Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards & Honors

Third Team All-ASUN: 2025
NJCAA All-Region 2: 2023
NJCAA Region 2 Gold Glove Award: 2023
NJCAA All-Region 2: 2022
Third Team NJCAA All-Academic Team: 2022
APSU Dean's List: F23, F24, S25
APSU Athletics Director's Honor Roll: S24

2025 | Austin Peay

• Played in 56 games for the Govs, starting in 55. He played 10 games at third base to begin the season before transitioning to shortstop for the remainder of the year.
• Batted .307 with a .495 slugging and .399 on-base percentage with eight home runs and 43 RBI.
• Fielded .953 over the season, picking up 118 assists, ranking ninth in the ASUN.
• Finished the season with 17 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.
• Set career-highs for hits and RBI in a single game against St. Thomas (March 9), going 4-for-5 with a double and a home run, tallying four RBI.

2024 | Austin Peay

• Saw his time in the lineup in the first half of the season at the hot corner, playing in 16 games, starting five.
• Batted .053 and had a .182 OBP on a hit and three walks.
• Went 1-for-4 and scored a run in the series finale against Western Illinois (February 18) in the 7-6 win.
• Had a .960 fielding percentage at the hot corner with 9 putouts and 15 assists in 25 chances.

2023 | Connors State College

• Played in 55 games as a sophomore and was an NJCAA All-Region 2 selection at designated hitter and received Region 2 Gold Glove Award winner at third base while helping Connors State win NJCAA Region 2 regular-season title.
• He finished the season with a .362 batting average – ranking fifth in Region 2 – and had 13 doubles, nine home runs, and 66 RBI.
• Posted a .447 on-base percentage with 27 walks and finished the campaign with a .572 slugging percentage.
• Went 4-for-4 with a home run and five RBI against Ozarks University (Feb. 27).
• Had an RBI in 12 consecutive games as part of an 18-game hit streak (April 8-May 12). He batted .469 (30-of-64) during the streak with 26 RBI.
• During the streak, went 3-for-3 with two home runs, six RBI, and five runs scored against Rose State College (April 15).

2022 | Connors State College

• Played in 56 games as a freshman, batting .377 with 18 doubles, 10 home runs, and 71 RBI.
• Finished season with .451 on-base percentage with 27 walks and also had a .628 slugging percentage.
• Went 3-for-3 with a double, triple, RBI, and three runs scored against Oklahoma Wesleyan (April 25).
• Enjoyed a 5-for-6 outing against Carl Albert State College (May 3), including a double, home run, and five RBI.
• Had a 15-game hit streak (March 24-April 15) that saw him bat .429 (24-of-56) with four doubles and four home runs, and 17 RBI.

Personal

• Andres Alfonso Matias Tio is the son of Ramon Matias and Rosa Tio.
• Birthday is August 3.
• Has three siblings: Andrea, Gabriel, and Carlos.
• Gabriel played baseball collegiately at Bethel College (Tenn.).