Matt Trent

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-5
Weight:
222
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Reidsville, N.C.
High School:
Rockingham County

2011 (Senior): Appeared in 13 games, starting six on the mound ... Posted a 2-4 record and a 6.22 ERA ... Struck out 33 batters in 46.1 innings pitched ... Fired a complete game against Dayton in the A-10 tournament for his second win of the season ... Allowed just three runs while striking out a season-high six batters.

2010 (Redshirt Junior): Emerged as one of the leading weekend starters in the A-10 over the second half of the season as he was 5-0 with a 3.96 ERA over his final seven starts... Was Richmond's workhorse on the mound with team-highs in innings pitched (80.2), starts (13) and strikeouts (74)... Won three-consecutive A-10 starts (George Washington, Temple, Saint Joseph's) and four-consecutive appearances overall when you include a win in relief against Longwood... Had no-decisions in his final three A-10 starts, which were a 6-5 loss at Duquesne, a 4-3 win at Rhode Island and a 5-4 loss to Charlotte... Went a career-best 8.0 innings versus Duquesne with a then-career-high 11 strikeouts... Set a new career-high a week later with 13 K's over seven innings at URI... Also recorded nine-strikeout games versus George Washington and Charlotte... Allowed three runs with four K's and no walks over six innings to pick up a 10-5 win at UMass... Scattered eight hits over seven innings and allowed just two runs with nine punchouts in the 7-6 win over GW.

2009 (Junior): Missed the entire season with a shoulder injury and earned a medical redshirt.

2008 (Sophomore): Saw action in 15 games and made four starts for the Spiders... Picked up his first win of the season with 3.2 inning of relief work against Charleston Southern on March 16... Fanned a season-high three in four strong, shutout, no-hit innings out of the bullpen versus Norfolk State on May 6... Was credited the win in the 7-6 NSU victory.

2007 (Freshman): Made 18 appearances and started in eight games ... Fanned a career-high four Old Dominion batters in 6.2 innings to pick up his first collegiate win... Pitched three shutout innings and allowed just one hit in a 4-0 loss to No. 11 Wichita State... Went three scoreless innings against Temple with three strikeouts to pick up his first collegiate save.

High School: Was a two-year letterwinner in baseball at Rockingham County... Was a three-time Piedmont Triad 3A All-Conference selection... Was 6-4 as a senior with a 2.61 ERA and struck out 89 in 75 innings... Finished his junior season with a 7-3 mark and an ERA of 3.13... Named the American Legion Post 254 Pitcher of the Year in 2005 and in 2006... Was a two-time All-Conference honoree as both a junior and senior... Played on the North Carolina Baseball Academy Prospect Team in the fall of 2005.