STANFORD, Calif. – Will Matthiessen has been named a third-team All-American as a utility player by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), as announced Saturday.
Matthiessen (management science and engineering), who earns the recognition as a designated hitter and pitcher, leading the Cardinal in batting average (.310), hits (67), RBI (52) and on-base percentage (.389) while finishing the season slugging .532 with 12 home runs.
On the mound, Matthiessen finished 6-2 with a 3.83 earned-run average and 56 strikeouts compared to 19 walks in 54.0 inning pitched across 16 appearances, including eight starts.
The 184th overall pick in the sixth round of the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Matthiessen also garnered Perfect Game All-America, All-Pac-12, Pac-12 All-Academic and Stanford Regional All-Tournament team honors and is a finalist for the John Olerud award, annually given to the nation's best two-way player.
