Eric Van Matre

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Selma, Ind.
High School:
Wapahani

Eric Van Matre's Career & Game-By-Game Statistics (PDF)

2009 (5th-Year Senior)
Appeared in 16 games out of the bullpen to earn his second letter at Ball State ... Posted a 1-1 record with a 9.15 ERA in 19.2 innings ... Tallied his only victory of the season as he worked 2.0 innings at Purdue (April 7) and allowed just one run ... Worked 4.0 innings at Michigan (May 12 - game one) and allowed just one run on three hits while striking out four batters.

2008 (Junior)
Appeared in 20 games to earn his first letter at Ball State ... Recorded two starts on the year ... Posted an 0-2 record with a 5.06 ERA ... Worked 37.1 innings and recorded 34 strikeouts ... Started against Indiana Tech (April 1) and Central Michigan (April 19) ... Worked a career-high six innings against Bowling Green (April 12) ... Posted 3.1 scoreless innings of relief against Toledo (May 16) ... Only allowed one run in his first six career appearances for the Cardinals in 11 innings of work ... Posted 3.0 scoreless innings in his Ball State debut against UAB (Feb. 23).

2006-2007 (At Purdue)
Played two years for coach Doug Schreiber ... Appeared in three games as a sophomore ... Threw 21.1 innings over his two years ... Struck out 25 career batters while walking 13 ... His 2006 Purdue team played in the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

High School
Lettered three years in baseball for coach Brian Dudley ... His team was 61-32 for his career and 27-6 his senior year ... Earned all-county and first team all-conference honors his junior and senior years ... Named All-State and The Star Press Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2004 ... Also earned a spot in the North/South All-Star Game ... Compiled a 15-1 record on the mound as a senior with a 1.01 ERA ... Tossed 10 complete games that year while striking out 154 batters in 104 innings ... His win total, strikeout total and innings pitched total all set single-season school records ... For his career, he logged a 25-9 record with 279 strikeouts and a 1.80 ERA ... Helped his team to conference and sectional championships in 2002 and 2004 and county championships in 2003 and 2004 ... His 2004 team went on to win the regional and semi-state before finishing as the Class 2A runner-up ... Recognized individually at the state finals as the L.V. Phillips Mental Attitude Award winner ... Also played American Legion baseball for Muncie’s Post 19 in 2003 and 2004 ... Lettered four years in high school cross country, earning all-conference and all-county honors once ... Also lettered two years in basketball.

Personal
Majoring in exercise science ... Born May 13, 1986, in Winchester, Ind. ... Son of Brian and Lisa Van Matre ... Has one brother ... Full name is Eric James Van Matre.