Charles Matthews Bio
12/10/2008 5:22:00 AM | General
JUNIOR (2009): Second on the team with 30 appearances, all in relief...Posted a 2-1 record with a 4.30 ERA, third lowest on team. Picked off three baserunners….Winning pitcher against Georgia Tech on Feb. 24….Longest outing was 2 2/3 scoreless innings against App. St, allowing no runs, one hit, and striking out three….Winning pitcher at Samford, throwing two hitless innings to finish the game…. President's List student.
AT SPARTANBURG METHODIST: Posted an 8-2 record as both a starter and reliever with a 2.76 ERA in 65 innings for Tim Wallace's nationally ranked juco squad..Threw five complete games...Graduated first in his class and was Academic All America his sophomore year...Helped team to the GJCAA title and the JUCO World Series, posting a 3-3 record and 3.21 ERA in 25 appearances at Young Harris College...Struck out 47 in 46 innings…..In his two JUCO years, he pitched in 39 games and had 111 strikeouts in 111 innings...HIGH SCHOOL: First Team All-Northeast Georgia pitcher at Athens Academy... Northeast Georgia 'Pitcher of the Year' his senior year... team MVP... finished his career 15-2 with a 0.93 ERA... 117 strikeouts in 95 innings... won three Region 8-A championships... 2004 state runner-up... played for coach Casey Kane... PERSONAL: Born July 19, 1988 in Athens... his dad has been a major influence, "He taught me to do my best and not make excuses"... his dad Jimmy played baseball at Georgia Southern from 1976-78 and then played two years in the Atlanta Braves organization... enjoys golf and music... favorite musicians are Bob Dylan and The Beatles... son of Jimmy and Lynn Matthews... MAJOR: History
