Matt Rhodes Season 2005

On Rhodes: Senior right-hander who was another player who had an outstanding fall campaign ... developed a cutter during the fall that was very effective ... middle relief specialist who throws strikes ... control pitcher who does not beat himself on the mound.
As a Junior (2004): 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA in 14 relief appearances ... 18 strikeouts and two walks in 20.0 innings ... was credited with the loss in first career appearance vs. #2 LSU (Feb. 13) ... pitched 0.2 innings with one strikeout in the loss ... earned first career victory in stellar relief appearance at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 17) ... tossed 4.0 innings of shutout baseball ... limited B-CC to two hits and struck out four ... tallied first career save vs. Gardner-Webb (Mar. 12) ... tossed three innings and yielded one hit with two strikeouts ... earned second win of 2004 with 1.2 innings of perfect relief at Campbell (Mar. 20) ... one scoreless inning of relief vs. Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 30) with one strikeout ... one inning of perfect relief at No. 6 Notre Dame (May 19).
Prior to UCF: Found a home at Tallahassee CC after transferring from Charleston Southern University in 2003 ... appeared in 16 games, primarily in relief ... posted a 4-0 record with a 4.98 ERA ... 35 strikeouts in 34.1 innings ... came on strong down the stretch, allowing only two earned runs in his final seven appearances ... played at Charleston Southern University where he was very effective in relief in 2002 ... pitched 65 innings in a single-season school record 32 appearances ... finished the season 3-2 with four saves for the Bucs ... all-state and all-Central Florida selection as a senior at Bishop Moore High School in Orlando ... played for the Central Florida Renegades who won the 2001 NABF World Championship.
Personal: Matthew James Rhodes was born on Feb. 7, 1983 in Orlando, Fla. ... son of James and Debra Rhodes ... a general business major.