Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Matt Quintanar
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 216
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sunland, Calif.
- High School:
- Hart HS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• 2025 NJCAA Region XIV Hitter of the Year
• First Team All-Region (2025)
• Two-time Region Player of the Year
AT BLINN COLLEGE:
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025):
• Played in 62 games and made 57 starts
• Had a team-best 95 hits and hit a team-best .411
• Walked 40 times and struck out 23 times
• Recorded an on-base percentage of .511
• Stole a team-high 11 bases and had 23 doubles
• Drove in 60 runs, finishing second on the squad in RBIs
• Helped Blinn return to the JUCO World Series for the third-straight season
• Had multiple hits in all four JUCO World Series contests and scored multiple runs in three of four games
• Went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and three RBIs in the win over Temple College (Jan. 25)
• Drove in two runs and had two hits in the nightcap of the DH sweep of Temple College (Jan. 25)
• Launched his first Blinn home run and drove in two and scored twice against Amarillo College (Feb. 7)
• Went 2-for-2 with a walk and a run scored in the win over John Melvin University (Feb. 15)
• Reached base three times going 2-for-4 with two doubles in the loss to Grayson College (Feb. 23)
• Doubled twice in a 2-for-3 day against Coastal Bend College (Feb. 27)
• Walked twice and drove in two runs in a 2-for-3 day against San Jacinto (Mar. 8)
• Went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in a win over Galveston College (Mar. 15)
• Homered twice and scored three runs in a 4-for-5 day against Wharton County Junior College (Mar. 18)
• Went 4-for-4 with a walk in another win over Wharton County Junior College (Mar. 20)
• Homered and drove in four runs and scored twice in a doubleheader sweep over Wharton County Junior College (Mar. 20)
• Tripled and reached base three times, scoring twice, in a win over Alvin Community College (Mar. 26)
• Went 5-for-5 with three doubles, a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored in a road win at Coastal Bend College (Apr. 1)
• Scored four times and went 4-for-5 with a walk and three doubles in a win over San Jacinto (Apr. 10)
• Drove in five runs and went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, a home run and five RBIs (Apr. 15)
• Launched two home runs in a 4-for-5 day with three runs scored and three RBIs (Apr. 22)
• Ripped a two-run home run and went 2-for-4 in the Bucs win over Northeast Texas Community College (May 9)
• Homered and went 2-for-4 in Blinn’s 4-0 shutout win over Wharton County Junior College (May 11)
• Went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs in the 15-2 run-rule win over San Jacinto (May 15)
• Hit another home run and went 2-for-5 in the Bucs 13-5 win over San Jacinto (May 16) that sent Blinn to its third-straight JUCO World Series appearance
• Went 2-for-6 with two runs scored in the JUCO World Series opener against Lake Land (May 24)
• Scored three times and went 2-for-6 in the win against current Tech teammate Luke Orfi and Florida SouthWestern (May 25)
• Scored three times and went 3-for-5 with two runs driven in and homer in the Bucs win over Johnson County (May 26)
• Reached base three times in the season-ending loss to McLennan (May 27)
CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE:
FRESHMAN SEASON (2024):
• Saw action in 55 games, hitting .347 with eight home runs and 51 RBIs
• Also scored 45 runs
• Helped the Vaqueros to 17-straight wins (Mar. 6-29) enroute to a 45-14 record
• Led Central Arizona in average (.347), RBIs (51) and slugging percentage (.539)
• Walked twice, scored a run and doubled in an 8-7 win of San Jacinto (Jan. 27)
• Went 3-for-4 in a 4-0 win over Salt Lake Community College (Feb. 3)
• Drove in two runs and went 2-for-5 in the win vs. College of Southern Nevada (Feb. 4)
• Stole a base, scored a run and went 3-for-5 in the Vaqueros shutout (7-0) win over College of Southern Idaho (Feb. 10)
• Walked twice, drove in two runs and scored a run in a 9-0 shutout against College of Southern Idaho (Feb. 11)
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI in the 5-1 win over Cochise College (Feb. 17)
• Scored twice and drove in a run in a 2-for-3 doubleheader-clinching win Cochise College (Feb. 17)
• Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI in the win over Arizona Western College (Feb. 20)
• Scored twice and went 2-for-4 against GateWay Community College (Mar. 5)
• Walked and scored three runs in a 13-0 thrashing of Western Nebraska Community College (Mar. 11)
• Doubled three times, drove in a career-high six runs and scored twice in a 23-3 win over Yavapai College (Mar. 13)
• Launched his first career home run and tripled in a 7-0 shutout win over Scottsdale Community College (Mar. 19)
• Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored in a 19-7 win at Phoenix College (Mar. 22)
• Belted a three-run homer and scored twice in a 6-1 win over Paradise Valley Community College (Mar. 26)
• Scored three times and drove in three runs in a 19-15 win over Glendale Community College (Apr. 3)
• Went 3-for-3 with an RBI in a 3-2 setback against Cochise College (Apr. 13)
• DH’d in the nightcap of the doubleheader against Cochise (Apr. 13) going 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI (Apr. 13)
• Drove in six runs and went 4-for-8 with a home run in the doubleheader split against Arizona Western College (Apr. 16)
• Walked three times and homered in a 10-3 victory over Central Arizona College (Apr. 26)
• Drove in two runs in a 7-4 season-ending loss against South Mountain Community College (May 4)
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Attended Hart High School
• Named a top-100 player (No. 96) in State of Arizona by Perfect Game
• Two-time California Region Preseason All-American Honorable Mention (2021, 2022)
• Ranked as having the top “pop time” at the 2021 West Coast Top Prospect Games
• 2021 PG 17U National Select Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2021 PG Mountain West Select Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2020 18U Pre Veterans Day Challenge All-Tournament Team
• 2019 WWBBA 15U West National Championship All-Tournament
• 2018 14U WWBA West Memorial Day Classic
PERSONAL:
• Son of Stephanie and Marco Quintanar
• Has two brothers: Marco and Joey
• Brother Marco played pro ball in Mexico for Pericos after playing at Point Park in Pittsburgh
• Has one dog name Lilah
