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  Matt Foard
Matt Foard
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Indian Trail, N.C.

High School:
Piedmont

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 206

Position:
Pitcher

Birthdate:
03/10/1985

Bats/Throws:
L/L

At Charlotte - 2006: Struck out at least two batters in all but one appearance... Threw a scoreless inning and struck out the side in the 400th career win for Head Coach Loren Hibbs, a 14-3 win at Virginia Tech on May 16... Team won four of the five games in which he appeared... Was not scored upon in his final six innings pitched across three different appearances for the season... Dean's List (Fall)...

2005: Second among relievers on team in innings ... In 12 non-conference appearances, posted 2-0 record with 3 saves, 2.30 ERA and 20 K's ... Pitched more than one inning in 16 of 26 appearances ... All three of his saves came when pitching 3 or more innings to close out the game ...Picked up conference win over Saint Louis ... Improved strikeout and walk ratios as well as ERA over 2004 ... Athletic Director's Academic List (Spring, 2005) ... This summer was an all-star for Haymarket of the Valley Baseball League and was Northern Division pitcher of the Week ... 2004: Made 16 appearances, starting five times ... picked up his first collegiate victory with five innings against Illinois (3/23) ... allowed three runs in an 8-5 victory ... had a season-high four strike outs in his first collegiate start against Winthrop (3/17, four innings) ... lasted six innings against crosstown rival Davidson in his final start of the season (5/4).

At Piedmont - Named South Piedmont Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior. Two-time All-South Piedmont Conference selection. Named all-state by the North Carolina Coaches Association as a junior and a senior. As a senior, he led his team to an 18-6 record as they reached the fourth round of the state playoffs. Named a North Carolina scholar.

Personal - Parents are Steven and Cathy Foard. Major is criminal justice. Birthdate is March 10, 1985.