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Quinn Mathews Season 2021
PositionLHP
Weight185 lbs
Height6-4
ClassSophomore
HometownAliso Viejo, Calif.
Career Accolades
- Two-time Pac-12 team champion (2022-23)
- Drafted in the fourth round (No. 122) of the 2023 MLB Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)
- Drafted in the 19th round of the 2022 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays) but elected to return to Stanford
- D1Baseball All-America first team (2023)
- NCBWA All-America first team (2023)
- Perfect Game All-America first team (2023)
- College Baseball Foundation All-America first team (2023)
- ABCA All-America first team (2023)
- Baseball America All-America second team (2023)
- Collegiate Baseball All-America second team (2023)
- ABCA All-Region first team (2023)
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2023)
- Pac-12 All-Conference (2023)
- Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist (2023)
- Two-time Stanford Regional All-Regional Team (2022-23)
- Two-time Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Pitcher of the Week (April 4, 2022; April 10, 2023)
- ABCA All-Region second team (2022)
- Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention (2022)
- Karbach Round Rock Classic All-Tournament (2022)
- College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Week (March 1, 2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 28, 2022, March 28, 2022, April 18, 2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021-23)
- Went 25-10 with a 4.10 ERA over 68 career appearances, including 45 starts
- Managed two complete games and converted nine saves while pitching 311 2/3 career innings with 343 strikeouts compared to 126 walks
- 343 career strikeouts were the fourth-most in Stanford history at the close of the 2023 season
- Lasted 5+ innings in 32 of his 45 career starts
As a Senior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions
- Drafted in the fourth round (No. 122) of the 2023 MLB Draft (St. Louis Cardinals)
- Golden Spikes Award Watch List / Semifinalist
- D1Baseball All-America first team
- NCBWA All-America first team
- Perfect Game All-America first team
- College Baseball Foundation All-America first team
- ABCA All-America first team
- Baseball America All-America second team
- Collegiate Baseball All-America second team
- ABCA All-Region first team
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Conference
- Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
- Stanford Regional All-Regional Team
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Pitcher of the Week (April 10)
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason All-America first team
- Perfect Game Preseason All-America first team
- NCBWA Preseason All-America second team
- D1Baseball Preseason All-America third team
- D1Baseball Preseason Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year
- Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Compiled a 10-4 record with a 3.75 ERA and two complete games over 19 appearances and 18 starts
- Struck out 158 batters compared to 40 walks over 124 2/3 innings of work
- 158 strikeouts were second-most in Stanford history for a single season at the close of the 2023 season
- Lasted five innings in all but two starts, including at least seven in 11 of 18 (seven-plus in eight of 10 starts in Pac-12 play)
- Managed 10+ strikeouts in eight starts, including seven of his last 12
- Led the Pac-12 and was second nationally in strikeouts (158), first in the Pac-12 in victories (10), second in WHIP (1.25), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.95) and ERA (3.75), and fourth in strikeouts per nine (11.41)
- 5-1 with a 3.59 ERA and one complete game over 10 starts and 72 2/3 innings pitched in Pac-12 play ... struck out 90 Pac-12 hitters compared to 20 walks
- Was 3-0 with a 3.28 ERA over four appearances (three starts) in the postseason, logging 24 2/3 innings with 34 strikeouts
- Struck out a career-best 16 batters in a must-win super regional game against Texas (June 11)
- Opening Day starter at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 17)
- Picked up the victory over Rice after tossing 6 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts (Feb. 24)
- Tossed 6 2/3 innings and allowed one unearned run to earn the victory vs. CSUB (March 3)
- Earned the victory after throwing seven innings and striking out six at USC (March 11)
- Struck out nine in 5 1/3 innings vs. Oregon State (March 17)
- Allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts vs. Utah (March 25)
- Struck out 10 over 7 2/3 innings at Oklahoma (March 31)
- 13 strikeouts while allowing two runs (one earned) over seven innings to collect the victory at California (April 6) and earn Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week
- Complete game (8 IP) with 10 strikeouts at No. 25 Oregon (April 14)
- Tossed nine innings and allowed one run with 10 strikeouts in a no decision vs. Washington (April 21)
- Earned the victory over UCLA after tossing 7 1/3 innings and striking out 10 (April 28)
- Picked up the win at No. 20 Arizona State, striking out 11 over eight innings (May 5)
- Earned a pair of wins in the Stanford Regional, including going seven innings with seven strikeouts in a start against San Jose State (June 2) and four shutout frames with five strikeouts out of the bullpen in the regional final against No. 25 Texas A&M (June 5)
As a Junior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions
