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Niagara University Athletics

2019 Baseball Roster

6 Matthew Brash

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kingston, ON
  • Prev School Bayridge Secondary School
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

Why Niagara?
"I feel that Niagara University is the perfect fit for me. I am excited to have the opportunity to work hard and contribute to the team. Niagara University will give me the chance to fulfill my goal of playing at a Division I school. I really like the NU campus, the small class size and the opportunity to earn a degree in sport management."

2018 (Sophomore)
Compiled a 3-1 record…Made five starts and seven appearances…Struck out 32 batters in 28.0 innings pitched…Had an ERA of 5.14…Was named MAAC Pitcher of the Week on May 21, after pitching a near complete game and striking out eight, tying his career-high, in the victory that sent the Purple Eagles to the play-offs for the first time in 12 years.

2017 (Freshman)
Made 17 appearances and 10 starts in his freshman year and compiled a record of 5-1...Fanned 63 batters in a staff-high 77.1 innings pitched...Became the fourth player in Niagara history to be named the MAAC Rookie of the Year. 

Before Niagara
Brash comes to Niagara after an outstanding high school baseball career...Brash pitched Bayridge to its first two baseball championships in school history...He was voted Bayridge's top male athlete all four years of high school and served as a captain on the baseball team during his senior season...In 2015, Brash played for Team Ontario in the Canada Cup; the team won the bronze medal...He also played for Team Ontario at Tournament 12 in 2015...Following his successful 2015 season, Brash was named the Eastern Ontario Baseball Association Senior Rep Player of the Year...At the club level, Brash competed with the Kingston Thunder...In 76.2 innings pitched in 2015, he had a 1.19 ERA, 146 strikes and allowed only 13 earned runs...He was rated by PBR as the sixth-best pitcher in the province of Ontario.

Personal
Born in Kingston, Ontario...Son of Jamie and Sandra...Has one sibling, Carlye...Plans to pursue a degree in sport management. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2017Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2019Junior

    RHP
    6'1" 170 lbs
    6