2015 Baseball Roster
Mathewson, Chris
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Jersey Number 27
Chris Mathewson
- Position:
- P
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Major:
- Undeclared
- Hometown:
- Fontana, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Kaiser HS
Bio
2016 PRESEASON LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2015 BASEBALL AMERICA FIRST-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 D1BASEBALL.COM SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 NCBWA SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 BIG WEST FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2016 (Sophomore): Selected in the 19th round of the MLB Draft, 581st overall, by the Los Angeles Dodgers ... A preseason third-team Preseason Louisville Slugger All-American selection ... Started all 16 appearances on the hill ... Was 8-5 with a 3.62 ERA as the primary Friday night starter for the Dirtbags. He racked up 107 strikeouts in 104.1 innings pitched this season, ranking him second in the Big West ... Struck out a season-high 12 against Arizona State on Feb. 27 ... Picked up the win, tossing 6.2 innings against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament.
2015 (Freshman): 2015 Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year ... 2015 All-Big West first team starting pitcher ... named to Louisville Slugger, NCBWA and Baseball America Freshman All-America Teams ... three-time Big West Pitcher of the Week ... led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West with a 1.94 ERA ... pitched two complete games and started two shutouts while going 6-6 on the year ... struck out 80 while only walking 24 ... led the Big West in holding opponents to a .187 batting average over 13 starts that spanned 93 innings ... combined with fellow freshman Darren McCaughan for the Dirtbags first no-hitter in school history on Mar. 1 against Wichita State ... also made two starts at DH and seven pinch hit appearances, hitting .182 on the year with two RBI ... after missing the first week due to injury, became the Dirtbags Sunday starter ... made his debut against Utah Valley on Feb. 22, going four innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits ... pitched seven no-hit innings for his first win in his second start on Mar. 1 against Wichita State, striking out eight while walking one and hitting two with a pitch ... went six innings on Mar. 8 at Arizona State but took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits ... smacked a go-ahead single in his first collegiate at bat in the eighth inning against George Washington on Mar. 11 ... won the game against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 20 in the 12th inning for the Dirtbags with a pinch hit single to drive in the winning run ... picked up the win against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 22 after allowing only an unearned run on four hits in seven innings while also striking out seven ... struck out seven and allowed four hits through seven and a third at UCSB on Mar. 29 but took the loss after allowing two runs in the eighth ... tossed his first complete game against CSUN, striking out six and allowing only one run on five hits ... tossed eight shutout innings in a win at UC Irvine on Apr. 12, allowing only five hits ... struck out 10 without walking a batter and allowed only four hits in eight shutout innings against UC Riverside on Apr. 19 ... switched to the Saturday starter at Cal Poly and allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits but did not get the decision ... struck out eight and allowed six hits against Hawai'i on May 2 but took the loss after allowing one run in the 1-0 Dirtbags loss ... allowed four runs on five hits in seven innings at Indiana on May 9 ... picked up his sixth win in a complete game effort against UC Davis, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out eight ... struck out eight but allowed three runs on four hits over five and two-thirds innings in a loss at Cal State Fullerton on May 22.
High School: CalHi Sports Medium School State Player of the Year as a senior for Kaiser High School ... also named the All-Area Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... selected to the All-CIF first team as a junior and a senior ... also selected as a MaxPreps Second Team All-American in 2014 ... a two-way player at Kaiser ... he finished his senior season with a 9-2 record and a 0.79 ERA while also hitting .511 with 33 RBI ... struck out 105 batters over 62 innings pitched and struck out 11 in a five-inning perfect game to start the 2014 season ... went 9-0 with a 0.95 ERA and 114 strikeouts as a junior ... holds school records for most strikeouts in a career and season as well as lowest ERA in season .. Drafted in the 28th round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
Personal: Son of Russell and Gina Matthewson ... undecided on a major.
2015 BASEBALL AMERICA FIRST-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 D1BASEBALL.COM SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 NCBWA SECOND-TEAM FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN
2015 BIG WEST FRESHMAN PITCHER OF THE YEAR
2015 FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
2016 (Sophomore): Selected in the 19th round of the MLB Draft, 581st overall, by the Los Angeles Dodgers ... A preseason third-team Preseason Louisville Slugger All-American selection ... Started all 16 appearances on the hill ... Was 8-5 with a 3.62 ERA as the primary Friday night starter for the Dirtbags. He racked up 107 strikeouts in 104.1 innings pitched this season, ranking him second in the Big West ... Struck out a season-high 12 against Arizona State on Feb. 27 ... Picked up the win, tossing 6.2 innings against Florida Atlantic in the NCAA Tournament.
2015 (Freshman): 2015 Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year ... 2015 All-Big West first team starting pitcher ... named to Louisville Slugger, NCBWA and Baseball America Freshman All-America Teams ... three-time Big West Pitcher of the Week ... led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West with a 1.94 ERA ... pitched two complete games and started two shutouts while going 6-6 on the year ... struck out 80 while only walking 24 ... led the Big West in holding opponents to a .187 batting average over 13 starts that spanned 93 innings ... combined with fellow freshman Darren McCaughan for the Dirtbags first no-hitter in school history on Mar. 1 against Wichita State ... also made two starts at DH and seven pinch hit appearances, hitting .182 on the year with two RBI ... after missing the first week due to injury, became the Dirtbags Sunday starter ... made his debut against Utah Valley on Feb. 22, going four innings and allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits ... pitched seven no-hit innings for his first win in his second start on Mar. 1 against Wichita State, striking out eight while walking one and hitting two with a pitch ... went six innings on Mar. 8 at Arizona State but took the loss after allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits ... smacked a go-ahead single in his first collegiate at bat in the eighth inning against George Washington on Mar. 11 ... won the game against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 20 in the 12th inning for the Dirtbags with a pinch hit single to drive in the winning run ... picked up the win against Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 22 after allowing only an unearned run on four hits in seven innings while also striking out seven ... struck out seven and allowed four hits through seven and a third at UCSB on Mar. 29 but took the loss after allowing two runs in the eighth ... tossed his first complete game against CSUN, striking out six and allowing only one run on five hits ... tossed eight shutout innings in a win at UC Irvine on Apr. 12, allowing only five hits ... struck out 10 without walking a batter and allowed only four hits in eight shutout innings against UC Riverside on Apr. 19 ... switched to the Saturday starter at Cal Poly and allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits but did not get the decision ... struck out eight and allowed six hits against Hawai'i on May 2 but took the loss after allowing one run in the 1-0 Dirtbags loss ... allowed four runs on five hits in seven innings at Indiana on May 9 ... picked up his sixth win in a complete game effort against UC Davis, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out eight ... struck out eight but allowed three runs on four hits over five and two-thirds innings in a loss at Cal State Fullerton on May 22.
High School: CalHi Sports Medium School State Player of the Year as a senior for Kaiser High School ... also named the All-Area Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... selected to the All-CIF first team as a junior and a senior ... also selected as a MaxPreps Second Team All-American in 2014 ... a two-way player at Kaiser ... he finished his senior season with a 9-2 record and a 0.79 ERA while also hitting .511 with 33 RBI ... struck out 105 batters over 62 innings pitched and struck out 11 in a five-inning perfect game to start the 2014 season ... went 9-0 with a 0.95 ERA and 114 strikeouts as a junior ... holds school records for most strikeouts in a career and season as well as lowest ERA in season .. Drafted in the 28th round of the MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers
Personal: Son of Russell and Gina Matthewson ... undecided on a major.
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