- 2022 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, March 28
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
2022: Talented outfielder played in 34 games, starting 27, and batted .307 (31-for-101) with six doubles, four homers and 34 RBIs. ... Launched three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning to get the Roadrunners within 9-8, but team could no further damage in loss at Regis in the second game of an April 30 doubleheader. ... Lit up UCCS in a four-game series from March 25-27, batting .529 (9-for-17) with three doubles, one homer, 12 RBIs and eight runs. Had back-to-back 4-for-5 games to open the series, driving in a combined nine runs. ... Hit three-run homer for an 8-0 lead during an eventual 9-6 win over New Mexico Highlands on March 20. ... Went 4-for-6 (2-for-3 in each game) in a Feb. 26 doubleheader against Sioux Falls (S.D.), driving in three runs and scoring four. ... Broke out after 0-for-10 start by going 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, four runs and two RBIs in an 18-9 victory at Emporia State (Kan.) in the first game of a Feb. 21 doubleheader.
Before MSU Denver: NJCAA Division I All-America honorable mention selection after finishing second in the country with a .473 batting average (71-for-150) for Trinidad State Junior College (Colo.) in 2018. ... He also had 19 doubles, nine homers, 70 RBIs and six stolen bases, and had a .545 on-base percentage and .847 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.392.. ... In two years at Trinidad State, batted .361 (114-for-299) with 16 doubles, 16 homers, 110 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. ... Attended North Carolina State and Division I Texas-Rio Grande Valley, but did not play. ... At Colorado Christian during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, played 13 games and batted .375 (21-for-56) with three doubles, six RBIs and seven stolen bases. ... Did not play in 2021.
Personal: Born Blake Hale Mattey. ... Birthday is July 29. ... Son of John and Kendra Mattey. ... Has a brother (Brooks) and a sister (Mackenzie).
