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2021 Baseball Roster

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22 Matt Watters

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Columbus, Ohio
  • Highschool The Columbus Academy
  • Prev School Stetson

Biography

2021: One of Towson's primary long relievers, making 22 relief appearances... went 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA in 30.2 innings, striking out 24 batters... had seven straight relief outings with no earned runs from 4/23-5/15, capped with a three-and-two-thirds scoreless outing vs. Hofstra (5/15), striking out five to earn the victory.

2020: Appeared in six games in relief for Towson, including four scoreless outings... finished with a 3.72 ERA in 9.2 innings thrown, striking out six... threw 2.2 innings of scoreless, hitless relief at High Point (2/22), striking out two... earned three strikeouts in 2.1 innings of scoreless relief at No. 7 Miami (2/29). (15-game shortened season)

2019: Pitched in 19 games for Towson, including making the start against then-#1 North Carolina State... was 0-2 with a 6.17 ERA, striking out 29 batters in 23.1 innings... held a 0.90 ERA through his first six games, starting with a 2.2 inning outing at Davidson (Feb. 16) with one earned run and six strikeouts... went 2.1 scoreless frames with a pair of punch outs at Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 29).

2018:  Appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen…went 0-2 with an 8.51 ERA…struck out two in a scoreless inning against Albany…allowed just two earned runs over first nine appearances spanning 10.0 innings…struck out a career-best five over four innings of one-hit baseball against UNCW.

STETSON:  Redshirted during only season at Stetson.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Played for head coach Todd Dunkle at The Columbus Academy…two-time first-team all-league selections…earned first-team all-district honors as a senior after garnering second-team all-district honors as a junior…helped team to consecutive district runner-up finishes…tossed a no-hitter during senior season…also a three-year letterwinner in football and two-year letterwinner in basketball.

PERSONAL:  Son of Scott and Beverly Watters…has two brothers, R.J. and Charlie…father played football at Wittenberg University before playing for the Buffalo Bills…brother, R.J., played senior season at Richmond after spending three seasons at Northwestern…favorite professional teams are the Cleveland Browns and Cleveland Cavaliers…favorite professional athlete is Brian Scalabrine…majoring in business.

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2018Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 192 lbs
    43
  • 22

    2019Redshirt Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2020Redshirt Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 195 lbs
    22