| Matt Watson |
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 | Class: RS Junior
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 | Hometown: Howell, NJ
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 | High School: Howell
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195
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 | Position: RHP
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 | B/T: R/R
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2008 Redshirt-Sophomore Season
Went 4-7 with 32 strikeouts, a 3.55 ERA and one complete-game shutout while holding hitters to a .279 average over 66.0 innings ... Ranked fourth in the NEC in opposing average, fifth in ERA and eighth in innings pitched ... During NEC-play, was on top of his game posting a 3.27 ERA with 27 strikeouts over 41.1 innings ... Allowed one run or less in five of his eight appearances against NEC-teams ... Picked up his first career complete-game shutout in game-three at Mount St. Mary's (4/26) ... Struck out six and yielded just six base-runners over 7.0 scoreless innings ... Hurled 6.0 shutout-innings and struck out five while allowing only four hits in 2-0 game-three win over LIU (4/6) ... Collected the win in game-three vs. Maine (3/30), allowing no earned runs over 6.0 innings ... Threw 2.0 hitless innings of relief in picking up the win at Villanova (3/11) ... Fanned three while surrendering just one earned run over 7.0 innings in no-decision vs. Quinnipiac (5/3) ... Turned in 3.2 innings of scoreless-relief vs. Mount St. Mary's (5/23) in the NEC Tournament ... Struck out three and yielded just one earned run over 7.0 innings in game-four no-decision at CCSU (5/11) ... At FDU (4/20), fanned five over 6.0 innings.
2007 Redshirt-Freshman Season
Went 2-5 with 17 strikeouts and a 5.80 ERA over 40.1 innings of work ... Made 14 appearances, starting seven games, while making the mid-season transition to the weekend rotation ... Closed his season out in the style, spinning his first collegiate complete game (7.0 innings), striking out two against zero walks in 4-1 win at Monmouth (5/20) ... Earned his first collegiate win over Stony Brook (4/10), surrendering just one run on one hit to go along with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings ... Started his college career with a bang, giving up just one earned run over his first 5.2 innings, spanning three appearances ... Hurled 5.0 solid innings at Rutgers (4/3) and Seton Hall (4/18) ... Struck out two in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief against Saint Peter's (3/13).
2006 Freshman Season
Redshirted the season and will have four years of eligibility remaining.
Scholastic / Personal:
Played his prep ball at Howell High School under the direction of Bill Gallagher ... As a junior, was named first team All-Monmouth County ... In the summer of 2007, played in the prestigious New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) with the North Adams SteepleCats ... Has two siblings; Caron (25) and Danny (16) ... Is undecided on a major at Wagner.
Year G/S W-L SV IP H ER BB SO CG/SO ERA
2007 14/7 2-5 0 40.1 46 26 27 17 1/0 5.80
2008 13/11 4-7 0 66.0 67 26 28 32 1/1 3.55
Tot. 27/18 6-12 0 106.1 113 52 55 49 2/1 4.40