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Hard-throwing righthander who was Clemson's closer in 2014 ... in 108.2 innings pitched over 78 relief appearances and four seasons, he had a 7-3 record, 19 saves and a 2.73 ERA while allowing 66 hits (.175 opponents' batting average), four homers and 54 walks with 134 strikeouts ... second in Tiger history in hits per nine innings pitched (5.47), second in strikeouts per nine innings pitched (11.10), third in saves and tied for fourth in relief appearances ... held opponents to a .146 batting average in 38 career ACC regular-season appearances ... three-time All-ACC Academic member ... three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

2014: Drafted in the ninth round (No. 279 overall pick) by the Los Angeles Dodgers and signed in June ... NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch List member ... All-ACC Academic team member ... had a 4-0 record, eight saves and an 0.84 ERA in 25 relief appearances ... in 32.0 innings pitched, he allowed 16 hits (.144 opponents' batting average) and 15 walks with 45 strikeouts ... tied for ninth in Tiger history in saves ... tied for sixth in the ACC in saves ... led the team in saves and games finished (24) ... had a 2-0 record, two saves, a .121 opponents' batting average and 24 strikeouts and did not allow a run in 17.0 innings pitched over 10 relief appearances in ACC regular-season games ... held opponents to 0-for-8 with five strikeouts against only one walk with the bases loaded ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no earned runs with three strikeouts to earn the win against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 16 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against Presbyterian College on Feb. 25 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to earn the win against Virginia Tech on March 7 ... pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to record the save against Appalachian State on March 12 ... pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save in the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on March 15 ... pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save at Georgia Southern on March 19 ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with four strikeouts against No. 1 Florida State on March 22 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save in the first game of a doubleheader at Maryland on March 28 ... pitched 1.0 innings in relief with two strikeouts to record the save against Winthrop on April 2 ... pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts at No. 2 Virginia on April 12 ... pitched 0.1 innings in relief to earn the win against James Madison on May 3 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against High Point on May 7 ... pitched 5.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with five strikeouts to earn the win against Boston College on May 17 ... recorded the save against Duke in the ACC Tournament on May 21 ... pitched a perfect eighth inning with three strikeouts against Xavier in the Nashville Regional on May 31.

2013: All-ACC Academic team member ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-1 record, a team-high seven saves and a 4.82 ERA in a team-tying-high 24 appearances, all out of the bullpen ... in 28.0 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (team-best .192 opponents' batting average) and 13 walks with 35 strikeouts ... three of his seven saves came against top-10 teams ... tied for eighth in the ACC in saves ... finished a team-high 14 games on the mound ... did not allow a steal ... only allowed one of 15 inherited baserunners to score ... held opponents to a .184 batting average with runners on base ... retired both batters he faced with runners on second and third, including one by strikeout, to record the save against William & Mary on Feb. 15 ... recorded the save in the first game of a doubleheader against Wright State on Feb. 23 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the save against No. 7 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 2 ... pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to record the save at No. 8 NC State on March 9 ... pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save against Gardner-Webb on April 3 ... pitched 2.2 perfect innings with three strikeouts to record the save at Boston College on April 7 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the win against Presbyterian College on April 10 ... pitched 2.0 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts against Wake Forest on April 12 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts to record the save in the second game of a doubleheader against Maryland on May 6 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts at No. 8 Florida State on May 16 ... played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 2-1 with a team-high four saves, 1.20 ERA, .154 opponents' batting average and 25 strikeouts against only two walks in 15.0 innings pitched over 13 relief appearances.

2012: ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-2 record, two saves and a 2.49 ERA in 13 relief appearances ... in 25.1 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (team-best .211 opponents' batting average), including only four extra-base hits and 11 walks with 29 strikeouts ... had a 2.13 ERA, one save and a .159 opponents' batting average along with 18 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in ACC regular-season games ... in 8.1 innings pitched over six relief appearances away from home, he allowed only two singles (.077 opponents' batting average) and one run (1.08 ERA) ... had an 0.71 ERA and a .143 opponents' batting average in 12.2 innings pitched over five relief appearances against top-25 ranked teams ... held lefthanded batters to a .158 batting average ... did not allow a steal ... pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts against No. 2 South Carolina at Charleston, S.C. on March 2 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against No. 6 North Carolina on March 9 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on March 16 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against Elon at Greenville, S.C. on March 21 ... pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief at No. 18 Georgia on March 27 ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against No. 7 Miami (Fla.) on March 30 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and one run with four strikeouts at Georgia Tech on April 27; left the game in the ninth inning with a "Lat" strain and missed the rest of the season.

2011: All-ACC Academic team member ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-0 record, two saves and a 3.09 ERA in 16 relief appearances ... in 23.1 innings pitched, he allowed 12 hits (.154 opponents' batting average), no homers and 15 walks with 25 strikeouts ... in 10.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in ACC regular-season games, he had one save and allowed five hits (.143 opponents' batting average) and four earned runs (3.38 ERA) with 13 strikeouts ... held righthanded batters to a .125 batting average ... held opponents to 0-for-25 with two outs ... had a .122 opponents' batting average with runners on base and .111 batting average with runners in scoring position ... in 6.0 innings pitched in the ninth inning, he allowed just two hits and no runs with nine strikeouts ... allowed only four of 16 inherited baserunners to score ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Charleston Southern on Feb. 26; it was his first career appearance ... struck out all three batters he faced in relief against Duke on March 19 ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no walks with a strikeout against Duke on March 20 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts against Wake Forest on April 23 ... pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7 ... pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief to record his first career save against Furman at Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) on May 10 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the save in the second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on May 14 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to earn his first career win against NC State in the ACC Tournament on May 28 ... played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 1-0 with a league-best 1.19 ERA and .152 opponents' batting average in 45.1 innings pitched over eight appearances (six starts); allowed only 23 hits and 17 walks with 41 strikeouts; named CPL Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week on July 20 ... No. 42 prospect in the Coastal Plain League by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Preseason honorable mention All-American by Under Armour as a senior at Northview High School ... first-team all-region as a junior ... team defensive MVP as a junior ... lettered three times in baseball at Northview High, where he was coached by Joshua Bartlett.

Personal: Graduated May 9, 2014 with a degree in parks, recreation & tourism management ... born Matthew Scott Campbell on Sept. 28, 1991 in Alpharetta, Ga.

*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide

S T A T S


Year       Avg  GP-GS    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB%  SF  SH  SB-ATT   PO   A   E  FLD%
2011....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      0   1   0 1.000
2012....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      1   2   0 1.000
2013....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      2   3   0 1.000
2014....  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      0   1   0 1.000
TOTAL...  .000   0-0      0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000   0   0   0-0      3   7   0 1.000

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2011....  3.09   1-0    16   0   0   0/2     2   23.1   12    9    8   15   25   4   1   0    99   .154   2   3   0   1  1
2012....  2.49   1-2    13   0   0   0/0     2   25.1   19    8    7   11   29   2   1   1   107   .211   2   2   0   1  3
2013....  4.82   1-1    24   0   0   0/3     7   28.0   19   16   15   13   35   5   0   2   113   .192   3   0   0   1  0
2014....  0.84   4-0    25   0   0   0/1     8   32.0   16    4    3   15   45   3   0   1   130   .144   2   2   0   1  1
TOTAL...  2.73   7-3    78   0   0   0/6    19  108.2   66   37   33   54  134  14   2   4   449   .175   9   7   0   4  5



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