Matthew Steidl

Photo by: Abby Harris

Photo by: Will Becque

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-5
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Gallatin, Tenn.
High School:
Pope John Paul II HS
Major:
Business

2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)

Games/starts: 24/0 ... W-L-S: 2-8-2 ... ERA: 6.55 ... IP: 44 ... K: 50 ... K/9: 10.23 ... MVC-only: Games/starts: 10/0 ... W-L-S: 0-3-1 ... ERA: 5.21 ... IP: 19 ... K: 20 ... K/9: 9.47 ... MVC- all games rankings: #7 Appearances (24) ... 2023 Collegiate Baseball Magazine Pre-Season All-American team ... 2023 MVC Pre-Season All-Conference Team ... 2023 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Pre-Season Watch List ... Best stretch was 8 games (3/5/23-4/8/23) in which he allowed 3 earned runs over 16 and was 1-2.
CAREER: Games/starts: 94/9 ... W-L-S: 15-16-9 ... ERA: 4.75 ... IP: 212.1 ... K: 209 ... K/9: 8.86 ... #6 career appearances (95).

2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)

2022 All Missouri Valley Conference First Team ... Was 7-4 with 6 saves in 30 games, 29 in relief ... Was 4-0 with 4 saves in 13 MVC-only games, all in relief ... Combined on both of SIU's MVC shutouts ... Was third in the MVC in ERA (3.45) and second in the MVC in ERA in MVC games-only (2.13) ... Was third in the MVC in strikeouts (91) and ed the league in strikeouts in MVC-only games (49) ... Had a strikeout to walk ratio of 3:1 ... Was tied for third in the MVC in saves (6) and tied for second in the MVC in saves in MVC games-only (4) ... Converted to a sidearm delivery during the summer of 2021 ... Hurled 38 of SIU's 185 MVC innings, all in relief (21%) and combined with reliever Trey McDaniel to pitch in 70.1 of SIU's MVC innings (38%) ... Keyed SIU's 10-2 run to its first MVC regular season title in 32 years by pitching in 9 of the final 12 MVC games and posting a 2-0 record with 3 saves ... He pitched in 25.2 of the 107 innings in the final 12 games (24%) ... Earned the MVC's Pitcher of the Week Award May 23.

2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Appeared in 17 games, all in relief ... Went 2-0 with a 7.48 ERA and one save ... Struck out 23 in 27.2 innings ... Pitched three scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while striking out three and walking none to earn the save in a win over Illinois State (April 3) ... Picked up the win in the season opener at Jacksonville State ... Was the winning pitcher at Bradley (April 16).

2020 (SOPHOMORE)

Went 1-0 with a 1.71 ERA over 10 appearances out of the bullpen ... Led the team with a 1.71 ERA ... Pitched 21 innings, which was second-most on the team ... Started his season with 18.1 consecutive scoreless innings ... Was one of only seven pitchers in the nation with 15+ scoreless innings heading into the March 6 weekend ... Earned the win with 2.0 scoreless innings in the win over Murray State (Feb. 25) ... Pitched a season-high 3.2 scoreless innings vs. #18 Arizona (Feb. 21) ... Struck out a season-best three in 2.2 innings, allowing just one hit, in the win at Jackson State (Feb. 16) ... Pitched at least 2.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen five times.

2019 (FRESHMAN)

Appeared in 14 games and made eight starts ... Started the year in the bullpen and became a weekend starter late in the season ... Limited opponents to a .242 average … Season-high seven strikeouts in his collegiate debut on opening day at Nicholls (Feb. 16), including six-straight strikeouts at one point in extra innings ... Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 10 of his first 11 appearances ... Pitched four scoreless innings out of the bullpen at Bradley (April 12), allowing just one hit ... Started three MVC games ... Earned the win against Evansville (May 5), allowing just two hits and one run while striking out six ... MVC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-year starter (2017 & 2018) ... Helped lead high school teams to multiple state tournament appearances ... Went 6-2 with 70 strikeouts as a sophomore (2016) ... 4-3 with 65 strikeouts as a junior (2017) as his team won a then-school record 28 games.

PERSONAL

Son of Joy and Eric Steidl ... Has one older sister, Andreya, and one younger sister, Angela ... Born March 15, 2000, in Springfield, Ill. ... Majoring in economics.