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AS A FRESHMAN (2005)
Saw action in five games at catcher and had two at-bats. Summer 2005: Played with the New Bern River Rats of the Coastal Plain League • Played in 28 games and made 26 starts • Hit .162 and drove in 10 runs.
ST. RAPHAEL ACADEMY
Four-year catcher at St. Raphael Academy for coach Tom Sorrentine • First-team all-state choice as a senior and second-team selection as a junior • Four-year team captain • Led team to state championship tournament as a senior • Won U.S. Army Scholar-Athlete Award • Four-year honor roll student • Member of Rhode Island Honor Society as a senior • Worked with school's Big Brother program. Summer 2004: Batted .425 with 20 runs batted in during American Legion play.
PERSONAL
Matthew Domenic Iannetta is the son of Domenic and Maria Iannetta • Born Aug. 19, 1986, in Providence, R.I. • Undecided on major at Carolina • Brother Chris was an All-America catcher at Carolina from 2002-04 and plays in the Colorado Rockies organization • Father threw the javelin at Rhode Island • Lists his favorite movie as Old School • Favorite book is "Angels and Demons" and favorite video game is MVP 2005 • Modeled his game after his brother.
IANNETTA'S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
YEAR G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR Slg SB BB SO Avg
2005 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0 0 .000
