Matt Wotherspoon

Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Mountain Top, Pa.
High School:
Crestwood

CAREER: Was a second team All-Big East selection as a junior in 2013 … concluded his career with 60 appearances, including 50 starts … owns a career record of 23-15 with a 4.26 ERA … recorded 327.1 innings of work in four seasons … struck out 261 batters in his time at Pitt … was drafted in the 20th round of the 2013 MLB Draft with the 606th overall pick of the Detroit Tigers but did not sign … was drafted in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB Draft with the 1022nd overall pick of the New York Yankees … was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on July 2, 2017 … made his MLB debut with the Orioles on April 3, 2019.

2014: Started a team-high 14 games ... finished the year with a 5-6 record and a 4.44 ERA ... struck out 55 batters on the year and pitched a team-high 79.0 innings ... struck out a season-high eight batters while earning the win against Butler ... went 7.0 strong innings allowing only two runs in a win against Georgia Tech ... threw 7.0 innings of one-run ball against top-ranked Virginia ... pitched 7.0 shutout innings against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... moved into third place all-time in Pitt history in innings pitched with 327.1 ... third all-time in Pitt history in wins with 23 ... third all-time in Pitt history in strikeouts with 250.

2013: Was drafted in the 20th round of the 2013 MLB Draft with the 606th overall pick of the Detroit Tigers but did not sign … was a second-team All-Big East selection ... went 9-3 with a 3.70 ERA in 107.0 innings of work ... led the Panthers with 85 strikeouts and ranked second with three complete games ... worked six-or-more innings in 14 of his 15 starts ... went 7.1 with six strikeouts in a win over Wichita State ... won three straight against Manhattan, Niagara and St. John’s ... went the distance with six strikeouts against the Johnnies ... in a no-decision pitched 9.0 innings allowing one run with nine strikeouts against Towson ... allowed one earned and struck out six in a win over Georgetown ... tied a season-high with nine strikeouts in a victory over Villanova ... went 8.0 innings with eight strikeouts against Notre Dame in the Big East Tournament.

2012: Posted a 5.03 ERA and 4-4 record in 14 starts... led the team in strikeouts (86) ... his 91.1 innings pitched were the third highest on the team ... held opponents to a .259 batting average, the third-lowest mark on the pitching staff ... named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll in Week 4 ... tossed a complete game against Michigan State, giving up one run on seven hits while striking out a career-high 13 batters (March 11) ... allowed just one run on five hits with five strikeouts in a 2-1 win over USF on April 13.

2011: Earned a 3.78 ERA in his rookie year ... finished 5-2 in his 15 appearances ... tallied 31 strikeouts in 50.0 innings of work.

HIGH SCHOOL: Held a 1.48 ERA his junior year and a 1.70 ERA his senior year at Crestwood High ... tallied a career record of 10-3 ... led Crestwood to the 2009 district championship game ... won the 2009 Wyoming Valley Conference and League Championship for the Mountain Post American Legion team ... two-time selection for the Wyoming Valley Conference All-Star team ... three-time member of the Pocono Region Keystone team in the Keystone Games ... competed in football and golf ... member of the 2009 Wyoming Valley Conference Championship golf team.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 6, 1991 ... son of Matt and Teresa Wotherspoon ... has one sister, Juliet.