Coach Holowaty: “Matt is probably the question mark in the formula we have this year. He hurt himself in the regionals last year but seems to be holding up well. He is the piece of the puzzle that if we have healthy could make us a heck of a lot better this year.”
High School : Participated in football, volleyball, basketball and baseball…in baseball, earned all-state honors, named to the all-division team, and was named playoff MVP as a senior… also helped lead his team to state championship as a senior…
PERSONAL: born Matthew S. Fontaine September 12, 1988…Major: Sport and Leisure management…Parents: Lynne and Barry…Residence: Cranston, RI…
Career Statistics Thru 2010
MATT....REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
Best place for pizza: Big Cheese
Favorite Actor: Danny McBride
Most difficult aspect of college: Walking up the stairs in Webb
Something that you may never live to see: Detroit Lions be good again
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Trying to get an at bat as a pitcher
Best athlete (any level) of all time: Joey Chesnut
Sport requiring the most strength: Quid ditch
Greatest song ever: Build Me up Buttercup
Favorite pro team: Flint Tropics
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Hot Dog Challenge
One thing you would like to do before you die: Win a national championship
Greatest coach (any level) of all time: Jimmy V
Favorite smell: Baseball Locker Room
Biggest crisis facing America: Economy
Biggest crisis facing the world: Terrorism
A reality TV show you would like to see created: True Life: Andrew Dewing
Closest brush with greatness: Taking a picture with Megan Hodge at Penn State
Your greatest thrill in sports: Going to World Series freshmen year
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: The cup
What would you like to get paid to do for a living? Play baseball
Most difficult interview question: Are you good?
Most influential person in the world: Kenny Powers
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Coaching youth sports
Automobile you would buy tomorrow if you had the money: Daiwu
Favorite amusement park ride: Tea Cups
Favorite amusement park game: Throwing the rings at the bottles
Favorite amusement park food: Churros
Hardest class at Eastern you have taken: Beginners swimming
A class you’ve taken that you’ll never need to use: Some art class
Favorite city ever visited: Boulder, Colorado
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Curling
Greatest fear: Tommy John
World’s most recognizable person: Steve Piro
Most dangerous animal: Bald Eagle
Funniest comedian: Danny McBride
Scariest insect: Ladybug
Superstitions: Same order of warm-up pitches
Red Sox or Yankees: Red Sox
Biggest waste of money: 20 bucks a month for “maintenance” to my house
Largest crowd you’ve ever been part of: Penn State football game
Longest you’ve ever gone without sleep: 36 hours
Something no one would miss if it was blown up: Yankee Stadium
Best vacation of all time: Cruise
Worst vacation of all time: Road trips
Chances of the U.S. winning the next World Cup: No idea
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: 5 bucks
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