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Jersey Number 3
Matthew Howard
- Position:
- IF/RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Southside, Ala.
- High School:
- Southside HS
- Prev School:
- Northwest Florida State College
2013 (Junior)
Tied for the team lead with five saves in 22 appearances out of the bullpen, which were third-most by a Trojan … Did not allow a run and recorded at least one strikeout in 16-of-22 outings … Allowed just two inherited runner sto score in 12 chances and retired the first batter 15-of-19 chances … Earned first career save by throwing the final three frames against Southern Miss in game two of the series … Struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of work against Texas Tech … Combined with Shane McCain to retire the final 16 batters against Southeastern Louisiana … Earned save versus South Alabama with just two pitches; induced double-play ball to end the game … Tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless work out of the bullpen against Florida State at the Tallahassee Regional … Also served as a two-way player, making 30 of 34 starts as the designated hitter … Hit .273 with 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 23 RBIs … Reached base in 22 straight games – the second-longest streak by a Trojan … 12 of 23 RBIs were driven with two outs … Posted nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Drove in game-tying run with a two-out RBI single in elimination against Alabama at the Tallahassee Regional … Hit safely in 22-of-34 starts and reached base safely in 32-of-34 starts … Recorded four doubles during series at Louisiana-Lafayette with a two in the opener and two in the finale … Finished the series 5-for-12 against Louisiana-Lafayette
Northwest Florida State College
Two-time Fireman of the Year in the Panhandle Conference; award presented to the conference’s top relief pitcher … Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore after he went 5-2 with a 1.46 ERA and nine saves in 24 appearances … Struck out 58 and walked just eight in 37.0 innings of work while holding opponents to a .110 batting average … Earned FCCAA Freshman of the Year honors after tallying a 3-2 record with three saves and a 1.19 ERA over 37.2 innings of work; struck out 45 and walked 10 … Hit .303 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in his two seasons with the Raiders ... The Raiders went a combined 69-28 in his two seasons and won the 2011 Panhandle Conference title
High School
Named first team all-state as a junior and senior at Southside High School in Southside, Ala. … Named Gadsden Times Player of the Year after batting .420 with seven home runs at the plate and going 3-1 with eight saves on the mound as a junior … As a senior, hit .391 with 12 home runs at the plate and was 2-0 with seven saves on the mound … Helped lead the Panthers to a 62-13 record as a junior and senior … Member of the Gadsden Times All-Decade Team … Two-time all-state basketball player; averaged 20.2 points per game for his career and finished as Southside’s all-time leader scorer with over 1,700 career points … Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point-average as an honor student and as a member of the National Honor Society
Personal
Full name is Matthew Brent Howard … Son of Barbie and Rodney Howard … Has one older brother, Michael … Majoring in accounting … Born July 1, 1991, in Gadsden, Ala.
Tied for the team lead with five saves in 22 appearances out of the bullpen, which were third-most by a Trojan … Did not allow a run and recorded at least one strikeout in 16-of-22 outings … Allowed just two inherited runner sto score in 12 chances and retired the first batter 15-of-19 chances … Earned first career save by throwing the final three frames against Southern Miss in game two of the series … Struck out five batters in 2.0 innings of work against Texas Tech … Combined with Shane McCain to retire the final 16 batters against Southeastern Louisiana … Earned save versus South Alabama with just two pitches; induced double-play ball to end the game … Tossed 1.2 innings of scoreless work out of the bullpen against Florida State at the Tallahassee Regional … Also served as a two-way player, making 30 of 34 starts as the designated hitter … Hit .273 with 11 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 23 RBIs … Reached base in 22 straight games – the second-longest streak by a Trojan … 12 of 23 RBIs were driven with two outs … Posted nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games … Drove in game-tying run with a two-out RBI single in elimination against Alabama at the Tallahassee Regional … Hit safely in 22-of-34 starts and reached base safely in 32-of-34 starts … Recorded four doubles during series at Louisiana-Lafayette with a two in the opener and two in the finale … Finished the series 5-for-12 against Louisiana-Lafayette
Northwest Florida State College
Two-time Fireman of the Year in the Panhandle Conference; award presented to the conference’s top relief pitcher … Earned all-conference honors as a sophomore after he went 5-2 with a 1.46 ERA and nine saves in 24 appearances … Struck out 58 and walked just eight in 37.0 innings of work while holding opponents to a .110 batting average … Earned FCCAA Freshman of the Year honors after tallying a 3-2 record with three saves and a 1.19 ERA over 37.2 innings of work; struck out 45 and walked 10 … Hit .303 with five home runs and 25 RBIs in his two seasons with the Raiders ... The Raiders went a combined 69-28 in his two seasons and won the 2011 Panhandle Conference title
High School
Named first team all-state as a junior and senior at Southside High School in Southside, Ala. … Named Gadsden Times Player of the Year after batting .420 with seven home runs at the plate and going 3-1 with eight saves on the mound as a junior … As a senior, hit .391 with 12 home runs at the plate and was 2-0 with seven saves on the mound … Helped lead the Panthers to a 62-13 record as a junior and senior … Member of the Gadsden Times All-Decade Team … Two-time all-state basketball player; averaged 20.2 points per game for his career and finished as Southside’s all-time leader scorer with over 1,700 career points … Graduated with a 4.0 grade-point-average as an honor student and as a member of the National Honor Society
Personal
Full name is Matthew Brent Howard … Son of Barbie and Rodney Howard … Has one older brother, Michael … Majoring in accounting … Born July 1, 1991, in Gadsden, Ala.
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