On Wednesday, November 8th, two of our Eagles signed their National Letters of Intent to prolong their sports careers into the collegiate level. Baseball players Philip Matulia ‘18 and Owen Meaney ‘18 signed to Louisiana Tech and The University of Texas, respectively.

Philip has been an impact player since arriving on campus, spending time in the outfield before stepping up to fill the role of catcher and leader his junior year. Philip had been interested in Lousiana Tech since receiving his offer earlier this year. He took visits to campus since then, even attending one of their football games.

Philip explained that Louisiana Tech stuck out to him because he “loved the coaches and the players at Louisiana Tech and just the overall atmosphere of the school.” He also hopes to major in engineering, which makes the school a great fit for him.

Owen has had buzz around him since day 1 of being an Eagle. He received an early offer from LSU and was originally committed to play there, but he flipped his commitment to UT once he got an offer from the school after this past season. On what the university offered to make him do this, Owen accredited the “The athletic tradition and academic success [being] too much to pass up.”

Both players have good things to say about this upcoming season and noted a strong pitching staff and batting lineup along with a developing defense. They, along with their teammates, are hoping to be state championship contenders again and secure #25.