NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Trevecca baseball coach Jonathan Burton is pleased to announce the signing of Mt. Juliet high school's Matt Owens for the 2009-2010 school year.

Owens - a 6'2" outfielder and first baseman - helped lead the Bears to a 31-13 record during his senior campaign en route to capturing District 9-AAA, Region 5-AAA and AAA sectional crowns. The Bears finished as the state runners-up on the year as well.

Owens led Mt. Juliet with 51 hits on the year, which included a team high 39 singles, and he posted a team-high .441 on-base percentage. He also belted eight doubles, two triples, and two homers while scoring 31 runs, knocking in 24, slugging .507, and earning all District 9-AAA and all Region 5-AAA honors..

"Matt is a great local high school sign for us," said coach Burton. "He is still maturing and developing into a great player, and we feel that his best days are ahead of him. The thing that makes Matt stand out is that he is not only a great player but a great teammate and student as well. We look forward to his next four years at Trevecca being as good as the ones he had at Mt. Juliet."  

Owens becomes the 13^th player to sign with Coach Burton and the Trojans for the 2009-2010 season.