Matt Additon Class: Senior Hometown: Turner, Maine Weight: 202 Position: RHP Birthdate: 09/18/1977 Bats-Throws: R-R

Crafty righthander who ranks tied for third in Tiger history in career relief appearances with 67...also ranks tied for fifth in Clemson history with 72 career appearances...has a career record of 12-5 with seven saves and 164 strikeouts in 163.1 innings pitched in three seasons at Clemson...his 9.04 career strikeouts per nine innings pitched ratio ranks seventh in Clemson history...his seven career saves ranks tied for 10th most in Tiger history...throws an array of offspeed pitches from different arm angles...is very versatile and can pitch in any situation from starting to middle relief to closing.

1999: Had a 6-4 record with a 5.97 ERA in 21 relief appearances and five starts...tied for the team lead in wins and led in appearances with 26...struck out 71 and walked 29 in 66.1 innings (9.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings)...struck out 31 and walked just six against ACC regular-season competition...had a 3-0 record away from Tiger Field; also held opponents to a .238 batting average and one home run in 38.1 innings away from home...pitched brilliantly against #6 Miami (FL) on Apr. 3 to get the win; he pitched 2.2 hittless and scoreless innings while striking out four...picked up the save at #1 Florida State on Apr. 10 by allowing one run while striking out four in 3.0 innings; the loss broke the Seminoles 21-game winning streak...despite suffering the loss, he struck out nine and walked none in 6.1 innings of relief against Duke on Apr. 17...struck out four batters in 1.0 inning against #20 South Carolina on Apr. 21...made his first career start against #19 Georgia Tech on Apr. 25 as he pitched 5.2 innings; he allowed three runs and earned the win...picked up the win in his second career start against Virginia on May 2 by allowing three earned runs in a career-high 8.0 innings (allowed one walk while striking out seven)...allowed no runs, no walks, and one hit while striking out three in 2.2 innings at N.C. State on May 15...got the win over #2 Florida State in the ACC Tournament; he started and pitched 7.1 solid innings, allowing six hits and four earned runs.

1998: Appeared in 22 games in '98, which was second most behind only Scott Clackum's 23 appearances...was one of the Tigers' set-up men...was 2-0 with a 3.81 ERA in 54.1 innings and had 46 strikeouts against 17 walks...had a 3.2-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in day games...righthanded hitters only hit .201 against him...had a 2-0 record and 2.20 ERA in 13 games against non-conference foes...opponents hit just .197 in night games...was 2-0 with a 3.08 ERA at Tiger Field...had one save, coming against Stetson on Mar. 8 in the first game of a doubleheader...retired all 13 Georgia batters he faced to record the win on Mar. 31 in his best outing of the season...recorded the win against Charleston Southern on Apr. 8 by pitching 3.1 innings, only allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four...pitched 2.2 scoreless innings against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament on May 13; he allowed only one hit and two walks while striking out four...allowed one run on three hits in 4.1 innings pitched against #5 and eventual National Champion Southern California on May 23 in the East Regional.

1997: Led the team in saves (5) and tied for the team lead with 24 appearances as a true freshman...appeared mainly in middle and set-up relief roles...opponents hit only .222 against him; and he had a 3.63 ERA and 3-0 record at Tiger Field...saved both games in the sweep of a doubleheader versus Kentucky on Feb. 22...in game one, he struck out two and gave up no earned runs in 1.0 inning of work...in game two, he pitched 0.2 innings and struck out one...first win of his career came on Mar. 15 against Virginia, giving up no earned runs in 2.0 innings pitched...picked up the win in relief over Florida State on Apr. 4 where he went 4.1 innings, giving up five hits and two earned runs...pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless relief in getting the win against South Carolina (the nation's top run-scoring team) on Apr. 16...went 6.1 innings against N.C. State on May 17 in the ACC Tournament, allowing only three runs while striking out six...his relief pitching in that game enabled Clemson to win an 11-6 thriller in 10 innings...had a 10-2 record in the summer of 1997 in the Great Lakes League.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Named to the Maine State Pastimer and the Senior All-Stars...was his high school's team captain and MVP...an all-around athlete who was the Class B Player-of-the-Year and Shrine Bowl quarterback at Leavitt High School...also team MVP in basketball...lettered four times in baseball, four times in basketball, and twice in football...Leavitt High School had a 46-7 record in his final three seasons, while he had a 19-2 record on the mound over that time.

PERSONAL: Member of the academic honor roll in the fall of 1996...Matt's father, Ken, played baseball at the University of Maine from 1967-71, which is Jack Leggett's alma mater...pronounced ADD-ih-tuhn...nicknamed "Peach"...majoring in Management...born Sept. 18, 1977.

Coach Leggett on Matt Additon:
"Matt has great versatility. He can pitch in relief, he can be a spot starter, and he can close out games. He has one of the best breaking balls on the team, he can throw strikes with a number of pitches, and he will be a valuable pitcher for us in 2000."