University of Georgia Athletics
2027 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 3
Mathew Farner
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Winter Park, Fla.
- Prev School:
- North Florida
2026 (Junior/North Florida): Started in all 55 games for North Florida as the ASUN Graphite Division Champion Ospreys finished 31-24 under coach Joe Mercadante
*Hit .286 and led the team in hits (57), runs (48), home runs (12) and total bases (106)
*Ranked second in doubles (13), RBI (40) and slugging (.533) and stole 17 bases in 19 attempts
*Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double with a pair of RBI against Sacred Heart
*Hit a three-run home run at Florida A&M
*Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a double for a season-high five RBI and a stolen base against Presbyterian to earn ASUN Player of the Week honors
*Had a home run and a double (2-for-4) with a pair of RBI at Stetson
*Went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and RBI with one run scored at Charleston Southern
*Went 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI at Jacksonville
*Hit a home run and a double (3-for-5) with a pair of runs and RBI at West Georgia
*Named to the All-ASUN Second Team
2025 (Sophomore/Northwest Florida): Saw action in 44 games, with 41 starts, for Doug Martin’s Northwest Florida squad that finished the season 32-17 and advanced to the FCSAA DI Baseball Niceville Regional
*Hit .261 with 36 hits (9 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR), 25 runs and 22 RBI
*Stole six bases and posted a .907 fielding percentage with 43 putouts and 84 assists on 140 chances
*Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
*Had three hits, including a double, with three RBI as he went 3-for-4 against Pensacola State College
*Tallied a season-high five RBI off a three-run home run and a double as he went 2-for-2 against Chipola College
*Went 2-for-6 with a triple and an RBI against Tallahassee State College
2024 (Freshman/Rollins): Played in 44 games, making 42 starts, for the Tars as coach Jon Sjogren’s squad finished 26-21 on the season
*Hit .219 and scored 18 runs off 34 hits with seven double, two triples and a pair of home runs
*Tallied 19 RBI with a .329 slugging and went 3-for-5 on stolen bases
*Hit his first career double and home run in series opener against Embry-Riddle (2/23) then followed with his first career triple in game two (2/24)
*Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a pair of runs against Lynn
*Posted a pair of doubles with three RBI against Florida Southern
High School: A graduate of Winter Park (Fla.) where he played for coach Sid Cash
*A three-year letterman who batted .314 with 22 hits, 20 runs, three triples and one home run as a senior
*Led the team in RBI (28) and doubles (2) in his final season as a Wildcat
*Posted a .367 average with 22 hits, seven RBI, 13 runs, six doubles, a team-leading two triples and a home run as a junior
Personal: Born Nov. 4, 2004
*Son of Cecilia and Ed Farner
*Major: Social Entrepreneurship for Consumers Well-Being
*Hit .286 and led the team in hits (57), runs (48), home runs (12) and total bases (106)
*Ranked second in doubles (13), RBI (40) and slugging (.533) and stole 17 bases in 19 attempts
*Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a double with a pair of RBI against Sacred Heart
*Hit a three-run home run at Florida A&M
*Went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and a double for a season-high five RBI and a stolen base against Presbyterian to earn ASUN Player of the Week honors
*Had a home run and a double (2-for-4) with a pair of RBI at Stetson
*Went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and RBI with one run scored at Charleston Southern
*Went 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI at Jacksonville
*Hit a home run and a double (3-for-5) with a pair of runs and RBI at West Georgia
*Named to the All-ASUN Second Team
2025 (Sophomore/Northwest Florida): Saw action in 44 games, with 41 starts, for Doug Martin’s Northwest Florida squad that finished the season 32-17 and advanced to the FCSAA DI Baseball Niceville Regional
*Hit .261 with 36 hits (9 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR), 25 runs and 22 RBI
*Stole six bases and posted a .907 fielding percentage with 43 putouts and 84 assists on 140 chances
*Went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and three RBI at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
*Had three hits, including a double, with three RBI as he went 3-for-4 against Pensacola State College
*Tallied a season-high five RBI off a three-run home run and a double as he went 2-for-2 against Chipola College
*Went 2-for-6 with a triple and an RBI against Tallahassee State College
2024 (Freshman/Rollins): Played in 44 games, making 42 starts, for the Tars as coach Jon Sjogren’s squad finished 26-21 on the season
*Hit .219 and scored 18 runs off 34 hits with seven double, two triples and a pair of home runs
*Tallied 19 RBI with a .329 slugging and went 3-for-5 on stolen bases
*Hit his first career double and home run in series opener against Embry-Riddle (2/23) then followed with his first career triple in game two (2/24)
*Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a pair of runs against Lynn
*Posted a pair of doubles with three RBI against Florida Southern
High School: A graduate of Winter Park (Fla.) where he played for coach Sid Cash
*A three-year letterman who batted .314 with 22 hits, 20 runs, three triples and one home run as a senior
*Led the team in RBI (28) and doubles (2) in his final season as a Wildcat
*Posted a .367 average with 22 hits, seven RBI, 13 runs, six doubles, a team-leading two triples and a home run as a junior
Personal: Born Nov. 4, 2004
*Son of Cecilia and Ed Farner
*Major: Social Entrepreneurship for Consumers Well-Being
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