HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year starting shortstop and four-year letter-winner at Cullman High School • Coached by Brent Patterson • Earned all-state honors in 2011 after hitting .452 in 56 games played • Scored 75 runs, fifth-most all-time in Alabama, with a school record-setting 86 hits, including 22 doubles and seven home runs and drove in 45 runs • Also pitched for CHS, posting a 6-3 record with three saves and 49 strikeouts • Captained the 2011 Bearcats team that finished with a 45-10 record and state runner-up finish • Drew starts in all 46 games as a junior, hitting .365 with 14 extra-base hits, including seven home runs, and 30 RBI • Also pilfered 19 bases in 20 attempts • Earned first-team all-state honors as a sophomore in 2009, fashioning a team-best .365 batting average with 65 hits, including 25 for extra bases • Scored the state championship-clinching run for Cullman in 2008 • Played summer league baseball with the Florida Bombers, coached by Emilio Fernandez • Also a four-year standout as a defensive back for the CHS football team • Member of the Cullman HS chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL:
Born Matthew Bryan Britton on May 13, 1993 in Birmingham, Ala. • Son of Patricia and Mark Britton of Cullman, Ala. • Majoring in business administration.
