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Jersey Number 38
Sax Matson
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 213
- Hometown:
- Olympia, Wash.
- High School:
- Olympia HS
- Bats/Throws:
- R-L
Bio
2025/SOPHOMORE:
- Saw action in 29 games
- Had 39 strikeouts in 27.1 total innings pitched, with opponents hitting .234 against him
- Tossed season-high 3.0 innings with 6 strikeouts vs. LMU (4/8)
2024/FRESHMAN:
- Saw action in 4 games
- Had 6 strikeouts and 2 walks in 6.0 total innings pitched, with opponents hitting .321 against him
- Pitched a scoreless relief inning vs. Gonzaga (5/13)
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL:
- Played 3 varsity seasons at Olympia High School in Olympia, Wash. where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA
- South Puget Sound League Pitcher of the Year (2023)
- First-Team All-League 2023
- 2022 4A Washington State Champion
- Pitched to a 12-0 record over his junior and senior year, recording a 0.50 ERA over 50 innings of work
- Closed out 2022 4A State Championship Game, the first state title in Olympia High School history
- Played travel ball for New Level College Prep for 4 years
- Northwest Scout Games MVPitcher (2022)
- Comes to USC as the 6th-ranked left-handed pitcher in Washington and the 23rd-ranked player overall in the state according to Perfect Game
PERSONAL
- Born on March 10, 2005
- Parents are Trent and Laura Matson, brother is Reagan Matson
- Majoring in Communications
- Father, Trent Matson, played football at the University of Idaho; brother, Reagan Matson, played baseball at the University of Portland and Point Loma Nazarene University
- Favorites: Sushi (food), Step Brothers (movie), Ridiculousness (TV show), Zach Bryan (musical artist)
- Volunteers as a “buddy” for Night to Shine, an organization sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation that hosts prom nights for people with special needs
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs OSU, NCAA Regional Round)
Monday, June 02
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs SMC, NCAA Regional Round)
Saturday, May 31
Baseball: Postgame Press Conference (USC vs TCU, NCAA Regional Opener)
Friday, May 30
Baseball - USC 10, Washington 4: Highlights (05/17/25)
Saturday, May 17
