Matthew graduated from Fyffe High School in 1997. He attended Central Alabama Community College and graduated from Birmingham Southern in 2001. As a high school player, Matthew had a four year batting average of .475 with twenty home runs and 156 RBI’s. He was selected as a Louisville Slugger 1st team All-American. As a college player Lambert finished his four years with a .333 batting average, 32 home runs and 194 RBI’s. Matthew played in the 2000 NAIA College World Series and returned with Birmingham Southern again in 2001 to claim the 2001 NAIA National Championship. Matthew holds the all-time record at Birmingham Southern with a fielding % of .993 committing only 2 errors in 2 seasons.
