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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

9 Matt Craven

  • Position Right-handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Masters of Business Administration
  • Hometown Louisville, KY
  • High School Butler
  • Parents Brad and Nancy Craven

Biography

2023 - Fifth-year Senior
Recognized on College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate recipient...Led team in saves with five and ranked second in appearances with 22, including 18 in relief…Struck out 39 batters in 38.0 innings…Finished regular season sixth in ASUN in saves…Earned win after allowing only one run and striking out three in 3.0 innings of long relief against New Mexico State on Feb. 19…Notched saves in consecutive outings against Southern Indiana on Feb. 24 and Western Kentucky on Feb. 28…From March 17-April 1, did not allow an earned run in five straight appearances while securing saves against Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay bookending that span of outings…Retired all five batters faced while recording save against Lipscomb on April 21…Fanned four batters in 2.0 scoreless innings against Louisville on May 2…Struck out three over final 1.2 innings in sewing up season-ending victory over Liberty on May 20.

2022 - Senior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate...Tied for second on team in appearances with 19…Struck out 22 batters in 26.1 innings pitched…In season debut, struck out season-best four while allowing only one run in season-high 5.0 innings pitched against Gardner-Webb on Feb. 19…Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning against Morehead State on March 9 and Lipscomb on April 2…Fired 2.0 scoreless innings against Jacksonville State on April 16…Whirled 2.1 scoreless innings against Central Arkansas on April 22…Fanned three in 2.0 innings against Lipscomb on May 7.

2021 - Junior 
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Made 10 appearances with nine in relief and struck out 16 in 16.2 innings pitched…Notched at least one strikeout in every outing and collected two or more in four…Fanned three in 2.0 shutout innings against Murray State on April 6…Racked up 4.0 scoreless innings and allowed a single hit against Youngstown State on May 14 in final regular-season series.

2020 - Sophomore 
Academic All-GLVC honoree...Before remainder of season canceled due to coronavirus, made three pitching appearances and struck out two over 2.2 innings.

2019 - Freshman 
Academic All-GLVC honoree...As a freshman, made three relief appearances and went 1-0 with a strikeout in 4.0 innings pitched…Made collegiate pitching debut and threw 2.0 innings in season opener Feb. 8 against West Georgia.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020Sophomore

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'4" 185 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Senior

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'4" 185 lbs
    9
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    2023Graduate Student

    Right-handed Pitcher
    6'4" 185 lbs
    9