Matt Scott

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-7
Weight:
241
Class:
Senior
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Redding, Conn.
Prev School:
Stanford

2025 (Junior/Stanford): Went 5-2 with a 6.02 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 52.1 innings while making 11 starts for the Cardinal as they went 27-25 for coach David Esquer
*Posted a 2.55 strikeout-to-walk ratio (56 strikeouts/ 22 walks)
*Went 2-2 with an 8.23 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 35 innings and eight starts in ACC play
*Earned a victory after allowing one run over 5.1 innings with four strikeouts at Cal State Fullerton on Opening Day
*Tossed six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk with 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 victory over Washington
*Earned a victory over Xavier after providing six innings with five strikeouts and allowing just two runs
*Struck out eight while allowing one run on three hits over six innings to register a victory versus Duke
*Tallied eight strikeouts in 4.1innings against Notre Dame
*Named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America second team
*A Perfect Game Preseason All-America third team selection and among the Preseason Top 100 Juniors (No. 23)
*Named No. 22 among the D1Baseball Preseason Top 150 Starting Pitchers

2024 (Sophomore/Stanford): Went 4-10 with a 5.96 ERA and a Pac-12-best 103 strikeouts over 80 innings in 16 appearances, including 15 starts as Stanford went 22-33
*Posted a 2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio (103 strikeouts/36 walks) and averaged 11.59 strikeouts per game to rank second in the Pac-12
*Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out nine at Washington
*Got the Opening Day start and struck out nine batters in a loss to Cal State Fullerton
*Struck out a career-best 12 batters and allowed just one hit over six-plus innings in a victory at Rice
*Carried a no-hitter through 5.2 innings before ultimately allowing an unearned run on one hit and three walks with nine strikeouts in six innings in a no-decision vs. Washington State
*Struck out nine over six innings at No. 5 Oregon State
*Spent the summer of 2024 playing for the USA Collegiate National Team, making one start and allowing one hit with two strikeouts over four scoreless innings in a 6-0 victory over Chinese Taipei
*A two-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honoree
*Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
*A Baseball American Preseason All-America Third Team selection
*Tabbed Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference

2023 (Freshman/Stanford): Went 5-5 with 62 strikeouts over 67 innings and 24 appearances, including 12 starts, while earning one save as the Cardinal went 44-20 and advanced to the 2023 College World Series
*Averaged 8.33 strikeouts per game and limited the opposition to a .227 average
*Surrendered just 59 hits and finished third in the Pac-12 in hits allowed per nine innings (7.93)
*Earned the victory in his collegiate debut after throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Cal State Fullerton
*Notched first career save after logging three strikeouts in two innings versus Rice
*Struck out five over 1.2 innings to earn a victory over Rice
*Tallied five strikeouts over three innings in his first career start at USC
*Tossed eight shutout innings while allowing three hits and three walks with six strikeouts to post a victory over Utah and earn Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors
*Struck out a season-best seven batters over 5.2 innings in a victory at California
*Made two starts in elimination games during the Stanford Regional as the Cardinal beat Cal State Fullerton and No. 25 Texas A&M (June 5) - the latter being a winner-take-all game for the regional title
*Named to the Perfect Game Freshman All-America Second Team
*Selected as Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week during March

High School: A graduate of Joel Barlow (Redding, Conn.) to the Class M state championship his senior year under coach Matt Griffiths
*Posted a 10-0 record, 0.32 ERA with 156 strikeouts in 66.1 innings as a senior
*Named the 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year
*Tabbed the state coaches association Connecticut Player of the Year in 2022
*Top-ranked player coming out of Connecticut according to Perfect Game (No. 40 overall right-handed pitcher in the nation)
*2022 Max Preps All-American
*Four-time All-State first team (2019-22) for the Falcons
*Named the 2022 Southwest Conference MVP as well as four-time All-Southwest Conference (2019-22)
*Selected a Perfect Game Tournament All-American in 2019
*Competed in the Prospect Development Pipeline League for USA Baseball

Personal: Born Jan. 13, 2004
*Son of Andrew and Sandra Scott
*Has two brothers, Andrew and Will, and two sisters, Allison and Laura