12 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES • 14 ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
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#36 Matt Campbell
Position: Right Handed Pitcher
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 195
Year: Junior
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
High School: Northview HS
Experience: 2 Letters

Career Stats

Hard-throwing righthander who was one of the team's top relievers in 2012 before being sidelined with an injury ... will be counted on as one of the team's top relievers in 2013 ... in 48.2 innings pitched over 29 relief appearances and two seasons, he has a 2-2 record, four saves, and a 2.77 ERA while allowing 31 hits (.185 opponents' batting average) and 26 walks with 54 strikeouts ... two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

2012: ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-2 record, two saves, and a 2.49 ERA in 13 relief appearances ... in 25.1 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits (team-best .211 opponents' batting average), including only four extra-base hits, and 11 walks with 29 strikeouts ... had a 2.13 ERA, one save, and a .159 opponents' batting average along with 18 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in ACC regular-season games ... in 8.1 innings pitched over six relief appearances away from home, he allowed only two singles (.077 opponents' batting average) and one run (1.08 ERA) ... had an 0.71 ERA and a .143 opponents' batting average in 12.2 innings pitched over five relief appearances against top-25 ranked teams ... held lefthanded batters to a .158 batting average ... did not allow a steal ... pitched 3.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks with three strikeouts against #2 South Carolina at Charleston, SC on Mar. 2 ... pitched 2.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against #6 North Carolina on Mar. 9 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on Mar. 16 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against Elon at Greenville, SC on Mar. 21 ... pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief at #18 Georgia on Mar. 27 ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against #7 Miami (FL) on Mar. 30 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and one run with four strikeouts at Georgia Tech on Apr. 27; he left the game in the ninth inning with a "Lat" strain and missed the rest of the season.

2011: All-ACC Academic team member ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-0 record, two saves, and a 3.09 ERA in 16 relief appearances ... in 23.1 innings pitched, he allowed 12 hits (.154 opponents' batting average), no homers, and 15 walks with 25 strikeouts ... in 10.2 innings pitched over seven relief appearances in ACC regular-season games, he had one save and allowed five hits (.143 opponents' batting average) and four earned runs (3.38 ERA) with 13 strikeouts ... held righthanded batters to a .125 batting average ... held opponents to 0-for-25 with two outs ... had a .122 opponents' batting average with runners on base and .111 batting average with runners in scoring position ... in 6.0 innings pitched in the ninth inning, he allowed just two hits and no runs with nine strikeouts ... allowed only four of 16 inherited baserunners to score ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two strikeouts against Charleston Southern on Feb. 26; it was his first career appearance ... struck out all three batters he faced in relief against Duke on Mar. 19 ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs, and no walks with a strikeout against Duke on Mar. 20 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts against Wake Forest on Apr. 23 ... pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7 ... pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief to record his first career save against Furman at Greenville, SC (Fluor Field) on May 10 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the save in the second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on May 14 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs, and no walks with one strikeout to earn his first career win against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 28 ... played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 1-0 with a league-best 1.19 ERA and .152 opponents' batting average in 45.1 innings pitched over eight appearances (six starts); he allowed only 23 hits and 17 walks with 41 strikeouts; named CPL Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week on July 20 ... rated as the #42 prospect in the Coastal Plain League by Perfect Game.

Before Clemson: Preseason honorable mention All-American by Under Armour as a senior at Northview High School ... first-team all-region as a junior ... team defensive MVP as a junior ... lettered three times in baseball at Northview High, where he was coached by Joshua Bartlett.

Personal: Majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management ... born Matthew Scott Campbell on Sept. 28, 1991 in Alpharetta, GA.





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