Stats: 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 l 2017
2020: Made four appearances on the season, not allowing a run in three of those games ... Finished with three strikeouts on the season, coming up with one in each of his final three appearances ... Did not allow a hit in two of his four appearances on the mound.
2019: Saw action in 15 games on the mound ... Collected 12 strikeouts in 16.0 innings pitched ... Pitched a season-high four innings on Feb. 17 against Illinois State, collecting two strikeouts in the process ... Recorded his season-high three strikeouts on March 2 against Bowling Green ... Had two games in a row with two strikeouts in just 2.2 innings pitched at Southern Illinois (March 26) and at Austin Peay (March 31) ... Lone start of the season came on April 2 at Tennessee.
2018: Cracked the starting lineup eight times offensively and had five starts on the mound ... Saw the hill for the first time against Kent State (2/23) ... Made first college start against Vanderbilt (3/21) ... Earned first career start in the outfield against Tennessee (4/3) ... Recorded a double, marking his first career hit, against Tennessee (4/3) ... Pitched a career-high five innings and sat down four, earning his first collegiate win at Lipscomb (4/24) ... Went 2-for-2 at SEMO (5/13) ... Pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits at Northwestern (5/19) ... Struck out 23 batters in 41.0 innings of work.
2017: Made his collegiate debut in Belmont’s opening game - Kent State (2/17), tossing one inning ... Threw a season-high 2.1 innings against Vanderbilt (3/22), registering his first strikeouts of his career ... Tied a season-best two strikeouts against Alabama A&M (5/10).
Prior to Belmont: Played under Frank Turco at Canterbury School … Led team with an ERA of 0.00 … Named as Player of the Year All-Area finalist concluding senior season … A member of the FACA All-Star team senior year … Compiled a batting average of .367 in 2016 … Helped team to win the Florida State Championships … Team was ranked third in the nation in 2016.
Personal: Studying Business Administration at Belmont ... Product of Fort Myers, Fla. … Son of Gary and Susan Matter…Lists Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira as his favorite athletes … Aspires to pursue baseball as long as possible.
