Matt Campbell Class: Sophomore Hometown: Alpharetta, GA High School: Northview HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: RHP Experience: 1VL B-T: R-R

Hard-throwing righthander who pitched late in many games as a freshman...will be counted on as one of the top Tigers out of the bullpen.

2011: All-ACC Academic team 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: Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2010-11...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management...born Matthew Scott Campbell on Sept. 28, 1991 in Alpharetta, GA.