- Drafted in the 19th round of the 2022 MLB Draft (Tampa Bay Rays) but elected to return to Stanford
- ABCA All-Region second team
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention
- Stanford Regional All-Regional Team
- Karbach Round Rock Classic All-Tournament
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Pitcher of the Week (April 4)
- College Baseball Foundation National Pitcher of the Week (March 1)
- Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 28, March 28, April 18)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Posted a 9-2 record with a team-best 3.08 ERA and nine saves over 27 appearances (nine starts)
- Struck out 111 over 99 1/3 innings (10.01 strikeouts per game) while limiting opponents to a .213 average against
- Began the year as a starter but moved to the bullpen to shore up the back end of games for the Cardinal
- Finished second in the Pac-12 in ERA, wins, strikeouts, saves and hits allowed per game (6.98)
- Nine saves were eighth-most in Stanford history
- Was the nation's only pitcher with both nine wins and nine saves
- The first Stanford pitcher to capture Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week three times in the same season since Mark Appel in 2013
- 6-0 with a 2.68 ERA and three saves over 14 appearances, including five starts, in Pac-12 play ... logged 57 innings and struck out 67 batters while limiting conference opponents to a .211 average against
- 10 strikeouts with two hits allowed over six shutout innings to earn victory vs. No. 2 Arkansas (Feb. 27)
- Struck out six over seven scoreless innings to earn the victory against CSUN (March 5)
- Seven shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks with a career-best 11 strikeouts, to collect the victory vs. Washington State (March 26)
- Posted a win and a save while striking out 13 in eight innings over two appearances at No. 3 Oregon State (April 1-3)
- Closed out a 1-0 shutout at No. 3 Oregon State by working a 1-2-3 10th inning with two strikeouts to record first career save (April 1)
- Struck out a career-high tying 11 batters over seven relief innings to collect the win at No. 3 Oregon State (April 3)
- Seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts at No. 12 UCLA to earn a victory (April 16)
- Picked up the win after tossing four scoreless innings at Utah (May 15)
- Earned the save after pitching the final 4 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts vs. USC (May 21)
- Pitched the final six innings of an NCAA elimination game to earn the victory over UCSB (June 5)
- Recorded a pair of six-out saves in the super regional vs. Connecticut (6 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 BB, 8 K) (June 12-13)
As a Sophomore (2021)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Compiled a 5-2 record with a 6.08 ERA in 18 appearances, including 14 starts
- Logged 66 2/3 innings while striking out 60 and combining on one shutout
- Picked up the victory over Santa Clara after tossing five hitless innings while striking out eight batters as Stanford combined on a two-hit shutout (Feb. 26)
- Tossed a career-high eight innings while allowing just one run on four hits with six strikeouts to beat UC Irvine (March 13)
- Struck out nine batters over 6 1/3 innings vs. Utah (March 20)
- Earned the victory at USC after allowing two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings (May 1)
- Struck out seven batters over 3 1/3 innings at California (May 16)
- Five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings vs. Vanderbilt in a start at the College World Series (June 23)
As a Freshman (2020)
- Finished 1-2 with a 4.71 earned-run average in four starts, striking out 14 in 21.0 innings pitched
- Collegiate debut against Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15)
- Career-high 7.0 innings pitched with a career-high six strikeouts against Kansas State (March 7)
Prior to Stanford
- Prepped at Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo, California
- Team captain (2019)
- 2018 CIF State Champions
- 2019 Team MVP
- 2019 All-League, All-County and Orange County South All-Star team
- Represented Saddleback Cowboys (2015-19) at the club level
Personal
- Born in Mission Viejo, California
- Son of Susan and Robert Mathews with an older sister, Remy
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Super Regional Bound
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Cardinal Falls in Semifinals
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Stanford Cleans Up Yearly Awards
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Stanford Walks Off with Game One
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Stanford Stymied in Oregon
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Ticket Punched
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Down but Never Out
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Stunned in Washington
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Saturday Split
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Offense Erupts in Sunday Sweep
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Big Series Win
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Super Regional Bound
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UC Irvine Forces Monday Game
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Stanford Drops Pac-12 Series
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No. 9 Arizona Evens Series
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Seven-Run First Guides Cardinal
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