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MATTHEW MCDANIEL
PITCHER, L-L 6-3, 205, SOPHOMORE MILILANI, HAWAII MID-PACIFIC INSTITUTE Joined San Diego State last season from the state of Hawaii where he received all-state recognition all four years of high school … Will likely be deployed as a member of the Aztec bullpen this season … Competed with the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League during summer 2010 … Made 12 starts on the mound and went 8-3 with a 3.67 earned run average … Played summer baseball in 2009 for the Dirtbags in Mililani, Hawaii.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2010 Made nine appearances on the mound during his freshman season with two starts … First start was a no-decision vs. Stony Brook on March 23 … His second start came against UNLV in the series finale on May 22 … Went 7.1 innings allowing four runs on 10 hits to pick up his first win in SDSU’s 6-4 victory … Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in that contest and walked none … Prior to that game had made eight appearances for a total of 9.0 innings … Did not throw a wild pitch over his total of 16.1 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL A four-year varsity letterwinner as a baseball player at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu … Coached there by Dunn Muramaru … Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior after compiling a 4-0 record along with a 2.00 earned run average … Held opponents to a .223 batting average helping team to runner-up finish in the Interscholastic League of Hawaii (ILH) … As a hitter, batted .419 with 17 RBI in 16 games … Was a second-team all-state honoree as a junior after going 5-1 with a 1.11 earned run average, striking out 41 and waling 16 over 44 innings pitched ... Was a first-team all-state honoree by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … Won third team all-state accolades as a sophomore and was an honorable mention selection after his freshman campaign.
PERSONAL Matthew Keakaokalani McDaniel was born Nov. 23, 1990, in Honolulu … Son of Randy and Gina McDaniel … Enjoys playing ball and hanging out with friends … Lists favorite athlete as New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana … Recruited out of high school by the University of Hawai’i … Majoring in biology at San Diego state with career plans as a pharmacist.
McDaniel’s SDSU Career Highs Most Innings..................................7.1 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 Long Start.......................................7.1 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 Short Start ............................2.0 vs. Stony Brook, 3/29/10 Long Relief .......................2.1 vs. CSU Fullerton, 3/12/10 Hits Allowed ..................................10 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 Strikeouts ..........................................9 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 Walks Allowed.................................4 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 Runs Allowed ............................5 vs. Oklahoma, 2/20/10 Earned Runs Allowed .....................4 vs. UNLV, 5/22/10 * last time when on more than one occasion
MCDANIEL’S CAREER STATISTICS Overall Stats Year 2010
ERA 5.51
W-L 1-1
G-GS-CG 9-2-0
SHO-CBO SV 0-0 0
IP 16.1
H 24
R 16
Year 2010
ERA 4.91
W-L 1-0
G-GS-CG 1-1-0
SHO-CBO SV 0-0 0
IP 7.1
H 10
R 4
ER 10
BB 3
SO 11
HR 1
B/Avg .329
WP 0
HB 3
BK 0
PO 1
A 3
E FLD% 1 .800
SO 9
HR 0
B/Avg .345
WP 0
HB 2
BK 0
PO 0
A 1
E FLD% 1 .500
MWC Stats
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ER 4
BB 0
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