Isaac Mattson

Position:
RHP
Class:
Junior
B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 205
Hometown:
Harbor Creek, Pa.
High School:
Harbor Creek Senior HS

CAREER: Was a 2016 Cape League All-Star … appeared in 59 contests … tallied one start … owns a 3-1 career record and a 3.64 ERA ... threw 94.0 innings in his three-year career with 104 strikeouts ... was taken in the 19th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels with the 656th overall pick.

2017: Led the bullpen in his junior season with the Panthers … appeared in 21 contests in relief … owned a team-best 2.87 ERA in his 31.1 innings pitched … allowed just 10 runs off 25 hits … surrendered only nine walks compared to 41 strikeouts … held opponents to a team-best .227 average … recorded a team-leading four saves on the year… made his first appearance of the season in the opener against Delaware, going 0.2 innings to record the save, allowing just one hit while striking out one … wrapped up the weekend in the finale, going 0.2 innings, allowing a run off two hits and a walk, fanning a pair … threw 1.0 inning of work in the finale against Siena, allowing one hit and a walk, fanning two … struck out three in 2.0 innings of perfect work against USC Upstate on March 4 … threw 1.0 inning of scoreless work against Louisville on March 11, fanning one … threw 1.0 inning at Kent State, fanning one in a perfect frame … went a season-high 4.0 innings in game one of the doubleheader sweep of Virginia Tech … allowed one run off four hits and walk, striking out a season-best four … went 2.0 innings against Duke on April 1, did not allow a run or hit, walking two and striking out three … tossed 0.2 innings of perfect work against Penn State on April 4, earning his lone win on the season … was again flawless in 1.0 inning against Miami in game two of the April 14 doubleheader … appeared in the finale against Miami, going 2.0 innings, allowing two runs off two hits, fanning three … tossed 1.0 inning of one-hit ball against Kent State on April 19, fanning two … appeared in two outings against No. 11 North Carolina ... threw 1.0 innings on April 30 against SIU Edwardsville … allowed two hits and struck out two … threw 1.0 inning of perfect work against Maryland Eastern Shore on May 3 … appeared for 1.1 innings against Georgia Tech on May 7, allowing just one hit and tying a season-best with four strikeouts … had 2.0 innings of flawless play against Youngstown State, striking out a pair … allowed two runs off four hits, adding two strikeouts in 2.2 innings against NC State on May 14 … concluded the season in game two against Wake Forest … threw 3.1 innings of effective work, allowing just one hit and one walk, striking out a season-best four batters.

2016: Appeared in 17 contests out of the bullpen for the Panthers in his sophomore season … tossed 34.0 total innings, recording a 3.97 ERA … struck out 31 batters, surrendering just 15 runs, 33 hits and five walks … competed to a record of 2-0 … opened the year with a 6.1 inning performance in an extra inning loss to Ohio State … allowed four runs off five hits, striking out five … went 2.0 innings against Grambling state on Feb. 26, allowing just one run off three hits with four strikeouts … blanked Kent State in a 2.0 inning performance on March 16, striking out one without giving up a hit … allowed just one hit, striking out four to hold Florida State off the scoreboard on March 20, earning his first save of the season … improved to 1-0 against Boston College on March 26 … tossed 1.0 innings, allowing two runs off two hits, walking two and striking out a pair … appeared in two games against Clemson, going 1.2 innings on April 1 and 1.0 innings on April 3 … claimed his second win of the season against Miami (OH) on April 24 … went 2.2 innings without surrendering a run, allowing just two hits on four strikeouts … tossed 5.0 innings in the series finale with reigning national champion Virginia on May 1 … allowed just one run off four hits, striking out one … concluded the season against Coastal Division Champion Miami (FL) … tossed 1.0 innings, allowing just two hits and striking out one.

2015: Made his collegiate debut by pitching 1.2 innings against Ohio State, striking out two batters while giving up only one hit and no runs … threw a perfect 1.0 inning with two strikeouts against ETSU … got out of a no-out bases loaded jam by striking out three batters in a row in the 12th inning of game one against VCU … pitched the final inning against VCU in game three, allowing just one hit … retired both outs by strikeout in 0.2 innings in the finale against No. 1 Virginia … pitched a perfect 1.2 innings in game two against Niagara, striking out four … made his first career start against Penn State, throwing a career-high 3.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits … pitched 2.0 innings with no runs allowed and one strikeout … threw 1.0 inning of relief in game two with Notre Dame, striking out one … lasted 2.0 innings against Youngstown State, striking out one and giving up only one hit … had a streak of seven scoreless innings end in game two against Wake Forest … tossed a career-high 3.1 innings and struck out a personal-best five batters, while allowing only one hit in the finale at No. 13 Florida State … struck out two batters in 2.0 innings in game two against Fairfield … at Penn State, struck out two batters in 1.0 inning … pitched twice against No. 16 Miami, retiring the side in order with a strikeout in game two of the series … blanked Georgia Tech for an inning in game one, striking out one … recorded two strikeouts in 1.0 inning in the finale against the Yellow Jackets … at West Virginia, tied his personal best, striking out five batters in 2.0 innings of work.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at Harbor Creek High School in Harbor Creek, Pa. … two-time Second-Team All-State and five-time All-Region (three as a pitcher, two at utility) … as a senior in 2014, led Harbor Creek to an 18-4 record, while collecting Second-Team All-State as a pitcher, First-Team All-Region 6 District 10 as a utility player and First-Team All-Region 6 as a pitcher … set a school record with 19 strikeouts in 7.0 innings and posted the second highest batting average in school history at .531 … finished the season with a 6-1 record on the mound with an 0.67 ERA to go along with five homers and 25 RBIs at the plate … Harbor Creek went 17-4 in his junior season and was Co-Region Champions … he was Second-Team All-Region 7 District 10 at pitcher that season … was Second-Team All-State as a sophomore and First-Team All-Region 8 District 10 as a pitcher, helping Harbor Creek go 15-6 … in his first year at Harbor Creek, was Second-Team Region 6 District 10 as a utility player, helping Harbor Creek to a 12-10 record … played club baseball for the Harbor Creek Huskies (2006-09) and Erie Arsenal (2010-13) … also played basketball in high school … was a member of the National Honor Society and a four-year scholar athlete.

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1995 … son of Edward and Debra Mattson … has seven siblings … father, Edward, played one year of Division II baseball.