Matt Hornich

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hillsborough, N.J.
Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-5
Weight:
230
High School:
Hillsborough
Major:
Criminal Justice

AT DELAWARE
• Senior lefty who will add depth to the Blue Hen pitching staff
• expected to support pitching staff as a mid-week starter and a long reliever.

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Appeared in 13 games making six starts
• struck out 32 batters in 34.2 innings
• pitched six innings of two-run ball against UMBC (3/7)
• threw five-and-one-third innings against Kansas State (2/18) allowing a pair of earned runs, striking out five.

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Appeared out of the bullpen in 11 games
• also started a pair of games
• struck out 23 batters in 26 innings, compiling a 3-1 record
• threw four shutout innings against La Salle, setting his single-game career high for strikeouts (7)
• pitched three and one-third scoreless innings against Maryland
• struck out a pair of batters in his final appearance of the season against St. Joe’s.

2015 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Appeared in seven games while making three starts during his freshman campaign
• compiled a 15.68 ERA after giving up 18 earned runs in 10.1 innings on the mound
• fired four scoreless frames and struck out three batters in his collegiate debut vs. Rider
• tossed a scoreless inning against Saint Joseph’s
• allowed one run in two innings of work at La Salle.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Hillsborough High School
• played basketball and baseball in high school
• named second-team All-Area, all-conference, and All-Somerset County in 2012 in baseball for head coach Norm Hewitt
• named third team all-conference and All-Somerset County in 2013
• selected first team all-conference, All-Area, All-Somerset County, and named Somerset County Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2014.

PERSONAL
• Matthew Ryan "Matt" Hornich
• son of Wendy and Ed Hornich
• born Dec. 27, 1995
• has one older sister Emma
• grandfather, Joe Melick, played football at Rutgers
• father played baseball at Salem College
• majoring in criminal justice.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	ERA	W-L	G/S	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Opp. Avg.
2017	5.79	2-3	13/6	0	1	1	34.2	40	32	22	20	32	32-137 .234
2016	4.85	3-1	13/2	0	0	0	26.0	24	17	14	22	23	24-98 .245
2015	15.68	0-1	7/3	0	0	0	10.1	21	18	18	10	7	21-45 .467
TOTALS	6.85	5-5	33/11	0	1	1	71.0	85	67	54	52	62	77-280 .275