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Willadsen, Matt
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Jersey Number 23
Matt Willadsen
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Holly Springs, N.C.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Business Administration
- High School (Last School):
- Holly Springs
Bio
2025 - Gr. Season
2024 - Senior Season
2023 - Junior Season
2022 - Second-Year Sophomore Season
2021 - Second-Year Freshman Season
2020 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Made his first appearance from injury against Fordham on 2/15
- Made seven appearances and one start
- Pitched 8.1 innings, finishing with eight strikeouts and seven walks
- Made a final appearance in the NCAA Tournament Auburn Regional against Auburn and recorded a strikeout. It was his 268th strikeout of his career, placing him sixth all-time in NC State Baseball history
2024 - Senior Season
- Missed the 2024 season due to injury
2023 - Junior Season
- Served as the Wolfpack’s primary Saturday starter, starting on the mound in all 16 of his appearances
- Led the team with 81.0 innings pitched and 86 strikeouts
- Tied for second on the roster with five pitching victories
- Ranked second among NC State starting pitchers with a 3.78 ERA
- Moved into a tie for fifth all-time with 45 career starts and ninth alone with 260 career strikeouts at NC State
- Recorded seven quality starts, including six quality starts in his first seven appearances of the season
- Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 12 of his 16 starts, including five starts allowing one earned run or fewer
- Pitched more than five innings nine times, including seven appearances pitching six innings or more
- Tossed a season-high seven innings with a season-high nine strikeouts against No. 14 Virginia (March 17), allowing only one run and three hits
- Pitched six scoreless innings to earn the win against No. 11 Louisville (April 1), allowing just two hits with four strikeouts
- Tied a season-high with nine strikeouts over 6.2 innings at Notre Dame (May 5), earning the victory after allowing just one run and six hits
- Led all NC State starting pitchers with a 3.92 ERA in ACC play, tossing 51 strikeouts while allowing only 22 walks in 50.1 innings pitched
- One of two NC State pitchers named to the College Baseball Foundation’s Pitcher of the Year Watch List in April
2022 - Second-Year Sophomore Season
- Made 14 starts in 16 appearances, finishing the year with a 5-4 record and 4.19 ERA
- Led the team with 88.0 innings pitched and 95 strikeouts
- Fanned a career-best 13 batters in seven scoreless innings on April 30 vs. Radford to combined for the 10-0 shutout victory
- Was named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week on May 2 following his outing against Radford
- Tossed his second career complete game on May 8 vs. North Carolina in the 8-2 win, tallying nine strikeouts and surrendering one earned run
- Went 6.0 innings or more on nine separate occasions
- Pitched the last six innings of the ACC Tournament pool play game against Miami, his first relief appearance of the year, to earn the win and help the team advance to the semifinals
2021 - Second-Year Freshman Season
- Made 13 starts in his 18 appearances on the mound, finishing with a 4.73 ERA and 5-3 record in 83.2 innings pitched
- Threw a complete-game shutout (the first CG of his career) on April 11 at Boston College yielding just two hits while fanning five
- Was named ACC Pitcher of the Week on April 12 after his complete-game shutout at Boston College
- Fanned a career-high eight batters on May 16 at Boston College in 7.0 innings of work
- Held a 11-inning streak of not allowing a run to score from Feb. 27 to March
- Tallied 28 outs in one day, as he tossed the final two innings of the postponed second game at North Carolina and then went 7.1 innings in the start of game three in the series on March 29
- In his first career postseason start, the ACC Tournament title game on May 30 vs. Duke, he went 4.2 innings and surrendered one earned run on four hits to help the Pack stay in the game until the final out
- Went six strong innings against Louisiana Tech in the NCAA Regional final to help the Pack advance to the NCAA Super Regionals
- Did not surrender an earned run in 4.0 innings at Arkansas in the NCAA Super Regional winner-take-all game, putting the Pack in line to advance to the College World Series
2020 - Freshman Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Made six appearances, including two starts on the mound, and threw a total of 7.2 innings
- Collected the win on Feb. 25 vs. UNCW after throwing 1.2 hitless innings in relief
- Went a career-long 2.1 innings in his first start of the year vs. James Madison on Feb. 15
- Fanned two batters apiece on Feb. 18 vs. Longwood, Feb. 25 vs. UNCW and March 4 vs. Coastal Carolina
- At the plate he tallied a hit in his first career at bat on Feb. 16 vs. James Madison, an RBI single, and he eventually scored a run
- Earned the start as the designated hitter on Feb. 16 vs. James Madison, and appeared as a pinch hitter on Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech and pinch runner at Virginia on March 6
High School / Prep Career
- Finished with a career 1.20 ERA at Holly Springs High School
- Recorded a career batting average of .310 in high school
- Named SWAC Player of the Year in 2018 and '19
- Earned all-conference honors from 2016-18
- Was also on the basketball team at Holly Springs High School, and was an all-conference selection in 2018 and '19
- An all-state selection at Holly Springs in 2018 and '19 for baseball
- Tabbed HSHS Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior
- Threw three not hitters his senior year
- His dad played baseball at East Carolina