Cumberland University

Matt Greener
Baseball, 2010
NAIA National Champion
NAIA Player of the Year

Greener left his mark with the CU baseball program after leading the team to an NAIA National Championship in the 2010 season.

Greener was named the 2010 NAIA National Player of the Year, TranSouth Conference Player of the Year and a First-Team All-American. He is the only player in school history to be voted NAIA National Player of the Year.

He led the NAIA in home runs (27), hits (116), total bases (225), and runs batted in (101) that season and batted .466. Those marks still rank amongst the best in program history.

The Jupiter, Fla., native collected nine hits in the World Series with one double, two home runs and 10 RBI, including a grand slam in a 13-7 victory over Point Loma Nazarene on his way to the Avista NAIA World Series All-Tournament Team.

He put together three double-digit hitting streaks during the year, including a 30-game stretch.