Matthew Calvert

Height:
6-1
Weight:
230
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Clay, Ala.
High School:
Clay-Chalkville HS

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
- Made the third most appearances on the team with 17 and made three mid-week starts
- Logged 35.1 innings and allowed just nine earned runs on 31 hits with 36 strikeouts to 13 walks
- Threw 4.1 innings of hitless baseball with one walk and five strikeouts at Auburn (4/17)
- In first appearance of the season he went 4.0 innings with a career-high eight strikeouts and two hits allowed at Alabama State (2/20)
- Got first career save as he went 3.0 innings and allowed no runs on two hits with four strikeouts against WKU (4/21)
- Collected second save at Rice (5/12) after throwing a hitless 0.2 innings in UAB’s 5-3 win
- Carried a 0.79 ERA over 11.1 innings with only one earned run allowed in C-USA play
- Set career-bests in appearances, starts saves, ERA, hits and strikeouts
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
- Proposed to his fiancée, Amanda Love, on the field before the final game of the opening weekend versus Creighton on Feb. 19
- Came out of the bullpen for the final two outs of the game, needing just seven pitches to secure the season-opening sweep
- Registered career-highs across the board with 15 appearances, 21.2 innings pitched and 22 strikeouts
- Received his first career start on April 11 at Alabama
- Tossed a career-high 4.2 innings while giving up just a single run and setting a new career-high with four strikeouts
- Tied the four strikeout mark a week later against Troy on April 18, throwing two innings of one-hit ball
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN SEASON
- Made seven appearances out of the bullpen as a rookie for the Blazers
- Registered a 4.15 ERA over 8.2 innings and struck out three batters
- .214 opposing batting average was the third-lowest mark on the team

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four seasons for coach Bubba Roberts at Clay-Chalkville HS
- 2015 Perfect Game Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
- Named to the 2014 Jefferson County Baseball All-Tournament team
- Member of the 2014 Alabama North-South All-Star team
- 2014 Perfect Game Underclass HS Honorable Mention All American
- Rated the number two left-handed pitcher and 11th best player overall in the state of Alabama by Perfect Game for the class of 2015
- Tallied a 12-4 record, 1.88 ERA, and struck out 108 batters over 115 innings as a varsity player
- Threw two no-hitters in high school
- Played with fellow Blazer Thomas Johns

PERSONAL
- Born Matthew Wilson Calvert on September 19, 1996
- Son of Dennis and Tammy Calvert
- Youngest of his siblings with three older sisters: Ashley Davis, Meagan Calvert and Lauren Simpson
- Has a son named Easton who was born on April 4, 2014
- Double majoring in management and marketing