2023-24 Baseball
Roster
#32 Matt Bedford 2022-23 Baseball Roster
RHP
Height
6-2
Weight
205
Class
Senior
B/T
R/R
Hometown
Staten Island, NY
High School
St. Peter's Boys HS
Twitter
@mattbedford20
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
- Made 15 starts and led the team with 62.0 innings pitched while going 3-6 on the season
- Was second on the team in total strikeouts (40) while limiting opponents to a .240 batting average
- Retired 9 of the 16 batters faced with one strike out in team win over Rice (February 18)
- Allowed just one hit and struck out three in 3.0 scoreless innings at Tennessee Tech (March 1)
- Went 3.0 scoreless innings, scattered a pair of hits and earned the win against Purdue (March 5)
- Struck out a season-high seven batters in 4.1 innings of work in the team’s victory over Miami (March 22)
- Punched out five batters, scattered two hits and did not surrender a run over 4.2 innings versus Clemson (April 5)
- Went a season-long 5.2 innings on the mound with no earned runs and three strikeouts against Wake Forest (April 26)
- Earned the win after going 5.0 innings and striking out two against Toledo (May 11)
- Added a second 5.2 inning effort with four strikeouts at Louisville (May 16)
- Had multiple strikeouts in nine outings of the year
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
- Appeared in 14 games, including two as starting pitcher
- Pitched 21.0 innings with a 6.86 ERA, 18 strikeouts, 24 hits, 16 earned runs and 11 walks
- Made his season debut with just one hit, two strikeouts and one walk over two innings at Lipscomb (Feb 11)
- Set a career-high four strikeouts in a win over UNC Greensboro, also allowing just one hit and no runs (Feb 26)
- Struckout a batter and allowed no hits or runs in 2.1 innings pitched at Clemson (April 15)
- Recorded four multi-strikeout games
- Did not give up a run through his three games in the month of May
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
- Made 10 appearances out of the bullpen on the season.
- Finished the year with a 6.10 ERA, 1-0 record through 10.1 innings with 13 strikeouts.
- Tossed a season-long 2.2 innings in the win over #14 Virginia. (5/27/22)
- Struck out a season-best 3 against Pittsburgh. (5/14/22)
- Made his first career appearance against Michigan State. (5/10/22)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
- Missed the season due to injury.
PREP AND PERSONAL
- Played summer ball with the Staten Island Orioles
- 2020 Northeast All Region Second Team Perfect Game Preseason All-American
- 2019 Honorable Mention Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All American
- Perfect Game All-Tournament Team accolades:
- 2019 WWBA Northeast Qualifier
- 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship
- 2018 WWBA Northeast Qualifier
- 2017 PG Super25 14U Northeast Super Qualifier
- 2016 13U PG Series Classic
- Participated in the 2018 Sunshine Northeast Showcase
- Son to Alfred and Lissa Bedford; has a younger brother, Chris
- Majoring in Film, Television, and Theatre