Matt Gelotti, a 2000 graduate of Southwestern University, transferred to Southwestern in the fall of 1996 after walking-on at Creighton University and became one of the most decorated Pirate baseball players in the history of the University.

Gelotti was a three-time All-America pick and in 2000 was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Division III Player-of-the-Year. He was also a four-time All-SCAC selection and was named to the SCAC All-Tournament team three times, helping the Pirates win three SCAC conference championships. He was the SCAC Player-of-the-Year twice, earning the honor in 1999 and 2000.  

A pitcher’s nightmare at the plate, Gelotti still holds the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) season records for most hits (93), triples (12), home runs (18), runs scored per game (1.73) and runs scored (88). He also holds career records in hits (327), hits per game (1.71), home runs (47), RBI’s (285), doubles (73), triples (38), triples per game (.20), runs scored (263) and runs scored per game (1.37).

During his four years at Southwestern, Gelotti led the league in triples all four seasons, hits and RBI’s three times, home runs and stolen bases twice and doubles and runs scored once. He also holds the NCAA Division III career records for hits and triples and led the nation in an offensive category six times during his career.

Upon graduation, Gelotti signed a professional baseball free agent contract with the Milwaukee Brewers where he hit .271 with an on base percentage of .368 during his time in the system. He earned a bachelor of arts in business from Southwestern in 2000.