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  • RHP
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Fredericksburg, Va.
    Hometown
  • 5'9
    Height
  • 175
    Weight
  • Courtland
    High School
  • Bethune-Cookman
    Previous School
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Matthew Henson
#31
Matthew Henson
RHP
Position
Senior
Class
Fredericksburg, Va.
Hometown

Season Stats

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2022
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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

HONORS:
  • 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022: Appeared in 29 games out of the bullpen… Led the club with a career-high in appearances (29) and was seventh in innings pitched (34.0)… Posted a 1-1 record with a 9.00 ERA (34.0 IP, 47 H, 37 R, 34 ER, 30 BB, 22 SO, 12-2B, 0-3B, 4-HR, 1 WP, 6 HBP, 3 BK)… Appeared in nine games against Atlantic 10 opponents with a 0-0 record and 14.29 ERA (11.1 IP, 21 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 7 BB, 4 SO, 4-2B, 0-3B, 2-HR, 0 WP, 4 HBP, 0 BK)… Made 14 appearances at home, 13 appearances on the road and two in the 2022 A-10 Baseball tournament… At home, posted a 0-1 record with a 6.43 ERA (21.0 IP, 26 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 14 BB, 12 SO, 9-2B, 0-3B, 0-HR, 1 WP, 3 HBP, 2 BK)… On the road, tallied a 1-0 record with a 12.41 ERA (12.1 IP, 20 H, 17 R, 17 ER, 15 BB, 10 SO, 3-2B, 0-3B, 3-HR, 0 WP, 3 HBP, 1 BK)… at Wofford (2/18): Earned his first win as a Patriot in the season opener… Gave up one hit in 0.2 inning in an 11-10 victory over the Terriers… at Wofford (2/20): Tossed 2.0 hitless innings with two strikeouts and one walk in Mason’s 15-13 loss to the Terriers… at Presbyterian College (2/25): Worked 0.2 inning with one walk and one hit batter in the Patriots 4-2 victory over the Blue Hose… vs. Navy (3/2): Pitched 2.0 hitless innings with one strikeout and three walks, and threw 38 pitches in a 7-6 setback to the Midshipmen… vs. Monmouth (3/6): Gave up just one hit in 2.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and two walks, and threw 37 pitches in the Patriots 5-4 victory over the Hawks… at Wake Forest (3/9): Surrendered three earned runs on four hits in 1.0 inning with two walks and threw 31 pitches in a 14-2 loss to the Demon Deacons… vs. Quinnipiac (3/11): Tossed 2.0 innings and recorded a season-high three strikeouts with one walk, and threw 32 pitches in Mason’s 6-5 loss to the Bobcats… vs. Coppin State (3/15): Surrendered three earned runs on two hits in 1.0 inning of work in the Patriots 9-3 victory over the Eagles… One strikeout, two walks and threw 30 pitches… vs. Georgetown (3/15): Retired the lone batter he faced on one pitch in Mason’s 5-4 loss to the Hoyas… at William & Mary (3/18): Worked 1.1 hitless innings with two strikeouts and three walks, and threw 29 pitches in a 9-3 setback against the Tribe… vs. William & Mary (3/19): Allowed one earned run on one hit in 2.0 innings and took the loss in 2-1 setback against the Tribe… One strikeout and threw 30 pitches in the outing… at The Citadel (3/25): Allowed one hit in 0.2 inning of work and threw 12 pitches in the Patriots 6-3 loss to the Bulldogs… at The Citadel (3/27): Allowed one hit in 0.2 inning and threw seven pitches in a 6-4 victory over the Bulldogs… vs. Maryland (3/30): Gave up two earned runs on three hits and threw 14 pitches in 0.1 inning in 3-1 loss to the Terrapins… vs. VCU (4/3): Surrendered four earned runs on a season-high six hits in 1.1 innings in Mason’s 15-5 loss to the Rams… Two walks, one hit batter and threw 39 pitches… at Longwood (4/12): Allowed two earned runs with one strikeout and a season-high four walks, and threw 30 pitches in a 9-8 loss to the Lancers… vs. Saint Louis (4/16): Gave up four runs, three earned, on two hits and one walk in 1.2 innings in an 11-9 win over the Billikens…  vs. Saint Louis (4/17): Allowed an unearned run and one hit and one walk in 0.2 inning and threw 16 pitches in an 8-5 loss to the Billikens… vs. Fordham (4/22): Allowed just one hit over 1.2 scoreless innings in Mason’s 11-10 loss to the Rams… One walk and one hit batter… vs. Fordham (4/23): Allowed one earned run on two hits and threw nine pitches in 1.0 inning of work in the Patriots 8-7 victory over the Rams… at Virginia (4/27): Gave up two earned runs on four hits with one strikeout and two walks in 1.1 innings, and threw 39 pitches in Mason’s 17-7 loss to the Cavaliers… vs. Towson (5/3): Allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits in 2.1 innings in the Patriots 8-6 victory over the Tigers… Threw a season-high 47 pitches with two strikeouts and one walk in the outing… at Mount St. Mary’s (5/4): Allowed one hit with two strikeouts in 1.0 inning and threw 20 pitches in Mason’s 11-10 loss to the Mountaineers… at Richmond (5/6): Allowed four earned runs on three hits and one walk and didn’t retire a batter in Mason’s 13-5 loss to the Spiders… vs. George Washington (5/14): Allowed just one hit and tossed a season-high 2.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and threw 30 pitches in the Patriots 8-7 victory over the Colonials… at Davidson (5/19): Surrendered a season-high six earned runs on five hits in 1.1 innings in Mason’s 17-4 loss to the Wildcats… Two strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter and threw 42 pitches… at Davidson (5/21): Worked 1.0 hitless inning and threw seven pitches in Mason’s 12-4 loss to the Wildcats… vs Davidson, A-10 Tournament (5/25): Gave up two earned runs on one hit in 0.1 inning and threw 10 pitches in a 6-2 setback against the Wildcats in the opening round… vs. Richmond, A-10 Tournament (5/26): Retired the lone batter he faces on two pitches in Mason’s 7-3 loss to the Spiders in an elimination game.

