20 Matthew Florence
Matthew Florence
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    170
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Peosta, Iowa
  • High School:
    Beckman Catholic
  • Position:
    C/OF
  • B/T:
    L/R
  • gp
    15
  • avg
    .313
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    8
  • r
    8
  • sb
    -

Bio

High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Beckman Catholic High School
  • 2A First Team All-State in baseball (2024)
  • First team all-district in baseball (2024)
  • First team All-RVC in baseball (2024)
  • Honorable mention RVC in soccer (2024)
  • Second team all-RVC in baseball (2023)
  • First team All-RVC in soccer (2023)
Personal
  • Parents are Brad and Bev
  • Has three siblings: Brandon, Ziana and Kingston
  • Majoring in sports administration

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. L, 14-6
Mar 16 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 6-0
Mar 17 vs. SUNY Cobleskill W, 12-2
Mar 21 Wartburg W, 7-4
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 17-9
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 9-1
  Overall Conf
Games 15 3
Plate appearances 52 12
At Bats 48 11
Runs 8 1
Hits 15 3
Doubles 4 2
Triples 2 1
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 8 4
Total bases 23 7
Walks 4 1
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts 14 4
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .313 .273
On Base Percentage .365 .333
Slugging Percentage .479 .636
Appearances 0 0
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 0.0 0.0
Hits - -
Runs - -
Earned Runs - -
Walks - -
Strikeouts - -
Strikeouts per Game .00 .00
Doubles Allowed - -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP - -
Home Runs Allows - -
At Bats Against - -
Batting Average Against - -
Earned Run Average 0.00 0.00
Wild pitches - -
Hit Batters - -
Balks - -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Total Chances 20 7
Put Outs 18 6
Assists 0 0
Errors 2 1
Fielding Percentage .900 .857
Double Plays - -
Stolen Bases Allowed - -
Runners Caught Stealing - -
Runners Caught Stealing Percentage - -
Passed Balls - -
Catcher's Interference - -

Game Log - Hitting

Date Opponent Score ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica L, 10-0 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica W, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 5-0 4 0 2 1 - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 13-4 1 0 0 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 5 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Augsburg W, 11-1 4 2 2 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 9-7 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 4-1 1 0 0 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 13 vs. Greenville W, 11-3 2 1 2 - - - 2 3 - - -
Mar 13 vs. St. Scholastica L, 8-3 4 0 1 - - - 1 - 2 - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. W, 8-1 3 2 2 1 1 - 1 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. L, 14-6 4 1 1 - - - 0 - 1 - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 6-0 3 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 17 vs. SUNY Cobleskill W, 12-2 4 1 1 - - - 0 - - - -
Mar 21 Wartburg W, 7-4 3 1 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 17-9 4 0 2 1 1 - 3 1 1 - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 9-1 4 0 0 - - - 0 - 2 - -
Mar 28 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Extended Hitting

Date Opponent Score hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica L, 10-0 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica W, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 5-0 - - - 3 1 - - 1 - 4
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 13-4 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 1
Mar 5 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Augsburg W, 11-1 - - - 2 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 9-7 - - - 0 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 4-1 - - - 0 0 - - - - 1
Mar 13 vs. Greenville W, 11-3 - - - 2 0 - - - - 5
Mar 13 vs. St. Scholastica L, 8-3 - - - 1 0 - 1 - - 4
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. W, 8-1 - - - 5 2 - 1 - - 3
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. L, 14-6 - - - 1 0 - - 2 - 4
Mar 16 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 6-0 - - - 0 0 - - 1 - 3
Mar 17 vs. SUNY Cobleskill W, 12-2 - - - 1 0 - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 21 Wartburg W, 7-4 - - - 2 1 - 1 - - 3
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 17-9 - - - 5 2 - 1 - - 5
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 9-1 - - - 0 0 - 1 1 1.00 4
Mar 28 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Pitching

Date Opponent Score gs w l sv ip h r er era whip bb k hr
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica L, 10-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica W, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 13-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 5 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Augsburg W, 11-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Greenville W, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 13 vs. St. Scholastica L, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. W, 8-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. L, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 6-0 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 17 vs. SUNY Cobleskill W, 12-2 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 21 Wartburg W, 7-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 17-9 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 9-1 0 0 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - - - -
Mar 28 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Fielding

