Matt Price

Matt Price Career Stats

2012 – Captain … 2012 MLB Draft Selection (7th round/Baltimore Orioles) … Golden Spikes Award Watch List … Earned second-team All-SEC honors … Holds South Carolina career school records in saves (43) and appearances (102), as well as the SEC career record in saves … Made 28 appearances with five starts, finished with a 5-5 record with 13 saves and a 3.48 ERA, hurled 77.2 innings and struck out 94 batters with 31 walks, opponents hit just .198 against him … Earned win in 3-2 victory over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series with three scoreless innings of relief with just one hit allowed and no walks while striking out five batters (6/22) … Picked up a save with one scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 2-0 win over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series (6/21) … Tallied 12th save of the season with two scoreless innings and struck out three batters in 7-3 win over Florida (6/16) … Tallied 11th save of the year with three scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts in 5-1 win over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/11) … No-decision in 5-4 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2); allowed one run on two hits in 3.1 innings with two walks and four strikeouts … Earned 10th save of the year allowing one run on two hits in 2.2 innings with no walks and four strikeouts in 5-3 win over Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/24) … Worked three innings to earn a save and allowed just one runon three hits while striking out seven batters in 5-4 win over LSU (5/18) … One scoreless inning of relief and struck out two batters for eighth save of the year in 3-0 win at Georgia (5/11) … Picked up win with 3.2 innings of relief in the 10-7 win at Arkansas (5/6) … One perfect inning of relief to earn a save in the 8-6 win at Arkansas (5/4) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts to earn a save in the 2-1 win over Davidson (5/2) … Set appearance record with one perfect inning of relief and a save in 1-0 win over Alabama (4/27) … Closed out 11-7 win at Auburn with 0.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts (4/22) … Earned fourth save ot the year with two innings of work in 5-3 win at Auburn (4/21): allowed one run on one hit with two strikeouts … Two scoreless innings with two strikeouts and just two hits allowed to earn save in 5-3 win over Mississippi State (4/14) … Perfect inning of relief to earn a save in 7-6 win over Mississippi State (4/13) … Impressive relief outing to keep the Gamecocks in the game in 6-4 win over Vanderbilt in 13 innings; hurled six innings of relief, allowed one run on one hit with four walks and seven strikeouts, pitched scoreless frames from 7th-11th … First save of the season as he set career record at South Carolina with 31 career saves in 8-3 win over Vanderbilt; three scoreless innings with no hits and just one walk while striking out five batters … Returned to bullpen and earned win in relief in 9-3 victory over Florida (3/22); allowed one run, unearned, on no hits with three walks and three strikeouts … Won second game of the season allowing just one run on four hits in six innings of work with six strikeouts in 6-1 victory over Princeton (3/10) … No-decision in 9-6 win vs. Clemson (3/3) … worked 4.1 innings and allowed four runs on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks … Five scorless innings with just one hit allowed to earn first win of the year in 3-2 win over Elon (2/25); tied career-high with eight strikeouts as well … In first start since 2009, hurled five-plus innings of no-hit ball, allowed two runs on three walks and three hit by pitches while striking out six batters in 3-2 win over VMI (2/18).

2011 – 2011 MLB Draft Selection (6th round/Arizona Diamondbacks) … Earned All-America honors from Baseball America, CollegeBaseballInsider.com, NCBWA and PerfectGame … Finalist for 2011 NCBWA Stopper of the Year award … First-team All-SEC honors as a relief pitcher … College World Series All-Tournament Team … One of the nation’s top closers as he finished with a 7-3 record and a 1.83 ERA along with 20 saves in 59.0 innings pitched; opponents hit just .213 against him, he also compiled 75 strikeouts … 2-0 with two saves in five CWS appearances; hurled nine scoreless innings with eight strikeouts … 20th save of the season came in 5-2 win over Florida to clinch national championship; 1.1 perfect innings with a strikeout (6/28) … Earned 19th save of the season with one scoreless inning and a strikeout in 2-1 win in 11 innings vs. Florida in game one of Championship Series at CWS (6/27) … Earned win with 5.2 scoreless relief innings in 3-2 win over Virginia at CWS; struck out five batters (6/24) … 0.2 perfect innings to earn win in 5-4 win over Texas A&M at College World Series (6/19) … Two scoreless innings of relief to earn 18th save of the year with four strikeouts in 8-2 win over Connecticut in NCAA Super Regional (6/12) …… Save with 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 8-2 win over Stetson to clinch NCAA Regional (6/5) … 1.2 perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in 2-1 win over Georgia Southern in NCAA Regional (6/3) … Two scoreless innings of relief with just two hits allowed, two strikeouts and a walk in 4-2 loss to Georgia (5/27) … Earned 15th save of the year with 1.1 hitless innings of relief with two strikeouts in 3-2 win at Alabama (5/21) … Earned 14th save of the year with three innings of work in 6-3 win at Alabama (5/20); allowed two runs on five hits with four strikeouts … Picked up win with 2.1 innings of work allowing two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in 6-5 win over Arkansas (5/14) … Two scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts to earn 13th save of the year in 7-3 win over Auburn (5/1) … One perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts to earn a save in 9-6 win vs. Liberty (4/26) … 2.1 scoreless innings of relief in 13-4 win over Mississippi State, allwoed just two hits and struck out four batters … Two appearances in two wins vs. No. 1 Vanderbilt with a win and a save; 11 of 13 outs recorded were via strikeout … Season-high three scoreless innings with just two hits allowed and a season-high seven strikeouts to pick up the win in 5-3 victory vs. Vanderbilt (4/17) … Struck out all four batters he faced to pick up save in 3-1 win vs. Vanderbilt (4/15) … 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to pick up a save in 2-1 win at Tennessee (4/9) … Struck out lone batter he faced to pick up a save in 2-0 win at Tennessee (4/8) … 1.1 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed and a strikeout in 4-0 win at Tennessee to pick up a save (4/7) … Earned victory with two perfect innings of relief and a pair of strikeouts in 4-3 win over Kentucky in 10 innings (4/2) … Earned seventh save of the year with one scoreless inning of relief in 3-1 win over Kentucky (4/1) … Picked up sixth save of the year with one perfect inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 6-4 win over The Citadel (3/30) … Picked up second win of the year with 2.1 scoreless innings out of the pen and just one hit allowed with one strikeout in 4-3 win over Florida (3/27) … Earned fifth save of the year with two scoreless innings with four strikeouts in 8-3 win over Georgia (3/20) … Picked up first victory of the year with one scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 2-1 win over Georgia (3/19) … Pitched one scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 8-4 win over Wofford (3/16) … Worked 0.2 perfect innings with a strikeout in 5-2 win over CSU Bakersfield (3/12) … Earned fourth save with one scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 5-4 win over Clemson (3/8) … Picked up third save of the year with 1.2 perfect innings of relief in 6-3 win vs. Clemson, struck out the side in the top of the ninth as well (3/4) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 14-1 win over Furman (3/1) … Earned second save of the year with 0.2 perfect innings with one strikeout in 10-6 win over Southern Illinois (2/25) … Picked up first save of the season with 1.1 hitless innings of relief in 2-1 win over Santa Clara (2/19).

