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Matt Bywater

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
	High School: Thousand Oaks HS

	Height / Weight: 6-2 / 193
	Position: LHP
	Experience: 2VL
	Bats/Throws: L/L

CAREER HIGHS: Strikeouts: 12, 3/17/09 vs. Washington State; Walks: 5 (2x), Last: 5/10/08 vs. Portland; IP (start): 8.0 (3x), Last: 5/15/09 vs. Santa Clara; IP (relief): 3.0, 3/16/08 vs. Oral Roberts; Winning Streak: 4g (2x), Last: 4/11/09 - present; Losing Streak: 1g (4x), Last: 3/25 - 4/11/09.

2009 FALL: Earned the save in game two (11/12) of the Blue and Orange World Series after pitching three scoreless inning to end the contest ... Struck out six batters and gave up only two hits ... Left Sam Meyer stranded at first base after posting two swinging strikeouts of Colin Rooney and Trent Diedrich ... Gave up a leadoff double to Tyler Brubaker in the eighth inning, but watched his defenders throw him out at third base ... Retired the side in order in the ninth.

2009 SUMMER: Played for the LaCrosse (Wis.) Loggers of the Northwoods League with teammate Aaron Gates ... Appeared in eight games, making two starts, and struck out 21 batters in just over 20 innings of work.

2009 SPRING: All-West Coast Conference First Team Honoree ... As a sophomore, led the Waves with a 3.57 earned-run average en route to compiling a 6-1 (.857) record with 66 strikeouts ... Was a perfect 4-0 against conference schools through five stars, striking out 33 batters and recording a 3.09 ERA through 32 innings pitched ... Limited opposing hitters within the WCC to a .205 batting average, which ranked second in the conference to teammate Scott Alexander (.167) ... One of three Pepperdine pitchers (Cole Cook, Alexander) to post one the NCAAs lowest averages for hits allowed per nine innings at 7.14, which ranked him 32nd in the country ... Averaged a team-best 9.43 strikeouts per game thanks to three performances of 10 punch outs or more ... Struck out 10 USC Trojans (2/25) through six innings in his first start of the year ... In that game at Dedeaux Field, took a no-hitter into the sixth that was spoiled with one out after Trojan shortstop Grant Green dropped a double down the right-field line that landed in between the Waves' second baseman and right fielder ... His double-digit strikeout total was Pepperdine's first in the month of February since Noah Lowry fanned 10 Nevada batters on 2/2/01 ... Recorded a career high 12 strikeouts at home in a 3-1 win over Washington State (3/17), which earned him a nomination for WCC Pitcher of the Week ... Did not miss the Cougars' strike zone until there were already two outs in the third and tied a career high with eight innings pitched ... Performance vs. Washington State came on the heels of his shortest outing of the year, lasting just 3.2 innings vs. then-No. 25 Cal Poly, which pounded him for five runs on six hits and four walks ... Four of those runs were scored on Matt Jensen's grand slam in the third, but Pepperdine rallied to win 16-6 ... Mowed down 10 Gaels over six frames in Pepperdine's 21-2 win over Saint Mary's (4/11) and was nominated for his second WCC Pitcher of the Week award ... Struck out the first six batters of the game and had punched out eight through four innings ... Was staked to an 8-0 lead by the end of the first and had a 16-1 lead following the fourth ... In his next WCC start vs. Loyola Marymount (4/19), left the game after seven innings with an 11-0 lead ... Gave up just three hits to the Lions, while striking out four and did not walk or hit a batter ... Forced to battle back from four 3-1 counts in that contest, including two in the 3rd inning and got both those batters to ground out to second ... Retired 16 straight Lion batters after surrendering a one-out single to Kyle Spraker in the first ... After missing a turn in the rotation at San Francisco, came back at Portland (5/8) for his first Friday start of the year and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks ... Stuck out three Pilots ... In the fifth, escaped a two-on, no-out jam by getting the force at third on a bunt back to the mound, followed by a strikeout and caught stealing ... Struck out the 100th batter of his career during a 9K outing vs. Santa Clara (5/15) and tied a season high with eight innings pitched ... Allowed the fewest number of runs (28) and hits (50) by any Waves' pitcher and issued the second fewest number of walks (24) ... Made season debut at Cal State Northridge (2/21) in relief of Alexander and allowed two inherited runners to score on a single, wild pitch and two walks in one inning of work ... In his next and final relief appearance of the year vs. USC (4/15), pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless baseball and allowed just two base runners as the Waves rallied for an 8-5 win and swept their season series with the Trojans ... Made first weekend start against Gonzaga (4/5) and escaped with a no-decision in a 5-4 Waves win despite giving up four runs, three of which were due to walks ... Left game with score tied at 4-4 ...Credited with two pickoffs and allowed only three stolen bases through seven attempts - a team-best success rate of 57.1 percent ... Surrendered six home runs, three of which came during a 7-2 loss vs. UCLA (3/25) - his only setback of the season ... The Waves outscored the opposition 99-42 through his 10 starts and registered a 9-1 record ... Nominated for WCC Player of the Month honors after finishing April with a 2-0 record, 22 strikeouts, 2.11 ERA and .162 opponents' batting average.

