UC SANTA BARBARA
2024
All-Big West Second Team … Big West Academic All-Conference honoree ... Made 24 appearances, 15 of them in relief … Became the ninth man to record 200 career strikeouts for UC Santa Barbara on April 27 against Cal State Fullerton … Tied the UC Santa Barbara Baseball record for career saves with his 16th against Fresno State during the Santa Barbara Regional (May 31) … In 22 2/3 innings of relief work, finished with a 1.19 ERA, 11 saves in 11 opportunities, 23 strikeouts and a .179 batting average against … Pitched in three of the Gauchos’ four games at the Santa Barbara Regional, including a 4 2/3 inning spot-start in the Regional Final against Oregon (June 2) … Made his best start of the season at Oregon on March 1, throwing 6 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run and recording eight strikeouts … Fired 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball in relief on April 20 at UC Davis.
2023
NCBWA All-America Third Team selection … ABCA All-West Region Second Team honoree … All-Big West First Team member … USA Baseball Collegiate National Team member … Two-time Big West Pitcher of the Week … CSC Academic All-District honoree … Big West Academic All-Conference honoree … Ranked second in The Big West with 92 1/3 innings pitched and 115 strikeouts … Started all 15 of his games, appearing in every weekend series for the Gauchos … Made quality starts in 11 of his 15 outings, including eight of his first 10 games, finishing the season with a 3.12 ERA … Struck out a career-high 13 batters against UC Riverside on May 5, helping Santa Barbara set a team record for total strikeouts in a game (18) … Pitched three scoreless outings, striking out nine in six innings at Oregon (February 25), fanning nine again in a season-high 7 2/3 innings at Cal State Fullerton (April 6), and striking out eight Mustangs over seven innings against Cal Poly (May 19).
2022
All-Big West Second Team selection … Pitched in 24 games for the Gauchos, finishing with a 2-0 record and five saves … His 87 1/3 innings pitched and 3.55 ERA both ranked third on the team … Earned his first collegiate win against UC Davis (March 26), tossing 2 2/3 innings of one-hit ball with four strikeouts … Pitched the final three innings to earn the save against Hawai’i (April 2) … Earned his second win on April 29 against No. 30 Cal Poly, entering in the 10th inning and shutting out the Mustangs, striking out five, as the Gauchos would win it in the 11th.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, pitching and playing first base for coach Angelo Scavone … Helped the Falcons win the East Bay Athletic League Championship as a senior.
PERSONAL
Matt Lance Ager was born May 21, 2003 in Pleasanton … Son of Jeff and Lisa Ager … Nicknamed “Eggman” … Has four sisters, Jessica, Alyssa, Jenna, and Olivia … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara.