2010 – Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball … Earned second-team All-SEC honors and named to SEC All-Freshman Team … Picked up win 2-1 victory over UCLA that clinched the national championship; hurled 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with just one hit and one walk allowed and struck out three batters (6/29) … Earned victory in 4-3 win over Clemson at College World Series that sent Gamecocks to national championship series (6/26); allowed one run on three hits in 2.1 innings with three strikeouts … Three no-hit innings of relief in 3-2 win over Oklahoma at the College World Series with five strikeouts (6/24) … Hurled 1.2 scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts in 11-4 win over Arizona State at College World Series (6/22) … One perfect inning of relief to earn a save with a strikeout in 10-9 win over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/13) … Two scoreless innings of relief to earn a save in 4-3 win over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/12) … Earned a save with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief and two strikeouts in 9-4 win over The Citadel in NCAA Regional (6/5) … Quality outing out of bullpen despite a loss in 3-1 defeat vs. Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/27); allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits in 3.1 innings with five strikeouts … Closed out 11-6 win vs. Florida with 2.2 innings of work allowing one run on three hits with three strikeouts and two walks (5/22) … Earned a save with a perfect 1.1 innings of relief in 5-3 win at Arkansas (5/16) … Earned a save with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 3-2 win at Arkansas (5/14) … Picked up a save with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in 13-9 win at Kentucky (5/7) … Key relief performance in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2); allowed three runs on four hits with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work … 1.1 perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in 5-4 loss to Ole MIss (4/18) … 0.1 scoreless inning of relief with a walk and a strikeout in 9-5 win over Ole Miss (4/18) … Pitched two perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts in 2-0 win at Vanderbilt (4/11) … Pitched 0.2 perfect innings of relief with a strikeout in 3-2 win at Vanderbilt (4/9) … Strong relief performance to earn win vs. Mississippi State (4/4); pitched five scoreless innings and allowed just two hits while striking out six batters in 14-2 victory (4/4) … Hurled a perfect inning of relief and struck out the side in 10-1 win over The Citadel (3/30) … Pitched 1.1 perfect innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 2-0 win at Auburn to earn save (3/27) … Pitched two perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts and earned first career save in 4-0 win vs. Tennessee (3/21) … One scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in 8-4 win over Brown (3/13) … PIcked up second win of the season with four scoreless innings of relief with just one hit and one walk allowed and a career-high eight strikeouts in 7-3 victory over Valparaiso (3/10) … Earned win with one inning of relief with two srikeouts and one run allowed on two hits in 7-5 victory over Clemson (3/6) … Pitched one scoreless inning of relief in 15-0 win over Presbyterian (3/3) …. Hurled one inning of relief and allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts and a walk in 10-3 win over Duquesne (2/19).

2009 – Missed most of the 2009 season due to fractured right wrist he sustained at The Citadel (3/31) … Career-high seven scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts in 2-1 win over Georgia Southern (3/25) … Two scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in 6-0 win vs. Davidson (3/17) … Three scoreless innings of relief allowing just three hits in 13-3 win vs. Old Dominion (3/10) … Earned first career win after 2.2 innings of relief, allowed just one run on two hits with three strikeouts in 7-5 victory over Long Beach State (3/7) … Pitched one inning of scoreless relief with one strikeout in 6-0 win vs. Duquesne (2/23).

HIGH SCHOOL – 2008 South Carolina AAAA All-State team … Member of 2008 SC Select All-Star team, played in SC/NC Select game … Recorded a 7-4 record as a senior with a 0.40 ERA … Listed by Baseball America as No. 3 best high school draft prospect out of state of South Carolina for 2008 as well as the No. 20 best overall draft prospect for the state of South Carolina … Pitched a no-hitter at the 2007 World Bat Championships in Jupiter, Fla.; struck out 17 batters in a 1-0 win over the Hurricanes (Va.) baseball team … Pitched for Sumter 2006 American Legion team that won state championship as well as Sumter HS that won 2006 SC state championship.

PERSONAL – Born September 8, 1989. Son of Tony and Deanna Price.