Matt Sliwiak

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.
High School:
Gonzaga

2010: Pitched 20.2 innings in 21 relief appearances ... finished the season with a 1-2 record and 6.10 ERA ... struck out 24 and walked 11 ... held opponents to a .286 average ... earned the win against UNC Asheville March 6 after working a season-high two innings of one-hit relief ... struck out three and did not allow a hit against Georgia Southern May 14 ... also worked two innings of relief in the second game of a double-header at The Citadel April 24, allowing one run on one hit ... Academic All-SoCon.

2009: Pitched 26.0 innings in 21 games ... made two starts ... finished with a 3-1 overall record ... earned win in first appearance of the season, Feb. 20 against Ohio, by tossing a hitless inning of relief while striking out two ... won second straight decision in second appearance, throwing 2 1/3 innings of two-hit relief and striking out one against Lafayette Feb. 22 ... made first start of the season against N.C. A&T April 22, and earned third win, after allowing just one hit over four innings and striking out one.

2008: Pitched 32.1 innings in 25 games… made first career start and only one of the season at No. 3 North Carolina… struck out 22 batters… did not allow an earned run in five straight games early in the season… tossed two scoreless innings at Virginia Tech (4/8)… pitched two scoreless frames at Appalachian State (4/27)… pitched two scoreless innings and fanned two in the SoCon Tournament against Western Carolina (5/20).

Prep/ Personal: Earned three letters for coach Joe Schourek at Gonzaga College High School… Named first-team All-Met and first-team All-WCAC as a senior… earned second-team All-WCAC honors as a junior and honorable mention accolades as a sophomore… AP Scholar, National Honor Society ... the son of Robert and Kathleen Sliwiak… father played baseball at Catholic University… has a younger brother, Brett… plans to attend med school after Davidson.