2 Matt DeGrand
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Is penciled in to become the No. 3 starter in the rotation … Possesses a good fastball that he can locate as well as a curveball and change-up, and excellent competitive spirit, according to the coaching staff … Also a two-time all-conference outside linebacker for the football team, including first-team honors last fall when he led the league with 113 tackles … 2008: Started seven times as the No. 4 pitcher and entered eight other games in relief … Did not lose a decision (3-0) for the second-straight season, while producing a 3.37 ERA … Struck out 24, compared to just seven walks … Totaled 8.0 innings of postseason work, including 3.0 scoreless innings during the conference tournament … Won his first two starts of the year as well as the home game against Denison (April 13) when he pitched one inning of relief … 2007: Earned the No. 4 spot in the rotation of a talented pitching staff as a freshman … Picked up five victories without a loss, while accumulating a 2.79 ERA and 30 strikeouts over 11 appearances and 38.2 innings … Limited the opposition to a .268 batting average … Prior to Wooster: Two-time second-team all-conference honoree at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School … Helped lead the Fighting Irish to a district runner-up finish as a senior … Totaled seven varsity letters – three each in football and baseball and one in wrestling … Personal: Born Sept. 29, 1987 … Is the son of Ron and Barb DeGrand … Majoring in political science.