Matt Saeta

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
Right-handed Pitcher
Height:
6-4
Weight:
189
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
South Pasadena, Calif.
High School:
Pasadena Poly

2015: Made 22 appearances as Davidson’s top closer, pitching 32.0 innings … posted a perfect 6-0 record … allowed only six runs with just two earned off 23 hits for an impressive 0.56 ERA … recorded 31 strikeouts and had a .197 batting average against … picked up five saves and allowed runs in just three appearances … pitched four shutout innings and allowed just one hit with a career-high five strikeouts for his first win of the season against Appalachian State (2/13) … Threw three strikeouts in three innings for a win against Saint Louis (3/28) … recorded his final win of his career against No. 6-seed George Washington for Davidson’s first-ever victory in the A-10 Tournament (5/22).

2014: Made 23 appearances primarily as a reliever with one start on the season, pitching 31.2 total innings … ranked second on the team in saves with three … struck out 22 batters on the way to posting a 5.40 ERA … pitched a scoreless inning to record the save against Fairleigh Dickinson (2/21) … didn’t allow an earned run in first four appearances (2/18-3/2) … pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts for the save against North Carolina A&T (3/8) … pitched two perfect innings in relief against Duke (3/25) … struck out season-high five batters in 3.2 innings at Elon (5/2).

2013: Ranked second on team with three saves … led bullpen with 41.1 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts, 3.48 ERA and 2-1 record … earned two-inning save in season opener against George Washington (2/15) … struck out four in 2.0 scoreless innings against Lafayette (2/23) … earned first career win throwing two perfect innings with one strikeout against Appalachian State (3/2) … made first career start at No. 1 North Carolina (3/5), walking one and striking out one in one inning … struck out a career-high five batters in 3.2 innings at Georgia Southern (3/24) … earned win pitching 1.2 scoreless innings in relief against College of Charleston (4/13) … pitched a career-high 4.0 innings at Wofford, striking out four and not allowing a run … finished both ends of doubleheader sweep at The Citadel (5/4), earning a save in 2.0 innings of work in Game 1 … earned a two-inning save against NC Central (5/8), yielding just one hit.

2012: Finished season with two saves, 0-1 record and an ERA of 7.84 with six strikeouts after pitching 10.1 innings in 11 appearances … perfect in first three appearances (3.2 IP) with one save ... threw 1.1 perfect innings in debut vs. NC Central (3/13) ... entered game at NC Central (3/20) with one out, bases loaded and battled back from 3-0 count to induce inning-ending double play, then struck out two in a perfect inning to earn save ... allowed just one walk in 1.2 innings?at College of Charleston (3/24-25) ... held Duke scoreless allowing just a hit and walk, while striking out two, in career-high two-inning save.

Prep/Personal: Four-time First-Team All-Prep League ... All-CIF (State) First Team in 2011 and Second Team in 2010 ... team was 2011 CIF (State) Champions ... All-Area First Team in 2011 and Honorable Mention in 2010 ... played in the San Gabriel Valley Senior All-Star Game in 2011 ... 2010 team MVP ... recipient of the 2011 Rodger Ipswitch Award ... team captain in 2011 ... All-CIF in water polo as well, Second Team in 2010 and Third Team in 2010 ... also, All-Prep League in 2009 ... dad, David, played volleyball at Stanford and brother, Andrew, swims for Stanford ... mom, Leslie and brother, Michael ... major is economics.