GREENSBORO, N.C. – Matthew Brash has been selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division I Northeast All-Region Second Team.

Brash, the reigning MAAC Pitcher of the Year and first-ever Pitcher of the Year selection for NU, was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 113^th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, becoming the second-highest drafted player in program history.

Brash (4-5) had a phenomenal 2019 season. He set the Niagara single-season and MAAC single-season strikeouts record with 121, which was also 10^th in the NCAA at the conclusion of the regular season. He finished the season with a 2.43 ERA, which was the best in the MAAC and is the second-best in NU history. Brash held his opponents to an impressive .194 batting average, which led all MAAC pitchers. He tossed three complete games in 2019, two of which were shutouts, and was selected to the All-MAAC First Team and was a two-time MAAC Pitcher of the Week honoree.

On May 9, Brash was named to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District District 1 First Team for his impressive performance both on the mound and in the classroom. As a sport management major, Brash maintained a grade point average of 3.67. As a First Team Academic All-District honoree, Brash has advanced to the Google Cloud Academic All-America ballot.

Brash will earn multiple entries into the Niagara baseball record book for his career at NU. He finishes his career with the second-best ERA (2.97) and second-most strikeouts (215). He is tied for third in shutouts (two) and has the fourth-best winning percentage (.631).

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