Cianfrocco doubles & walks twice in losing effort for Black Team.
Purdue Personal Preferences Favorite Athlete: Manny Ramirez
In His MP3 Player: Rebelution
Last Concert He Attended: The Band Perry
Favorite Actor & Actress: Matt Damon & Jennifer Anniston
Favorite Month: July
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Grilled Chicken
Favorite Purdue Building: Mackey Arena
Favorite Big City: San Diego
Unique Travel Locale: Cancun
Country He'd Most Like to Visit: Ireland
Favorite Outdoor Activities: Water Skiing, Ice Fishing
Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Basketball
Furry Friend: Koko, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
High School Mattke was a four-year letter-winner, playing three years of varsity baseball, for coach Dave Schemmel at Xavier High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... also lettered four times in basketball... two-time first team all-conference and all-metro performer as an upperclassman... also first team all-district as a junior and a second team honoree his senior year... honorable mention all-metro & all-conference as a sophomore... two-way player as a junior batted .413 with 14 doubles and 33 RBI while going 5-3 with 42 strikeouts and a 3.11 ERA on the mound... batted .383 with four home runs, 31 RBI and 30 walks as an academic all-state honoree his senior year... batted .374 as a sophomore playing varsity... honorable mention all-conference as a senior on the basketball court after being the team's most improved as a junior... four-year honor roll student... National Honor Society... 2012 Nick Adenhart Scholarship winner... served on the National Council on Youth Leadership in 2011... helped his club team place third at the 2011 Babe Ruth World Series in Ephrata, Wash., as the Midwest Plains Region representative.
Personal Full name is Mackenzie Markus Mattke... born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... parents are Mark and Inez Mattke... his father played basketball at Iowa State... majoring in engineering (aerospace engineering) with a career ambition of becoming an engineer for Boeing.