Matt Kent

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-6
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Canterbury
B/T:
R/R

2018 (As A Junior):
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Made 19 appearances and five starts in a valuable swing role for the XU staff... led Xavier with 64.1 innings pitched, four wins and three saves... logged a 4.48 ERA overall, striking out 52 and limiting opponents to a .261 batting average... tossed a scoreless inning with a strikeout in a 6-4 loss at No. 10 Louisville (2/27)... had a brilliant four game stretch from March 17 to April 6, making four appearances and logging 25.1 innings with just one earned run allowed (0.36 ERA)... pitched XU to a 5-2 win at Miami (OH) with 6.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out eight and allowing just two hits (3/17)... followed up with a great start against Indiana State, throwing seven innings of one-run ball and striking out six (3/23)... started and got the win in a 6-1 victory vs. Southern, tossing five innings without allowing an earned run (3/30)... was brilliant in first league start, going seven innings and striking out seven while allowing no earned runs in a late loss to Georgetown (4/6)... picked up a save in a 7-5 win at Northern Kentucky, going two scoreless innings with a strikeout (4/24)... picked up a win at Butler, giving XU 6.2 innings of one-run relief and striking out two (5/4)... threw a perfect inning with a pair of strikeouts in a 14-3 win over NKU (5/15)...

2017 (As A Sophomore):
• All-BIG EAST First Team
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Xavier's top option out of the bullpen, Kent went 5-2 and posted a team-best 1.74 ERA in 23 appearances... worked 46.2 innings, allowing just nine earned runs... didn't allow an earned run in 19 of 23 outings... went 11 straight appearances (16.2 IP) without allowing an earned run from April 5 through May 25... began the year without allowing a run (earned or unearned) in first eight appearances (22.1 IP)... tossed four scoreless innings for first career save in season debut at Troy, striking out three and allowing just two hits (2/17)... struck out a season-high five in three scoreless innings in an 8-7 win at Georgia (3/7)... went a season-high 4.1 innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three in a 3-2 win at Ohio State (3/18)... combined with Zac Lowther and Taylor Williams for a shutout 2-0 win on Friday night at Southern Miss (3/10)... picked up second save of season with two innings of shutout relief in a 3-2 win against Butler (4/23)... threw three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit in a 2-1 win at Creighton (4/28)...

2016 (As A Freshman):
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (4/25, 5/2)
Made 13 appearances and eight starts, compiling a 2-1 record... ranked third on team with a 3.20 ERA... made career debut with a scoreless inning of relief at Cincinnati (3/25)... went 10.1 innings before allowing first earned run of career... did not allow an earned run out of the bullpen (9 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 8 K)... made first career start at Miami (OH), throwing four innings and allowing just one earned run (4/12)... went a season-high six innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out three against Georgetown (4/17)... clinched back-to-back series wins for the Musketeers with starts vs. St. John's (4/24) and at Butler (5/1)...

Before Xavier:
Kent was tabbed IHSAA 2A Second Team All-State after leading Canterbury High School to a sectional title in 2014. A lanky right-hander, Kent led his team to a 23-8 record in 2014. The year before, he compiled a 1.90 ERA to go with 45 strikeouts in 45 innings pitched and a 6-3 record. In 2014, he fanned 72 batters in only 39 innings while also hitting .410 and recording 42 RBI.