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FRESHMAN (2008)
One of the nation's top freshmen starters • Claimed freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA (second team) and Rivals.com (first team) • Pitched in 19 games and made 16 starts, primarily on Sundays • Went 7-2 with a 2.79 ERA over 67 2/3 innings • Struck out 80 and walked 47 • Held the opposition to a .214 average • Went 3-1 with a 3.90 ERA in eight ACC starts • Made three NCAA Tournament starts with nine strikeouts over a total of 10 innings • With seven victories, tallied the most wins by a UNC rookie since Daniel Bard equaled the Tar Heel freshman record with eight in 2004 • Earned a spot on the all-tournament team at the ACC Tournament after fanning a career-best 13 over eight shutout innings against Wake Forest May 23 • Held the Demon Deacons to just two hits and a walk • The 13 Ks were the most by a Tar Heel since Andrew Miller struck out 13 at Georgia Tech in 2006 • Finished the season with three games with eight-plus strikeouts • Struck out five over five strong innings versus No. 8 Fresno State in the College World Series June 21 • Held No. 2 Florida State to just one hit over 4 2/3 innings April 27 but issued six walks and struck out five to help the Tar Heels clinch the series • Matched a then-career high with eight strikeouts and just one earned run over 5 1/3 innings against Boston College April 20 • Made second relief appearance against Charlotte April 16 and earned a win after striking out two in the 12th inning • Went four shutout innings versus UNC Greensboro April 1 to earn a victory in a staff outing • Allowed one run on five hits and struck out four over six innings in a win at Maryland March 23 • Tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowed only four hits and struck out six in a win over Virginia Tech March 16 • Earned first career victory against William & Mary in a March 4 staff outing • Held the Tribe to three hits and struck out five over four innings • Struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings in first career appearance against Old Dominion Feb. 26. Summer 2008: Pitched in nine games, making one start, for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League • Logged a 0.83 ERA and a 1-1 record • Struck out 29 and walked just 11 batters in 21 2/3 innings • Rated the league's No. 3 prospect by Baseball America.
FITCH HIGH SCHOOL
Third-round pick (118th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft • Ranks as the highest drafted high school player in 2007 to attend college • Earned prep All-America honors while playing for his father at Fitch High School in Groton, Conn. • As a senior, went 6-1 with a 0.64 ERA over 54 2/3 innings with 112 strikeouts • Named Connecticut state player of the year by the Hartford Courant and by Gatorade • Rated as the nation's No. 1 high school prospect by Baseball America in Feb. 2007 • Claimed high school All-America honors from Aflac, Under Armour, PlayStation and Louisville Slugger • Three-time preseason All-America • Three-time all-state pick and a four-time all-conference choice • Set school career records with 315 strikeouts, 21 victories and a 1.08 ERA • Added Fitch career records with 93 RBI and 118 hits • Pitched for Team USA in the 2006 IBFA AAA Junior World Championships in Cuba • Captured the 2007 Connie Mack World Series title as a member of the Midland Redskins • Also played two years of basketball.
PERSONAL
Matthew Edward Harvey is the son of Edward and Jackie Harvey • Born March 27, 1989, in New London, Conn. • Has two older sisters, Jocelyn and Jessica • Majoring in sports administration at Carolina • Father played baseball and football at Connecticut and played in the 1972 College World Series • Lists favorite pro teams as the New York Yankees and New England Patriots • Would like to switch places for a day with Derek Jeter • Lists "Animal House" as his favorite movie • Enjoys playing golf.
MATT HARVEY'S CAREER STATS
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2008.... 2.79 7-2 19 16 0 0/2 0 67.2 52 31 21 47 80 10 1 1 294 .214 5 3 1 0 0
TOTAL... 2.79 7-2 19 16 0 0/2 0 67.2 52 31 21 47 80 10 1 1 294 .214 5 3 1 0 0
CAREER HIGHS:
Innings: 8.0 vs. Wake Forest (5/23/08)
Strikeouts: 13 vs. Wake Forest (5/23/08)
Hits: 6 vs. Georgia Tech (4/6/08, G2)
Walks: 6 vs. Florida State (4/27/08)
Runs: 6 vs. Coastal Carolina (3/11/08)
Earned Runs: 4 at Miami (5/17/08)
