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Eastside Catholic grad Matt Boyd named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
June 10th, 2010 at Thu, 10th, 2010 at 12:25 pm by Kevin Endejan
Eastside Catholic graduate and Oregon State utility player, Matt Boyd, has been named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. Boyd was selected as a utility player since he split time as a designated hitter and pitcher this past season.
As a pitcher, Boyd was dominant in 42 2/3 innings, making 20 appearances, two of which were starts. He led the Beavers with a 7-1 record and posted a 1.90 earned run average while opponents batted just .200 against him. Boyd had a 2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and opponents collected just 31 hits off him in 2010.
Offensively, Boyd, a native of Mercer Island, had a solid season, batting .264 with six doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI. He hit his first career home run while making his first career start on the mound, March 4 against UC Riverside.
His success at both positions earned the left-hander All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors in just his first season in Corvallis.
He and the Beavers recently completed their 2010 campaign after going 1-2 at the Gainesville Regional in Florida. Oregon State finished the season 32-24.
Kevin Endejan I’m the sports reporter/editor at the Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter newspaper. On this blog you’ll find extra bits and pieces to stories I’ve written, behind the scene looks at teams, and observations on the sports in our area. I’ll field questions here, and ask a few too. You can follow me on Twitter or send me an email.
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