Matt LaRocca

Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Stony Brook, N.Y.
High School:
Ward Melville/Suffolk County CC

As a Redshirt Junior (2014): Appeared in 30 games with 28 starts, primarily at first base and made 13 appearances on the mound ... owned a .228 batting average (29-127) ... led the team in homeruns with five ... posted three multi-RBI games ... registered at least one hit in 12 of the last 15 games of the season, recording three homeruns in that span ... went 2-for-3 with a homerun and a pair of RBI against Central Michigan (May 21) in the first game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, where he also was awarded a save after throwing two scoreless innings and striking out three batters ... threw 24.1 innings of relief and recorded a 1-2 record with a 3.33 ERA and team-high five saves ... struck out 25 batters (9.25 per game), fanning a season-high four batters on two occasions, the first in 1.2 innings against Ohio State (March 18) ... picked up a win in a game against Buffalo (May 24) to help the Zips advance to the MAC Championship game after tossing a season-high 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and fanning three ... pitched at least one inning of scoreless baseball on six occasions ... held opponents to a .241 batting average.

as a Redshirt Sophomore (2013): Started in 48 games and appeared in 49 games as a position player … registered 16 appearances and one start as a pitcher … batted .269 (50-for186) with 19 runs scored and 16 walks … owned a record of 0-2 with a 2.88 ERA over 34.1 innings pitched … tied for second on the offense with two homeruns … pitched a single game high of 6.1 innings out of the bullpen against Miami (April 7) with zero earned runs allowed … had six straight appearances without an earned run allowed (March 15 – April 7) … fourth on the pitching staff with 27 strikeouts … led the offense with 27 RBI.

Prior to Akron: Had an ERA of 2.33 with a 4-1 record in 2011 at Suffolk County CC ... struck out 43 in 38.2 innings ... batted .353 and drove in a team-high 37 RBIs ... also led the team in doubles (11) and triples (6) ... was named first-team all-region and second-team Junior College World Series ... a 2012 junior college Pre-Season All-American ... was 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA as a senior at Ward Melville High School.

Personal: Son of Andrew and Connie LaRocca.