Will Matthiessen Season 2018

Career Highlights
• 2019 All-America third team by ABCA
• 2019 All-America honorable mention by Perfect Game/Rawlings
• 184th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB Draft
• 2019 Stanford Regional All-Tournament team (June 3)
• 2019 John Olerud Award finalist (May 30)
• 2019 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• 2019 All-Pac-12
• Perfect Game National Player of the Week (May 7, 2018)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (May 7, 2018)
• 2018 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

As a Junior (2019)
• All-America third team by ABCA
• All-America honorable mention by Perfect Game/Rawlings
• 184th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the MLB Draft
• Stanford Regional All-Tournament team (June 3)
• John Olerud Award finalist (May 30)
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• All-Pac-12
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 29)
• 2-for-3 with 2 walks, 6 strikeouts in 4.0 IP vs. Wichita State (Feb. 16)
• 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 doubles at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)
• 2-for-3 with one home run against UNLV (Feb. 23)
• Reached base four times, 3-for-3 with a home run against UNLV, also striking out three in 2.1 relief innings (Feb. 24)
• 1-for-3 with two runs against Texas (March 9)
• 2-for-4 with one double and one run  Struck out three in 3.0 innings against Utah, allowing one hit (March 24)
• 3-for-4 with one double and four RBI at Washington State (March 29)
• 2-for-5 with two runs, one double and one RBI at Washington State (March 30)
• First career start against Fresno State, tossing 3.0 shutout innings and finishing 2-for-3 at the plate (April 2)
• Walk-off single in the 9th inning against UCLA (April 5)
• Three-run home run against UCLA (April 7)
• 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBI at San Francisco (April 9)
• Career-high 9 strikeouts in 4.0 innings against Washington (April 13)
• 3-for-4 with a run against Washington (April 14)
• Home run against UC Davis (April 16)
• Earned the win with sixth strikeouts in 5.0 innings, also going 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs at Oregon (April 19)
• 2-for-5 with two RBI against Gonzaga (April 22)
• 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs and two walks against San Jose State (April 23)
• 3-for-4 with a home run against Arizona (April 26)
• 3-for-5 with three runs and a home run against Arizona, earning the win with five strikeouts in 5.0+ innings (April 27)
• Struck out five in 7.0 innings of one-run ball to earn the win at USC, also driving in two runs with a double (May 4)
• Two-run home run at USC (May 5)
• 2-for-3 with two RBI against Oregon State (May 19)
• Earned the win with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings, allowing one run on two hits, also finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs (May 24)
• 2-for-3 with two RBI and a home run against Sacramento State (May 31)
• 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs against Sacramento State (June 2) • 2-for-5 with two runs against Fresno State (June 3)

As a Sophomore (2018)
• Started 23 games in 32 appearances as a pitcher or designated hitter
• Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
• Batted .293 with seven home runs, 23 RBI, 21 runs, a .414 on-base percentage and a .598 slugging percentage
• Had a 2-1 record and 2.00 ERA in 18.0 innings across 13 appearances, holding opponents to a .174 average
• Game-tying, ninth-inning two-run home run in Stanford’s dramatic, conference title-clinching win at Washington (May 26)
• Struck out three in 1.2 relief innings at Washington (May 24)
• Game-winning, three-run double in a 9-6 win at No. 3 Oregon State (May 13)
• 1-for-3 with a home run in a 6-2 loss at No. 3 Oregon State (May 11)
• 1-for-3 with two runs, a home run and three RBI in a 9-0 win against Santa Clara – struck out the side in the top of the eighth before homering in the home half (May 8)
• Two home runs in a 6-4 win at Utah, including the game winner in the eighth inning (May 6)
• 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a home run in Stanford’s 25-5 win at Utah (May 5)
• 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run in Stanford’s 5-2 win against San Francisco (May 1)
• 2-for-4 with a run in a 3-0 win against San Diego (March 27)
• Two runs and an RBI in an 11-1 win against USC (March 24)
• Did not allow an earned run in four straight appearances of 1.1 IP or more (April 24 – May 15)

As a Freshman (2017)
• Made 20 relief appearances
• 3-0, 2.33 ERA, 3 SV, 38.2 IP, 10 ER, 32 K, 9 BB
• Second on team in ERA and third on team in appearances
• Did not allow a run in first 16.2 innings of his career (five appearances)
• Retired all six batters he faced in collegiate pitching debut at No. 8 Fullerton (Feb. 18)
• Combined on program’s fifth one-hitter (three inning save vs. Kansas, Feb. 24)
• 2.2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB in two Regional appearances (both against Fullerton)
• One-out save at Cal (May 14)
• Earned win with 3.0 scoreless innings against Long Beach State (March 28)
• Earned save with 4.0 scoreless innings against UC Davis (Feb. 28)
• Walked in only plate appearance (May 25 at Washington State)
• Made college debut as defensive replacement at first base (Feb. 16)
• Defensive replacement in three games

The Matthiessen File
• No. 1 ranked third baseman in Oregon and No. 5 overall recruit in Oregon
• Four-time all-league infielder and three-time all-league pitcher
• Two-time all-state infielder and two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-America
• 2016 Perfect Game All-West First Team
• Led team to two league titles, four state tournament appearances and state runner-up in 2015
• Three-time state champion and two-time all-league in basketball
• Served as captain of the baseball and basketball teams as a senior
• 2016 West Linn High School Best Male Athlete
• Hobbies include fishing, skiing, tennis, ping pong, hiking and golf
• Son of Julie and Conrad Matthiessen
• Has an older sister, Hannah, and younger sister, Claire
• Two uncles rowed for Cal
• Grandmother was the No. 1 ranked tennis player in the world for her age group
• Grandfather John Matthiessen played soccer and rugby at Yale