DALLAS, Texas – Southern Illinois baseball’s Matthew Steidl has been named to the watch list for the 18th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, the organization announce. One of four representatives from the Missouri Valley Conference, Steidl joins 80 other NCAA Division I hurlers from 20 conferences.
Steidl earned Preseason All-American accolades from Collegiate Baseball as well as a nod to the Preseason All-MVC Team.
Steidl is coming off a strong 2022 campaign in which he appeared in 30 games, recording a 7-4 record with six saves en route to earning First Team All-MVC honors. The right-hander ranked third in the League with 91 strikeouts with a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
In total, the Gallatin, Tennessee native pitched 75.2 innings, allowing 29 runs while holding opponents to a .262 average against. During the final stretch of conference play, Steidl pitched in nine of the final 12 games of the season helping the Salukis to a 10-2 record and the clubs first MVC title in 32 years.
