{"id":658321,"date":"2026-04-02T07:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658321\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T07:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:41:31","slug":"top-juco-infielder-commits-to-boston-college-baseball-the-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658321\/","title":{"rendered":"Top JUCO Infielder Commits to Boston College Baseball: The Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">The Boston College baseball program received a commitment from Santa Barbara Community College (JUCO) shortstop Will Matuszak, Oliveira Baseball Consulting announced Wednesday afternoon on X.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to Will Matuszak on his commitment to Boston College. The Eagles went across the country and grabbed one of the top JUCO players in the country. Fired up for the Matuszak family <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BirdBall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#BirdBall<\/a> \ud83e\udd85 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ACC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#ACC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Committed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Committed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#OBC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eITXSSbX4e\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eITXSSbX4e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oliveira Baseball Consulting (@OBC_Recruits) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OBC_Recruits\/status\/2039378060894523676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5u\">Matuszak also posted the news on Instagram, in which he officially stated his verbal commitment to Birdball. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">A Los Angeles, Calif., native and product of Windward High School, Matuszak is slashing .374\/.508\/.687 through 26 games this season. Batting fourth for the Vaquero, he leads the lineup in home runs (7) and extra-base hits (17), is tied for first in doubles (10), is second in walks (23), and third in RBIs (23).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">Last year, as a freshman, the 6-foot, 170-pound righty batted .339 with a .416 on-base percentage and a .494 slugging percentage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">He additionally racked up four homers, 18 walks, 13 doubles, 18 extra-base hits, and seven hit-by-pitches throughout 41 games played, propelling Santa Barbara CC to a 26-15 overall record and a Southern California Regional Playoffs first-round berth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Matuszak is now set to join a squad that currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/bostoncollege\/all-things-bc\/boston-college-baseball-enters-top-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ranks<\/a> No. 22 in the country, per D1Baseball, and boasts a 21-9 overall record with an 8-4 conference record \u2014 good for fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">This weekend, the Eagles will play a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/bostoncollege\/all-things-bc\/how-to-watch-no-22-boston-college-baseball-series-at-no-6-unc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">three-game road series<\/a> at No. 6 North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>The Rundown: Thursday, April 2, 2026Boston College women&#8217;s lacrosse attacker Shea Baker and goalie Shea Dolce both received Midseason All-American honors from Inside Lacrosse.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the Sheas on being named <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inside_Lacrosse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Inside_Lacrosse<\/a> Midseason All-Americans \ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TsUs1jzYew\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TsUs1jzYew<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BC Women&#8217;s Lacrosse (@BCwlax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCwlax\/status\/2039462968430039389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 1, 2026<\/a>There was no shortage of hype around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/bostoncollege\/basketball\/luke-murray-details-vision-for-boston-college-men-basketball-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Murray&#8217;s introductory press conference<\/a> as the new head coach of the BC men&#8217;s basketball team. That proved to be the case by the number of media that attended.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A big thanks to everyone who helped make yesterday a special day for BC Basketball \ud83e\udd1d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWa3AXcJcJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UWa3AXcJcJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BC Men&#8217;s Basketball (@BCMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCMBB\/status\/2039461882226950486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 1, 2026<\/a>BC men&#8217;s basketball will reportedly face UMass next season at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Schedule News:  Boston College and UMass will play at TD Garden in Boston as part of the Hall of Fame Series.  The date is set for Friday November 13th.  <\/p>\n<p>This is likely part of a doubleheader along with a previously reported game between Providence and Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Rosinski (@WiscyBusiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WiscyBusiness\/status\/2039520686796886082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a>Boston College Eagles Wednesday Scores:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">There were no games scheduled for Wednesday, April 1. <\/p>\n<p>Boston College Eagles Tuesday Schedule:Men&#8217;s Tennis: Boston College at Clemson, 5 p.m. ET at Hoke Sloan Tennis Center in Clemson, S.C. | <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/columbialions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/gocolumbialions.com\/sidearmstats\/mten\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Live Stats<\/a>Baseball: No. 22 Boston College at No. 6 UNC, 6 p.m. ET in Chapel Hill, N.C. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/watch\/player\/_\/id\/7e77726c-9dc3-4976-a0de-c71096aa8c96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/stats.statbroadcast.com\/broadcast\/?id=635973&amp;vislive=bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Live Stats<\/a>Countdown to Boston College football&#8217;s 2026 Spring Game:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">8 days.<\/p>\n<p>Countdown to Boston College football&#8217;s season opener:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">156 days.<\/p>\n<p>Boston College Quote of the Day:<\/p>\n<p>[On playing with Ryan Sidney] &#8220;We take a lot of pressure off of each other. A lot of backcourts have two guards that play similarly but it is not like that with Ryan and me. We play differently so we complement each other and do not get in each other&#8217;s way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Troy BellWe&#8217;ll Leave You With This:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Coach Pop era has begun\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FkyS0N5TaO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/FkyS0N5TaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston College Women\u2019s Basketball (@BC_WBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BC_WBB\/status\/2039471721971896608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 1, 2026<\/a>Check Us Out On:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-30\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"87\">Follow us on&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-32\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8d\">Follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BostonCollegeSI\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61560803639833&amp;mibextid=LQQJ4d&amp;rdid=PkO3Z8WHvasGBH9t&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F38is47uY3De4e5W4%2F%3Fmibextid%3DLQQJ4d\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BostonCollegeEaglesOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@bostoncollegeonsi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bostoncollegeonsi.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bostoncollegeonsi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Boston College Eagles news.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston College baseball program received a commitment from Santa Barbara Community College (JUCO) shortstop Will Matuszak, Oliveira&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":658322,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2289],"tags":[5,648,1694,2341],"class_list":{"0":"post-658321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-college-baseball","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-college-baseball","10":"tag-ncaa","11":"tag-ncaa-baseball"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116333988035385782","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/658322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}