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2022 Youngstown State Baseball Roster

22 Brandon Matthews

22 Brandon Matthews

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    170
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Punxsutawney, Pa.
  • High School:
    Punxsutawney
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Major:
    Communication Studies

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2022 (Senior): Made 11 relief appearances on the mound… Finished with a 0-0 record and a 7.71 ERA in 14 innings pitched… Struck out eight batters while walking 13… Opponents batted .292 against him… Made four relief appearances in Horizon League play… Finished with a 14.54 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched in league action… Tossed 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in the season opener at Bethune-Cookman (2/18)… Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in the first game of a doubleheader at New Orleans (3/12)… Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief at Penn State (3/22)… Posted season highs with two strikeouts and three innings pitched at Michigan State (3/30)… Pitched a scoreless inning of relief vs. Pittsburgh (4/6)… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at Wright State (4/30).

2021 (Junior): Made five appearances, all of which came out of the bullpen… Finished with a 0-0 record and a 14.40 ERA over five innings pitched… Struck out three batters while walking five… Opponents batted .409 against him… Allowed one run on two hits over a season-high 1.2 innings in the season opener at Troy (2/19)… Allowed two runs on two hits and struck out a season-high two batters in one inning at Wright State (3/12)… Allowed two runs on two hits in one inning against St. Bonaventure (3/21)… Retired the only batter he faced at UIC (5/2)… Allowed three runs on three hits in one inning of work in the second game of a doubleheader against Milwaukee (5/22).

2020 (Sophomore): Did not see action in any games.

2019 (Freshman): Made 16 relief appearances and one start on the mound… Finished with a 1-3 record and a 5.35 ERA in 35.1 innings… Struck out 23 batters while walking 23… Made nine appearances out of the bullpen in Horizon League play… Finished with an 0-1 record and a 7.41 ERA in 17 innings during league action… Recorded more than three outs in 11 of his outings… Pitched at least two innings in 10 of his appearances… Earned his win after allowing one run on three hits over four innings of relief at Pittsburgh (3/13)… Allowed one hit and struck out three over four scoreless innings in his collegiate debut in the first game of a doubleheader at Miami (Ohio) on March 10… Surrendered two hits and struck out a pair over four scoreless innings against Toledo (4/10)… Tossed a season-high 4.1 innings in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Northern Kentucky (4/18)… Recorded a season-high four strikeouts over two scoreless innings against Pittsburgh (3/27)… Also had four punch outs over three innings of work vs. Wright State (5/5).

High School: Ranked the 31st overall prospect in the state of Pennsylvania and the 13th overall pitching prospect by Prep Baseball Report… Struck out 61 batters while sporting a 2.49 ERA over his sophomore and junior seasons… Was a three-year varsity letterman in baseball and basketball… Earned one letter in football… Named 2017 Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention… Coached by Mike Dickey at Punxsutawney High School… Also coached by one of the most respected coaches in the region, Fred Albert, of the Allegheny Pirates.

Personal: Parents are John and Tressa... Has a brother (John)... Major is communication studies... Recipient of the 2021-22 Guenther A. Hladiuk & Mary Ann Kessler Scholarship and the 2021-22 Mayberry Scholarship.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2020Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2021Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2022Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 170 lbs
    22