| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| 2023-24 (Sophomore) |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2023, Spring 2024) |
| 2022-23 (Freshman) |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2023) |
Villanova Career: The two-year reliever got some experience pitching 19.1 innings … Faced 82 batters and yielded 21 hits with a 12.33 ERA … Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Three-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
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Shenandoah Valley High School: Played baseball as a pitcher in addition to playing basketball in a small and power forward position and being a member of the golf team during his scholastic career earning four varsity letters in all sports … As a junior he was chosen to the BIG 26 Baseball Classic Selection … A three time All Area Basketball selection … A two time All Area Golf Selection … Threw the first perfect game in school history … Over his career he threw three no-hitters, and strikeouts 70 batters over 35 innings … Inducted into the National Honor Society and is a Curvery Scholar.
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2024: Relieved in five games and started in one … Had a 14.54 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched with an 0-1 record … Yielded seven hits, seven runs, walked six and has six strikeouts … Gave up two doubles and hit two batters.
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2023: Appeared in 14 games with two starts … Had an ERA of 12.33 in 15.1 innings pitched with a 0-0 record … Yielded 18 hits, 24 runs (21 earned), had six strikeouts, and 18 walks against 56 batters … Gave up two doubles, four triples, and three home runs … He had a season high 3.2 innings pitched against Lafayette on March 18.
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Personal: Born 01/01/04 in Shenandoah, Pa. … Son of Bob and Joanie Matta … Has two sibling, Jake and Jenna … Chose to attend Villanova due to the academic prestige of the school, the storied tradition of Villanova baseball, and his father graduated from the school … Undecided in major.
