High School: Played for coach Rene Cordova at Willis High School … the Wildcats went 23-10 in 2011 as he hit for a .521 average and had a 2.58 ERA as a pitcher 7… also were area champions and were second in district … earned first team all-district pitcher and was selected to the All-Houston Area All –Star Team as a senior.

Personal: Matthew Stephen Danton was born on January 4, 1993, in Conroe … son of Stephen and Ann Danton … has one brother, Jake … majoring in mechanical engineering.