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2023 Baseball Roster

16 Matt Dooley

  • Custom3 R/R
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, SC
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Prev School USC Sumter
  • High School White Knoll HS

Biography

FMU:  Returning letterman....Appeared in 16 games in 2022 and made 8 starts....Unbeaten record 5-0....Fourth-best ERA on team (3.94)....WHIP of 1.84....Tied for 12th in Conference Carolinas in pitching wins (5)....Transfer from USC Sumter....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall).

USCS:  Posted a 4-5 mark in 9 mound appearances in 2021....Averaged 8 strikeouts per game....In covid-shortened 2020 campaign, was 1-2 in 4 pitching appearances.Averaged 11.32 strikeouts per 9 innings.

PERSONAL:
  • Born Matthew Jason Dooley in Lexington, SC
  • Graduate of White Knoll High School, where he played for coach Blake Roland
  • 3-year letterman
  • All-Region award
  • Named “Pitcher of the Year Award” as a senior in high school
  • 2019 Bojangles Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • Member of the 2020 South Carolina American Legion state championship squad
  • Named “Pitcher of the Year Award” for the inaugural season of the Boone Bigfoots summer team, who also won the Textile League in 2021
  • Nickname is Dools
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Architect
  • How you got your nickname: Shortened last name
  • Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
  • Favorite Athlete: Freddie Freeman
  • Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Office
  • Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
  • Favorite Vacation Spot: Isle of Palms, SC
  • Favorite Musical Artists: Tory Lanez or Tyler Childers
  • Favorite Thing About FMU: The athletics facilities
  • Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Playing spikeball or golf
  • Goals for Upcoming Season: Win a conference championship
  • Why you first chose your sport: Grew up around baseball and fell in love with it
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Bouncing back after a bad pitch/hit
  • Interesting Notes:  My family owned farm land that hosted a Willie Nelson concert in the ‘80s; I have a collegiate-size baseball field in my backyard
  • Brush With Greatness:  Play on a collegiate summer ball team owned by Bob Wilson, the producer of the Netflix series “Cobra Kai”

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2023Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 180 lbs
    16