University of Memphis Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Matt Ferguson
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 209
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Northwest Miss. CC
- NIL:
- R/R
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2016- Senior
Has made 12 starts this season ... Recorded four strikeouts in his first appearance of the season against Tennessee (2/21) ... Pitched six innings allowing only one run on six hits with six strikeouts against SIUE (2/28) ... Pitched six innings against Georgia Southern
on 3/6 striking out four ... Threw six innings against Missouri State (3/13), striking out one batter ... Pitched five scoreless innings against Eastern Illinois (3/20), striking out three batters faced ... Struck out a career high eight batters in his start against USF on 4/10 ... Pitched a season high 7.2 innings only allowing two runs with five strikeouts against Cincinnati on 4/24 ... Pitched a career high eight innings allowing only two runs on six hits against Houston on 5/7, striking out five batters faced ...
2015 - Junior
Made eight appearances and three starts on the mound in first season at Memphis in 2015 ... Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.21 ERA in 19 innings pitched ... First career outing came in relief against Samford (3/9) and he pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout ... Made first start of career and earned the win, allowing one run on three hits in four innings against Alcorn (3/21) ... Struck out a season-high four batters in win over Alcorn ... Pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief and got the win in an elimination game at the American Athletic Conference Tournament against Cincinnati (5/20), allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts.
Northwest Mississippi CC
Pitched two seasons for Northwest Mississippi Community College ... Two-time MACJC Second Team All-State selection ... Earned MACJC Academic All-State in 2014 ... Went 6-3 with a 3.29 ERA in his sophomore season after going 7-2 with a 3.65 ERA his freshman year ... Posted two complete games and two shutouts in 11 appearances over the 2014 campaign ... Logged 61.2 innings and scattered 59 strikeouts against 19 walks to hold opponents to a .273 average against ... Pitched a two-hit complete game shutout against Northern Iowa and struck out 10 ... Pitched 55.2 innings in 2013 and struck out 36 ... Allowed two earned runs or less in six of his 10 starts.
Prep
Played for head coach Chris Ring at Arlington High School ... Missed his senior season due to Tommy John surgery ... As a junior, helped the Tigers to a 33-6 record and Class 3A State Tournament where it reached the state semifinals ... Posted a 5-1 record and 3.38 ERA with 25 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.
Personal
Son of Stan and Martha Ferguson.
