Frederick Community College sophomore first baseman Chris Mattison has been named baseball's NJCAA DII National Player of the year, the NJCAA announced Thursday.

Mattison is the first student-athlete in school history to earn National Player of the Year honors. During this record-setting year, Mattison finished with a .527 batting average, 108 hits, 12 homers, and 87 RBI.  During the 2015 season, he broke six FCC individual single season records and registered a 31-game hit streak. 

"We play in an extremely talented division so this award is a tremendous honor for both Chris and FCC," said Rodney Bennett, Athletics Director and Baseball Head Coach. "The hard work and dedication Chris put in to every game paid off and we couldn't be more proud of him." 

Mattison will continue his academic and athletic career this fall at Southeastern University (Lakeland, FL, NAIA). 

The baseball team finished the 2015 season ranked No. 2 nationally with a remarkable 50-9 record, were the Region XX DII champions & Northeast District Champions, and earned a trip to NJCAA DII World Series in Enid, Oklahoma. 

Player of the Year:
Name: Chris Mattison
Position: 1B/C
Hometown/High School: Mount Joy, PA / Lancaster Catholic
Ht.: 6-4. Wt.: 210
Bats/throws: Right/right
Future College: Southeastern University

Mattison Accolades
MD JUCO All-Conference 1st Team
All-Region XX DII 1st Team
Region XX DII Tourney Team
Northeast District XX Tourney MVP
Named MD JUCO Student-Athlete of the Month- April
Named NJCAA DII Northeast Marucci Elite Hitter
Named NJCAA DII All-American (IF)
Team record over last two seasons: 95-19

FCC Single Season Individual Records
At Bats- 205 (previous 199)
Batting Average- .527 (previous .500)
Hits- 108 (previous 89)
Doubles- 24 (previous 23)
Stolen bases- 21 (previous 19)
Hit streak- 31 (previously 19)

2015 Season Statistics
Games- 59
At Bats- 205
Runs- 72
Hits- 108 (Led entire NJCAA)
2B- 24
3B- 4
HR- 12
RBI- 87 (Led NJCAA DII)
BB- 21
SB- 21
AVG- .527 (Led entire NJCAA)
OBP- .560
SLG- .859