UC San Diego

MEDIA
-Tritoncast (4/13/21)

AS A SENIOR IN 2021
All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Big West All-Academic ... Led the pitching staff with 22 appearances ... Had a 1-0 and tied for the most saves with five ... pitched 34.1 innings and posted an ERA of 3.41 ... Threw 22 strikeouts including his 100th career strikeout against CSUF on 5/7 ... Winning pitcher in Tritons first ever D1 victory over SDSU on 2/27 ... Had a season high four strikeouts in 3.1 scoreless innings of relief and earned his first save of the year ... Did not allow a run in appearances against UCI.

AS A SENIOR IN 2020
2020 CCAA All-Star Team...CCAA All-Academic...CCAA Spring All-Academic...Saw action in seven games, all in relief...Compiled a 4-0 record with one save...Pitched 23 innings, only allowed two earned runs and had an ERA of 0.78...Recorded 35 strikeouts...Registered a career high 10 strikeouts against Concordia Portland in game two on Feb 1...Struck out nine against Sonoma State on Feb 22 to earn his first save of the season.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2019
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Newcomer to Watch ... Drew start in UC San Diego debut in home opener vs. Concordia Irvine (2/3), going three-plus innings with two runs allowed on six hits and a walk, with four strikeouts in no-decision...Finished the season with a 4-2 record in 15 appearances and 10 starts...Had an ERA of 3.41...Had a season high seven strikeouts in a win over Concordia Oregon on Feb. 11 to go along with no earned runs...Held Point Loma scoreless through three innings and struck out four batters in a win in an NCAA West Regional game.

AT GOLDEN WEST
Spent 2017-18 academic year at Golden West College in Huntington Beach ... Went 3-3 with 3.41 ERA, two saves and 65 strikeouts (9.24 per nine) against 24 walks over 12 appearances, 10 of them starts, and 63.1 innings pitched for Rustlers ... Allowed 54 hits, two of them home runs, and 28 runs, 24 of them earned ... Season-high 10 strikeouts over 7.0 innings (4 H, 1 R, 0 ER) in 5-1 win vs. Chaffey (3/29) ... First of three outings of season-long 7.0 frames came in 6-4 victory vs. Glendale (2/24), with six strikeouts against zero walks (7 H, 1 R, 1 ER) ... Fired 5.0 one-hit, shutout innings (4 BB, 4 K) in 3-1 win vs. Bakersfield (2/17), taking no decision ... Came out of bullpen in first two appearances, notching pair of saves (3.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) ... Click here for full stats.

AT NEVADA
Spent first year out of high school in 2016-17 at University of Nevada in Reno, Nev.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2016 graduate of Orange Lutheran High School ... All-Trinity League First Team as a senior after earning honorable mention as a junior ... Went 5-2 with 1.14 ERA (12 R, 5 ER), 1.076 WHIP (22 H), three starts, three saves, 30.2 innings pitched, 23 strikeouts and 11 walks as a senior ... Went 6-5 with 2.79 ERA (20 R, 19 ER), 1.427 WHIP (43 H), 11 starts, 47.2 innings, 38 strikeouts and 25 walks as a junior ... 2016 Male Lancer Award winner.

PERSONAL
Born Sept. 24 in Laguna Hills ... Parents are Tim and Janette Mattson ... Has an older brother named Spencer and a younger sister named Rebecca ... Communication major at Sixth College ... Career goal is to play professional baseball ... Favorite UCSD moment was coming back to beat Azusa Pacific twice on their home field to advance to the CWS ... Most memorable baseball moment is pitching at Angel Stadium ... Enjoys camping, hiking and going to beach ... Roots for Los Angeles Angels, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Rams and Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Top movie is Happy Gilmore ... Listens to Imagine Dragons ... Loves steak fajitas.

CAREER PITCHING HIGHS (current through 2021 season)
Innings Pitched: 7.0,  4/14/19 vs Cal State San Bernardino)
Hits: 9, 2/22/19 at Cal Poly Pomona
Runs: 6, Twice (Last 5/4/19 at Cal State East Bay)
Earned Runs: 5, 4/2/21 vs LBSU
Walks: 3, Twice (Last 4/28/19 at Cal State Dominguez Hills)
Strikeouts: 10, 2/1/20 vs Concordia OR

FLD%
2019: .933 (1-13-1)
2020: 1.000(1-6-0)
2021: 1:000 (4-4-0)
TOTALS: .967 (6-23-1)