Western Carolina University

2018 (Freshman): Did not see game action.

Prior to Western Carolina: Three-year varsity letter winner ... Twice named second-team All-Suburban Conference as a pitcher, also collecting all-conference honors at first base as a senior ... Closed his prep career with a 7-5 career record and an ERA of 3.64, tallying 68 career strikeouts ... Posted a 5-2 record over 44 innings pitched, collecting 33 strikeouts as a junior ... Was a 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Central Region Honorable Mention ... Suffered a season-ending injury as a sophomore … Named to the 2017-18 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Royce Perego ... Is the son of Marilyn and Kevin Perego ... Has three siblings - Kate, Eric, and Paige ... His sister, Paige, plays collegiate volleyball at Missouri.