Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of league champion Haymarket Senators in 2009 Valley League ... Made 18 relief appearances for Senators, registering 3-2 ledger with 44 strikeouts and 5.27 ERA in 27.1 innings ... Limited opposition to miniscule .177 batting average.
2009
Appeared in 17 games, making six starts ... Sported 2-2 record with 8.54 ERA ... In MAC contests, posted 11.42 ERA with no decisions ... Accumulated 39.0 innings of work, surrendering 41 runs (37 earned) on 47 hits with 20 strikeouts ... Tossed 5.0 innings vs. Wayne State in home opener, allowing three runs on three hits to pick up win (March 17) ... Worked 2.0 frames at Belmont in series finale to earn first collegiate victory (Feb. 28) ... Appeared in two contests in Western Michigan series, totaling 3.1 innings (May 1-3) ... Tossed 2.0 scoreless innings at Oakland in second game of doubleheader (April 29) ... Struck out season-high four batters at Akron (Mar. 28) ... Worked 2.0 scoreless frames vs. Miami in series finale (March 22).
2008
Appeared in seven games, making four starts ... Sported 0-2 record ... Accumulated 13.1 innings of work, surrendering 33 runs (27 earned) on 26 hits with nine strikeouts ... Tied for fourth on team in games started ... Threw season-high 3.1 innings against Youngstown State with three strikeouts in second game of doubleheader (April 8) ... Saw first collegiate action at Middle Tennessee State in second game of doubleheader (March 1).
High School
A 2007 graduate of Brecksville High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball ... Ranked 43rd-best prospect in state by The Buckeye Scout ... Two-time team Pitcher of the Year and first-team Sun Courier honoree ... Went 9-0 with 1.40 ERA and 96 strikeouts as a senior ... Selected 2007 Louisville Slugger High School All-American honorable mention honoree ... Named second-team all-state, team MVP and first-team all-conference ... Also selected first team by Cleveland Plain Dealer and named to All-Ohio Mizuno Team ... Finished 5-1 with 2.80 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 50.0 innings of work as a junior ... Selected second-team all-conference and honorable mention by Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Personal
Born Matthew Alexander Suschak on Dec. 27, 1988 ... Parents are John and Barb Suschak ... Has two sisters, Alison and Alexandra, and two brothers, John and Paul ... Enjoys watching movies and playing ping pong ... Majoring in marketing and professional sales.
Suschak's Career Statistics
2008 |
18.23 |
0 |
2 |
7/4 |
13.1 |
33 |
27 |
26 |
16 |
9 |
0 |
2009 |
8.54 |
2 |
2 |
18/6 |
39.0 |
41 |
37 |
47 |
24 |
20 |
0 |
2010 |
3.84 |
5 |
1 |
21/6 |
61.0 |
31 |
26 |
47 |
22 |
60 |
3 |