavers from 2002-04 and returns after spending the last nine seasons playing professional baseball.

Mathews played in 132 games for the Beavers, starting 112, and batted .325 with 21 doubles, nine triples, 13 home runs, 96 runs batted in and 22 stolen bases. His six triples in 2004 is tied for the second-most in a single-season at Oregon State.

He was named to the All-Pac-10 First Team in 2004 and was an honorable mention selection both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He earned the Beavers’ lone Pac-10 Player of the Week honor during the 2003 season, on April 14.

Mathews was selected in the 19th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Toronto and embarked on a professional career that saw him reach the Triple-A level with both the Las Vegas 51s and New Orleans Zephyrs.

In nine seasons in professional baseball - in the Toronto and Florida farm systems - he played in 759 career games, batting .282.