2024 Baseball Roster

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11 Matthew Maloney

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Huntington Beach, CA
  • Highschool Ocean View HS

Biography

AWARDS
- 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball Team
- 2023 Preseason All-WAC | Perfect Game

2024
Entered the Rebel bullpen as the team's closer, appearing in 24 games over the course of the season for 37.2 innings ... Collected four saves for the Scarlet & Gray, including one where Maloney closed the final 1.2 innings of the contest and held UC Riverside scoreless into the 13-7 win ... Struck out 28 batters on the season, posting a 3.35 season ERA ... Honored for his efforts in the classroom, being tabbed on the 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball Team.

New Mexico State (2023)
Pitched in 25 games for the Aggies, totaling 39.1 innings of work ... Tallied two saves on the season, fanning 42 batters at the plate during the spring ... Earned a season-high five strikeouts in the team's win over Stephen F. Austin on April 15, Maloney pitching two innings without allowing any earned runs. 

Orange Coast College (2020-22)
Maloney was named the Pitching MVP of the California Collegiate League in the summer of 2022 following a stellar season  … In 37 innings, Maloney posted a 0.24 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and struck out 58 opposing hitters … The California Collegiate League is typically littered with talent, featuring notable alumni Kris Bryant, CJ Cron, Kevin Gausman, Andrew Vaughn, and more … D1Baseball describes Maloney’s pitch repertoire as a “confusion-making cutter and a devastating knuckle-curve” … At Orange Coast College, Maloney made the transition from being a catcher to getting on the mound … In sixteen appearances for the Pirates, Maloney posted a 2-2 record with six saves and 37 strikeouts … Each of his first 14 games were out of the bullpen before making two starts to end the year … In two starts, Maloney fanned 14 hitters with a season-high eight strikeouts on April 23 versus Riverside.
 
PERSONAL
Maloney is a Huntington Beach, California native, who is the son of Dave and Angela Maloney … He has two older sisters, Alex and Katie, who both reside in Arizona … Maloney comes from an athletic family. His mother, Angela, pitched at Riverside City College, while his grandfather, Jim Ulam, played football at the University of Miami … Maloney graduated with honors and a 3.9 GPA from Ocean View High School … A four-year member of the baseball program, Maloney was a Second Team All-League selection in 2019.

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