Siena University Athletics

• “This coming year will be a big one for Matt. He needs to command the zone and let the defense do their jobs. The coaching staff hopes that his offseason work translates into an outstanding year three for him.”

• Made four appearances out of the bullpen
• Held a 7.71 ERA and an 0-1 record in 9.1 innings, with five strikeouts and six walks

• Made nine appearances, including eight out of the bullpen
• Held a 9.00 ERA and an 0-2 record in 14 innings 
• Recorded seven strikeouts and seven walks

• Made 12 appearances on the mound, including four starts
• Struck out 17 batters and issued 14 walks in 30 innings of work
• Held an 0-5 record and an 8.10 ERA
• Struck out a season-high four batters twice, including in a three inning shutout performance at UMass on April 18

2017 (FRESHMAN):

• Posted a staff-best 3.21 ERA over 12 relief appearances
• Threw four scoreless, hitless innings with a season-high five strikeouts to earn first career save at Holy Cross (Apr. 19)
• Tossed season-high 6.2 innings, allowing just six hits and one run vs. Army West Point (Apr. 12)

• Two-time First Team Section II selection

• Son of Brian & Gail Pierce
• Has a sister - Abbey
• Majoring in education, with plans to become a history teacher
• Chose Siena because he enjoyed visiting campus

Major: History
Twitter handle: mattpierce14
Instagram handle: mattpiercee
What I like most about Siena: Being familiar with the area since I am a local kid from Guilderland
What I like most about my sport: Going out there and being able to compete on the diamond with your team, while all wanting to reach the same goals as a team
What I like most about my coach: He is a very experienced and knowledgeable coach who has been coaching for years, and his experience makes him an effective coach
Another Siena sport I like to follow: Basketball
My goals: Winning the MAAC Championship and helping out the team any way I can
My biggest fear is: Being buried alive
My hobbies are: I like fishing with my father in my free time
If I could travel anywhere, I would go to: Italy
If I was stuck on a deserted island, the one thing I would bring: Flare Gun
My biggest fan: Liz Glusko
My pregame routine: Listen to music before outing, stretch and toss lightly, take a small break in between to stretch even more and hydrate, return to throwing long toss, moving in for pulldowns and also flat ground, translate it to the mound
Best advice I have ever received: To make the best of every opportunity available
Person I look up to the most: My father
Three words that describe me: Funny, Positive, Caring
If I could meet anyone, it would be: Shaq
Sport/position I always wanted to try: Football
When I'm not playing, you can find me: Playing Fortnite
My dream job: Teacher
If I could have any pet, I would have: Boxer
My dream car: Lamborghini
Future Plans: I plan to be a history teacher at the middle school level

Favorites

TV show: Game of Thrones
Class at Siena: Education
Vacation spot: Hawaii
Twitter account to follow: Lebron James
Color: Red
Sports Team: Yankees
Flavor of ice cream: Mint
App: Snapchat
Animal: Lion
Food: Chicken Parmigiana
Movie: Coach Carter
Pro athlete: Max Scherzer
Actor/Actress: Jonah Hill