This California native is headed to Tempe 😈
— Sun Devil Baseball (@ASU_Baseball) June 13, 2025
Say hello to our newest Sun Devil Matthew Polk! #ForksUp /// #Onward pic.twitter.com/K70043JFyv
PRIOR TO ASU
Junior (2024, Vanderbilt)
• Two RBI in win over Florida at SEC Tournament (May 21)
• Went 3-for-4 with a double and scored four times at #2 Kentucky (May 18)
• 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI at Lipscomb (April 16)
• Homered and doubled, driving in two runs at South Carolina (March 23)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored vs. Indiana (March 12
• Hit first home run on the season at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston (March 2)
Sophomore (2023, Vanderbilt)
• Doubled twice in series finale vs. Kentucky (April 30) and scored winning run in ninth inning
• Homered in win at Missouri (April 6)
• Drove in three runs in win vs. Georgia (April 1)
• 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in 12-2 win vs. #3 Ole Miss (March 16)
• Scored three times vs. Austin Peay (Feb. 28)
• Two-run homer in win over UAB (Feb. 22)
• Three-run triple in win over #9 Oklahoma State (Feb. 18)
Freshman (2022, Vanderbilt)
• First collegiate home run at Kentucky (April 23)
• Two hits and two runs scored at Kentucky (April 22)
• Singled in his first collegiate at-bat against Army (Feb. 26)
High School / Club
• Attended Orange Lutheran (Long Beach, Calif.)
• The No. 13 overall prospect in the state of California according to Perfect Game
• Rated the seventh-best shortstop in California
• 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-America
• 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America
• Perfect Game Top 150 National Rank (No. 109)
• Batted .375 as a senior, adding nine doubles, one triple, three home runs, 26 RBI and 37 runs scored
• Owned a .511 on-base percentage in his final prep season
• Helped lead Orange Lutheran to a 30-6 record in 2021, marking the most wins in school history
• Four-year member of the honor roll