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Matthew Cornelius Season 2025-26

#11
PositionLeft-handed Pitcher
Weight185 lbs
Height6-0
ClassGr.
HometownZuni, N.M.
Previous SchoolSt. Pius X/Pima CC/Arizona State
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Matt Cornelius NCAA Statistics Page
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2025 (Senior) – #11

Appeared in 8 games for a total of 13.1 IP … Accumulated a 1-0 record, striking out 13 in that span … 11.47 ERA on the season … Season-high 4 punchouts 2/15/2025 vs UC Irvine … Season-high 3.1 innings of work 4/18/2025 at UNLV.

Arizona State (2023-24)

2024 (Sophomore): Made 12 appearances with one start, posting a 10.80 ERA and going 3-0 in games of record … Struck out 14 and walked 10.

Pima CC (2021-2023)

2023 (Sophomore): Posted a 2.95 ERA as sophomore, starting 16 games and recording a 9-2 record … Struck out 84 to just 33 walks over 88.1 innings pitched and allowed just one home run on the season as he helped lead the Aztecs to a 46-18 overall record and a spot in the NJCAA Western District Tournament after winning the NJCAA Region I, Division I Finals.

2022 (Freshman): Posted a 3-3 record with 43 strikeouts over 33.1 innings as a true freshman in 2022 and competed in the 2022 Appalachian League All-Star Game that summer.

St. Pius X High School (Class of 2021)

Won the New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year award in 2020-21 while attending St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque … Led the Sartans to a 15-2 record, an undefeated regular season in their district and a No. 1 seed in the Class 4A postseason tournament at the time of his selection as a senior …Was also the District 5-AAAA Player of the Year and a First Team All-District honoree as both a pitcher and an outfielder as he compiled a 5-0 record on the mound with a 0.80 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 44 innings … The two-year captain also posted a WHIP of 0.71, while opponents hit just .110 against him. Cornelius entered the postseason on a consecutive scoreless-inning streak of 13 and had pitched 30 no-walk innings through 17 games … At the plate, he posted a .463 batting average with five doubles, a triple and a home run, driving in 14 runs and scoring 19…Cornelius also stole seven bases and produced an OBP of .607 and an OPS of 1.314 … A tribal language translator, Shalako celebrant and habitat builder for the tribal community at the Pueblo of Zuni, Cornelius received the Native American Leadership Award at his school in 2021.

Matthew Cornelius

Sr.
2024-25

Pitcher
6-0 / 185 lbs