The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Roncalli, Matthew

Jersey Number 15
Matthew Roncalli
- Prev School:
- Northwest Mississippi CC
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Saltillo, Miss.
- High School:
- Saltillo
Bio
UAB (2025)
- Appeared in six games
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI (2024)
- Appeared in 44 games, making 40 starts
- Hit .338 with 49 hits, 25 runs scored, 20 walks, 19 RBI, four doubles, and four stolen bases
- Went 4-6 with an RBI against Copiah-Lincoln on March 16
- Finished the 2024 campaign on a nine-game hitting streak
- Caught 14 runners stealing, which ranked 33rd in the country for NJCAA D2
- His .400 caught stealing percentage ranked 6th in NJCAA D2 among players with at least 14 runners caught stealing
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI (2023)
- Played in 30 games, earning 26 starts
- Batted .261 with three doubles and eight runs batted in
- Had a season-best 3-for-4 performance at Copiah-Lincoln on March 18, adding a double and an RBI
- Finished with a .961 fielding percentage that included 149 putouts and 23 assists in 179 total chances
- Caught eight runners stealing, including three in a March 21 matchup against Mississippi Delta
- Named to President's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
HlGH SCHOOL
- Played for coach Eric Reynolds at Saltillo
- Helped the Tigers to a 28-8 overall record, the Region 1-5A championship and the second round of the MHSAA Class 5A state playoffs
- Also guided SHS to the 2021Class 5A state championship as a junior, as the Tigers finished 22-10 on the season
- Earned MVP honors in the state championship series and was the 2021 Class 5A Player of the Year
PERSONAL
- Born July 5, 2004
- Son of Wendy and Desi Roncalli
- Has two older sisters, Madison and Mallori
- Majoring in Industrial Distribution
- Appeared in six games
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI (2024)
- Appeared in 44 games, making 40 starts
- Hit .338 with 49 hits, 25 runs scored, 20 walks, 19 RBI, four doubles, and four stolen bases
- Went 4-6 with an RBI against Copiah-Lincoln on March 16
- Finished the 2024 campaign on a nine-game hitting streak
- Caught 14 runners stealing, which ranked 33rd in the country for NJCAA D2
- His .400 caught stealing percentage ranked 6th in NJCAA D2 among players with at least 14 runners caught stealing
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI (2023)
- Played in 30 games, earning 26 starts
- Batted .261 with three doubles and eight runs batted in
- Had a season-best 3-for-4 performance at Copiah-Lincoln on March 18, adding a double and an RBI
- Finished with a .961 fielding percentage that included 149 putouts and 23 assists in 179 total chances
- Caught eight runners stealing, including three in a March 21 matchup against Mississippi Delta
- Named to President's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
HlGH SCHOOL
- Played for coach Eric Reynolds at Saltillo
- Helped the Tigers to a 28-8 overall record, the Region 1-5A championship and the second round of the MHSAA Class 5A state playoffs
- Also guided SHS to the 2021Class 5A state championship as a junior, as the Tigers finished 22-10 on the season
- Earned MVP honors in the state championship series and was the 2021 Class 5A Player of the Year
PERSONAL
- Born July 5, 2004
- Son of Wendy and Desi Roncalli
- Has two older sisters, Madison and Mallori
- Majoring in Industrial Distribution
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