| Matt
Andriese
• RHP • UC Riverside •
Sophomore
 2010
Named No. 2 prospect in the West Coast League by Baseball
America ... Earned West Coast League Pitcher of the Year honors ...
2009 Finished eighth in the Big West Conference in earned
run average and opponent batting average ... Ranked second on the
team in ERA and wins, third in opponent batting average and innings
pitched, and fourth in win-loss percentage, strike outs,
appearances, games started ... Made his first appearance as a
collegian and got his first start on Feb. 21 at California ...
Earned his first win in a nine-inning shutout of Gonzaga on Mar. 6
... Struck out a career-high five batters on two occasions—at CSU
Bakersfield on April 10 and vs. Pacific on May 2 ...
High School Three-year letter winner at Redlands East
Valley High School under head coach Steve Hernandez ... Led the
Wildcats to back-to-back Citrus Belt League championships in 2007
and 2008 ... Team made it to the second round of the playoffs in
2007 and were CIF finalists in 2008 ... Named All-League his last
three seasons ... Named All-CIF as a junior and senior ... Named to
the North-South All Star Team as a junior ... Wildcats amassed a
47-13 record his last two years ... As a senior he went 9-2 and had
a 0.82 ERA ... Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 37th round of the
MLB Draft ... Honor roll member ... Volunteered to build houses in
Mexico and did work with a youth group ...
Personal Matthew Lee Andriese is the son of Greg
and Lynn Andriese ... Majoring in liberal studies ... Roots for the
Los Angeles Lakers, Anaheim Angels, USC football, and San Francisco
49ers ... List Alex Rodriguez, Torri Hunter, Kobe Bryant, and Derek
Jeter as his favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating steak, pizza, fast
food, BBQ and Mexican ... Watches "SportsCenter,"
"Baseball Tonight" and "Overhaulin" ... Favorite
movies are "Forrest Gump," "Dumb & Dumber"
and "Talladega Nights" ... Listens to Avenged Sevenfold,
Incubus, and Metallica ... Career goal is to become a professional
baseball player in the MLB and own a business ... Considers his
father to be his biggest athletic influence because he encouraged
him to do his best; also lists his former pitching coach Chad Zerbe
... His most memorable sports moment was being drafted by the Texas
Rangers out of high school in the 37th round of the MLB Draft ...
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