Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Villanova Career: Began the 2022 season tied for 11^th place in school history with 64 career appearances for the Wildcats, all but three of which have come out of the bullpen … Dependable reliever who can pitch multiple innings or in short bursts at the back end of the bullpen … He averaged 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a 1.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio out of the bullpen … Possesses command and control of a fastball, curveball and changeup mix … Has been used in key situations from the very beginning of his collegiate career and is one of the most experienced veterans on the Villanova staff … In his 79 career appearances (three starts) has logged 107.2 innings pitched while going 3-6 with five saves and a 4.93 ERA … Has allowed 122 hits and 80 runs (59 earned) while issuing 58 walks and striking out 107 … Has allowed only seven career home runs to 513 batters faced … Four-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and four-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during his career.
 
2022: The veteran relief pitcher appeared in 15 games…Went 0-1 with an ERA of 3.48 across 20.2 innings… Gave up 19 hits while striking out 23, held opponents to a .244 batting average against him… Yielded nine runs (eight earned) while issuing 14 walks, five wild pitches, two sacrifice flies, two sacrifice bunts and two HBP… Allowed one home run and three doubles to 98 batters faced…He had one putout, five assists, and a fielding percentage of 1.000… Had a career-high of four strikeouts throughout 2.2 innings only giving up three hits against Creighton on May 21 at home.
 
2021: His 15 relief appearances were the second-most on the team and he went 3-0 with a 5.09 ERA … Showcased his potential as a power pitcher with 26 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings pitched … Averaged 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a sterling 4.5:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio … Issued only six walks to 81 batters faced … Allowed 21 hits and 10 earned runs on the year … Had four relief outings of two innings or more … Had a season-high four strikeouts over two scoreless innings against Radford during the opening weekend of the season … Was unscored on in 10 of his 15 outings, including 4 2/3 scoreless innings over his final three appearances of the year … Worked the final 2 1/3 innings against Delaware on March 13 to earn his first collegiate win … Also earned wins against Penn on March 28 and versus Xavier on May 2 … In the latter appearance got five outs in a 12-5 victory as Villanova clinched a series win against the eventual BIG EAST runner-up … Pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts at St. John’s on the final day of the season.
 
2020: Tied for the team lead in appearances with seven during the abbreviated season … Pitched eight innings out of the bullpen and went 0-1 with one save and a 4.50 ERA … Gave up just five hits and held opponents to a .179 batting average and .250 slugging percentage against him … Gave up eight runs (four earned) and walked six while striking out 11 … Opposing batters had only two extra-base hits against him in 35 plate appearances … Earned a three-inning save against Maine with three perfect innings and a season-high four strikeouts … Did not allow an earned run in five of his seven outings … Pitched two scoreless innings in a win over NJIT in the Wildcats lone home game of the year.
 
2019: Led the pitching staff with 27 appearances in 51 team games … Tied for the fourth-most games pitched in a single season in school history … All but two of his outings came in relief … Went 0-4 with two saves and a 5.98 ERA on the year … Over 43 2/3 innings allowed 60 hits and 44 runs (29 earned) while walking 21 and striking out 32 … Allowed just one home run to 215 batters faced … Made eight appearances against BIG EAST opponents and had 15 strikeouts in 12 1/3 innings … Earned his first collegiate save with 1 2/3 scoreless innings and two strikeouts against Butler … Also saved a win over Rutgers in which he recorded the final nine outs and allowed just a run on two hits … The outing was a season-long relief stint … Had a career-high seven strikeouts and allowed just one hit and an unearned run over two innings against Georgetown … Made starts in non-conference weekday games against Navy and Penn.
 
2018: Pitched in 15 games with one start … Held opponents to a .246 batting average against him in 17 2/3 innings … Averaged 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings … Compiled a 4.08 ERA on the year … Did not allow an unearned run in 10 of his 14 relief appearances … Stranded six of the seven runners he inherited … Made his collegiate debut at Norfolk State on February 18 and pitched a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout in the first game of a doubleheader … Pitched 1 1/3 innings and had a season-high three strikeouts at USC on February 23 … Matched a season high with two innings pitched against Butler on April 13, allowing no earned runs and striking out two … Gave up just one earned run in eight appearances during conference play … Recorded a 1.00 ERA in nine innings pitched, during which he allowed just seven hits and struck out eight … Held BIG EAST batters to a .194 batting average and a .222 slugging percentage against him … Pitched in both ends of a doubleheader against Georgetown on May 4 and combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts … Worked 1 2/3 scoreless innings in two appearances against Creighton … Logged a scoreless inning at Xavier in the final game of the season … Made his only start of the year in the home finale against Penn State … Pitched two-plus innings and did not allow a hit … Walked two, struck out two and was charged with an earned run in a no-decision.
 
Club Baseball: Won district, state, region and World Series championships while playing Babe Ruth Baseball … Was a first team All-World Series honoree.
 
Marple Newtown High School: Earned a total of nine varsity letters during his scholastic career … Was a four-year baseball letter winner while also earning three letters in football and two in basketball … Pitched and played shortstop on the baseball team … Earned first team All-Delco honors as both a junior and a senior … Was a third team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection as a senior … Played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team … A first team All-Delco and first team all-state honoree as a senior … Played forward for two seasons on the basketball team … Winner of the Congressional Scholar-Athlete Award as a sophomore.

Personal: Born 10/8/98 in Charleston, S.C. … Oldest of three children of Charles and Jennifer Mathes … Has two younger brothers, Alden (20) and Owen (17) … Brother, Alden, plays college baseball at Richmond … Enjoys playing a variety of sports in his spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because he was attracted to the Villanova School of Business and its outstanding academic reputation … Also cited the size of the campus and proximity to home while offering a high-level athletics program as factors that led him to enroll … Finance major in the Villanova School of Business.