2021: Made 13 appearances out of the bullpen… Posted a 0-2 record with a 7.58 ERA (19.0 IP, 28 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 15 BB, 19 SO, 5-2B, 0-3B, 3-HR, 2 WP, 6 HBP, 0 BK)… Made 10 appearances against A-10 opponents with a 0-1 record and 5.93 ERA (13.2 IP, 18 H, 12 R, 9 ER, 10 BB, 12 SO, 1-2B, 0-3B, 2-HR, 1 WP, 2 HBP, 0 BK)… Led the club in saves (2), ranked second on the team in appearances (13) and was seventh in innings pitches (19.0)… Seven appearances at home and six on the road… at UMBC (3/14): Made his Patriots debut… Allowed a season-high four earned runs on a season-high four hits in 1.2 innings and took the loss (13-7 Retrievers)… Struck out two and walked one… Towson (3/27): Allowed two runs on three hits in 1.2 innings (5-1 Tigers)…Struck out a season-high three batters, walked two and threw 36 pitches… St. Bonaventure (4/3): Allowed one run on three hits in 2.0 innings (8-3 Bonnies)… Struck out two, walked two and threw 37 pitches… Saint Louis (4/9): Tosses two scoreless innings, struck out one and threw 13 pitches (6-4 Billikens)… at Dayton (4/17): Allowed four earned runs (equaled season high) on four hits in 1.0 inning of work (11-1 Flyers)… Struck out three, walked one and threw 36 pitches… at Dayton (4/18): Allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit and threw nine pitches in 0.1 inning of work (14-3 Flyers)… at VCU (4/30): Tossed 1.1 scoreless, (9-2 Rams)… Struck out two, walked a season-high four batters and threw 39 pitches… George Washington (5/9): Tossed 1.2 scoreless and allowed one hit (5-0 Colonials)… Struck out two, walked two and threw 34 pitches… George Washington (5/9): Third straight scoreless outing in second game of a doubleheader…Surrendered two hits in 2.0 innings and threw 17 pitches (13-7 Colonials)… at Davidson (5/14): Picked up his first save with the Patriots…Fourth straight scoreless outing to preserve a 5-3 victory… Gave up one hit in 2.0 innings and threw 33 pitches… at Davidson (5/15): Allowed one run on two hits in 0.2 innings and took the loss (5-4 Wildcats)… Walked two and threw 18 pitches… Richmond (5/20): Notched his second save of the season with his fifth scoreless outing in Mason’s 6-5 win… Struck out two batters without a walk in 1.0 inning of work and threw 22 pitches… Richmond (5/22): Surrendered five runs, three earned, on a season-high seven hits in 1.2 innings (11-1 Spiders)…Struck out two, walked one and threw a season-high 44 pitches in the outing.

PRIOR TO MASON: Played at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Va. (sophomore) and Bethune-Cookman (junior) in Daytona Beach, Fla....In 2021, made six appearances out of the bullpen for Bethune-Cookman... Posted a 0-0 record with a 1.13 ERA and one save for the Wildcats (8.0 IP / 6 H / 1 R / 1 ER / 8 BB / 3 SO)... In 2019 at PHCC, appeared in 19 games out of the bullpen sophomore year... Posted a 4-4 record with a 3.70 ERA and struck out 31 batters in 26.1 innings... Team captain of the PHCC Patriots... Graduated with his AA Degree with a 3.7 GPA... In freshman year in 2018 at PHCC, appeared in 17 games out of the bullpen and went 6-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 22.0 innings pitched... Helped lead PHCC to the Region 10 NJCAA D2 Regional Championship Game... Named PHCC Freshman of the Year.
 
PREP:  Four-year letterwinner at Courtland High School in Fredericksburg, Va.
 
PERSONAL:  Son of Suzanne and Daron… Has two siblings, Luke and Lily… Favorite athlete is Dwayne Wade and favorite team in the New York Mets… Hobbies include watching movies and spending time with friends… Also by Radford and Virginia Tech…Major is finance.
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