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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Hingham, Mass.
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| High School:
BC High
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| Last College:
Holy Cross
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 232
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| Position:
LHP
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| B/T:
L/L
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NOTES
Joined the BC program after playing three seasons at Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.
AS A SENIOR (2009)
Appeared in 17 games and started one ... finished with a 1-1 record and an ERA of 7.29 ... tossed 1.1 scoreless innings at Duke (4/24) ... threw 2.0 scoreless innings against Rhode Island (4/8) and NC State (4/5) ... struck out two of the three batters he faced vs. the Wolfpack in the series opener (4/4) ... threw 2.0 innings, only hitting a batter, at Holy Cross (3/25) ... earned his win at Florida Gulf Coast (3/3), throwing 2.0 innings and striking out a pair.
HOLY CROSS
Earned the 2008 Ray Dobens Award as the Crusaders' Most Improved Player ... Made 10 mound appearances, including eight starts for the Crusaders in 2008; threw one complete game ... finished with a 1-4 mark and a 9.29 earned-run average in 41.2 innings of work; ranked third on the team with 33 strikeouts ... appeared in five games in 2007, making one start ... worked 7.2 innings, allowing four runs, while fanning three batters ... did not play in 2006 because of injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-Scholastic honors from the Patriot Ledger in 2003 and 2004 ... also gained Catholic Conference all-star honors ... served as captain of both the football and baseball teams as a senior.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as an accounting major in the Carroll School of Management ... Matt is the middle of Karen and Daniel O'Brien's three children ... born on January 24, 1986.