2008 FALL: Struck out the side in the third inning of Pepperdine's 8-8 exhibition with Long Beach State (11/1) ... Got two of the three batters to strike out swinging ... Struck out five Orange batters through two appearances and four innings pitched during the Blue and Orange World Series.

2008 SUMMER: Ranked by Baseball America as the Central Illinois Collegiate League's No. 3 prospect ... Competed for the Danville (Ill.) Dans and struck out 53 batters in 54 innings ... Pitched eight shutout innings of one-hit ball and struck out eight in Danville's 2-0 win over Springfield in game two of CICL Tournament, earning Pitcher of the Tournament Honors.

2008 SPRING: WCC All-Freshman Team selection ... As a rookie, finished with a 7-3 record through 16 appearances and 14 starts ... Led Waves with a .700 winning percentage ... Struck out 41 batters in 79.2 innings pitched ... Only pitcher on the Waves' staff to throw more than five innings and not uncork a wild pitch or be called for a balk ... Finished among the WCCs top-10 leaders in three categories: wins (T7th), innings pitched (6th) and games started (T1st) ... Against conference teams, was 4-1 through six starts (40.2 IP) and posted a 4.87 ERA while allowing only two stolen bases ... In his collegiate debut vs. UC Riverside (2/26), was credited with the win after giving up three earned runs through 5.2 IP while striking out a season-high six batters ... Lasted 7.0 innings and earned the victory in his next start against USC (3/4), again striking out six and allowing just two runs in a 10-5 Pepperdine triumph ... Won three straight decisions to begin conference play ... Pitched five innings and struck out three in a 20-9 win at Saint Mary's (4/6) ... Allowed only two earned runs through 6.1 IP in 5-1 victory vs. San Francisco (4/13) ... Pitched seven innings of scoreless ball and scattered four hits as Pepperdine whipped Loyola Marymount, 6-1 (4/20) ... Came up an inning shy of pitching a complete game vs. Portland (5/10), giving up just one run on five hits through eight innings ... Also struck out five Pilots as Pepperdine triumphed, 10-1 ... Pitched the first four innings of the Waves' 14-3 trouncing of UC Santa Barbara (4/2), in which he allowed zero runs on two hits and struck out two.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High School in 2007 ... A three-year letterman ... Named the Ventura County and Marmonte League's Pitcher of the Year after finishing his senior year 12-0 with a 1.12 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 62.1 innings pitched ... An all-state first team selection and an All-CIF Southern Section first team pick ... Led team to the Marmonte League Championship in 2007 and a No. 31 national ranking by Baseball America ... Played with the California Oaks in the Connie Mack League.

PERSONAL: Given name is Matthew James Bywater ... Born in Glendale, Calif. ... Son of Curtis and Susan Bywater ... Has one brother, Brian ... Advertising major.

FAVORITES: Hobbies include playing sports, video games and listening to music ... Favorite pro baseball player is Clayton Kershaw ... Favorite pro baseball team is the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Favorite book is Holes ... Favorite movie is Friday ... Favorite TV show is Rob N Big ... Favorite musical artist is Atmosphere ... Favorite food is shrimp ... Favorite sport other than baseball is basketball ... Favorite thing about baseball is "the competitiveness."

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