Date Opponent Score tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica L, 10-0 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Feb 23 vs. St. Scholastica W, 16-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 5-0 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 2 St. Olaf L, 13-4 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 5 at Western Ill.   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Augsburg W, 11-1 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 9-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 9 Augsburg L, 4-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Greenville W, 11-3 2 2 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. St. Scholastica L, 8-3 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. W, 8-1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Fitchburg St. L, 14-6 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 16 vs. Saint John's (Minn.) L, 6-0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 17 vs. SUNY Cobleskill W, 12-2 5 4 0 1 .800 - - - - - -
Mar 21 Wartburg W, 7-4 3 2 0 1 .667 - - - - - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 17-9 3 3 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 22 Wartburg L, 9-1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Luther   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Cornell College   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Coe   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 12 at Loras   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 15 Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Buena Vista   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 22 at Neb. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 25 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 at Central (Iowa)   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 3 Dubuque   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -
May 10 vs. A-R-C Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Hitting

  g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
2024-25 15 48 8 15 4 2 - 8 4 14 - - .313 .365 .479
Total 15 48 8 15 4 2 - 8 4 14 - - .313 .365 .479

Career Stats - Extended Hitting

  g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2024-25 15 - - - 23 6 - 8 11 0.73 52
Total 15 - - - 23 6 - 8 11 0.73 52

Career Stats - Pitching

  app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Career Stats - Fielding

  g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
2024-25 15 20 18 0 2 .900 - - - - - -
Total 15 20 18 0 2 .900 - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Hitting

    g ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb k sb cs avg obp slg
Event Total 15 48 8 15 4 2 - 8 4 14 - - .313 .365 .479
Conference 3 11 1 3 2 1 - 4 1 4 - - .273 .333 .636
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 21 1 5 3 1 - 4 1 7 - - .238 .273 .476
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 8 27 7 10 1 1 - 4 3 7 - - .370 .433 .481
Result Wins 5 16 7 8 2 1 - 4 3 2 - - .500 .579 .750
Losses 10 32 1 7 2 1 - 4 1 12 - - .219 .242 .344
Month February 1 3 0 1 - - - 0 - 1 - - .333 .333 .333
March 14 45 8 14 4 2 - 8 4 13 - - .311 .367 .489

Splits Stats - Extended Hitting

    g hbp sf sh tb xbh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event Total 15 - - - 23 6 - 8 11 0.73 52
Conference 3 - - - 7 3 - 3 1 3.00 12
Exhibition - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Location Home 7 - - - 10 4 - 4 5 0.80 22
Away - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 8 - - - 13 2 - 4 6 0.67 30
Result Wins 5 - - - 12 3 - 4 2 2.00 19
Losses 10 - - - 11 3 - 4 9 0.44 33
Month February 1 - - - 1 0 - - 1 - 3
March 14 - - - 22 6 - 8 10 0.80 49

Splits Stats - Pitching

    app gs w l sv cg ip h r er bb k k/9 hr era whip
Event Total 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Conference 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Exhibition - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Location Home 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Away - - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Result Wins 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Losses 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
Month February 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -
March 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - 0.00 -

Splits Stats - Fielding

    g tc po a e fpct dp sba rcs rcs% pb ci
Event Total 15 20 18 0 2 .900 - - - - - -
Conference 3 7 6 0 1 .857 - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 9 8 0 1 .889 - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 8 11 10 0 1 .909 - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 12 10 0 2 .833 - - - - - -
Losses 10 8 8 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
Month February 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 - - - - - -
March 14 19 17 0 2 .895 - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Storm let lead slip in opener, fall twice to Wartburg

Drew Carlson, Trenten Kingrey, and Matthew Florence combined for seven RBIs in the opener but Simpson fell twice to Wartburg on Saturday.

March 22, 2025

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Baseball defeats Knights in A-R-C opener

Trey Castile first five shutout innings and the Storm outhit the Knights 12-6 to win their A-R-C opener.

March 21, 2025

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March 14, 2025

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March 13, 2025

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Explosive sixth inning powers Storm to run-rule win over Augsburg

Fueled by a massive seven-run explosion in the sixth inning, Simpson earned an 11-1 run-rule victory over Augsburg to open a three-game series.

March 8, 2025

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Simpson drops doubleheader to St. Olaf

The Storm dropped both ends of its nonconference doubleheader against RV St. Olaf, falling 5-0 and 13-4.

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