Norfolk State University Athletics

2015 (Sophomore): Appeared in seven games, all in a relief role … Posted a 4.50 ERA with no decisions … Struck out four batters in six innings of work … Pitched a scoreless inning of relief and struck out two of the three batters he faced at Virginia Tech … Struck out one batter in a scoreless inning against Coppin State in mid-April … Pitched two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief in the win at Richmond … Earned a spot on the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for the spring semester … pitched for the Victor RailRiders in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League in New York over the summer.

2014 (Freshman): Pitched in five games during his rookie season, all out of the bullpen … Pitched five innings, allowing five hits and two runs with one walk and four strikeouts … Had a 3.60 ERA … Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the second game of the Canisius doubleheader in March in his first career outing … Pitched 3.1 scoreless innings of relief in his final three appearances of the year … Tossed a career-high two innings without allowing a hit and fanning a season-high three in the mid-April series at Coppin State … Recorded one out in the third game of the final series at Delaware State … Pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the MEAC Tournament loss to Bethune-Cookman.

High School: A two-year letterwinner at Nansemond River … Earned honorable mention All-Southeastern District honors as a senior … Went 6-0 on the mound while batting .367 with a pair of home runs … Helped the Warriors win the district title and advance to the Eastern Region playoffs as a junior.

Personal: Matthew Goldman Boone was born on July 30, 1995 … Son of Randy and Dollicia Boone … Majoring in graphic design … Two older sisters and his mother, in addition to four other family members, all attended NSU.