University of Illinois Springfield Athletics

2013 (As a Junior)
Went 1-1 on the mound in 20 appearances ... allowed only seven walks and recorded 21 strikeouts in 30.1 innings of work.

Before UIS 
Played baseball and golf at Black Hawk College where team went 88-20 ... was an NJCAA academic All-American while being honored with the NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement ... named academic All-Arrowhead Conference twice ... team won two Arrowhead Conference championships and two sectional championships.

High School 
Graduated from Orion High School ... won four letters in baseball, three in football and three in basketball ... team captain in all three sports as a senior ... selected All-Olympic Conference three times and All-Western Illinois twice for baseball ... in football was named All-Olympic Conference twice and All-Western Illinois once ... in basketball also garnered All-Olympic Conference twice and All-Western Illinois honors once ... was Illinois Coaches Association first team All-State as a quarterback.

Personal
Born July 14, 1992 ... son of Brian and Lisa Matson .. majoring in biology