Completed Event: Baseball versus No. 11 seed Kansas State on May 19, 2026 , Loss , 5, to, 9
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Jersey Number 35
Matthew Sox
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 205
- Hometown:
- La Cañada, Calif.
- High School:
- La Cañada HS
- Prev School:
- Whitman College
“This year has been special. I’ll love everyone I’ve played with for the rest of my life.”
— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) May 14, 2022
Proud of ya, @Matt_Sox_!#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/yucPJwqf9y
2022 – Redshirt Senior
- Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week (Feb. 28)
- Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (April 25)
- Made 14 starts as the weekend ace, finishing 4-5 with a 5.51 ERA.
- Led the team both with 68 strikeouts and 83.1 innings pitched.
- Was two outs from a no-hitter in his start vs. Fresno State (Feb. 25), striking out six and walking just two batters.
- Went the distance at USC (April 22), allowing a pair of earned runs on six hits and a walk, fanning four in the first CG at Utah since 2017.
- Struck out a career-high 11 batters in six-plus innings vs. No. 8 Stanford (May 13), one short of tying the program record.
2021 – Redshirt Junior
- Worked out of the bullpen in 20 games, finishing 5-2 with a 5.02 ERA and one save.
- Recorded 42 strikeouts during 37.2 innings pitched.
- Made his Utah debut with .2 innings of relief at Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 22), earning the win.
- Went hit-free in 1.1 innings vs. BYU (March 11), picking up another victory on the bump.
- Season-best seven strikeouts came during a four-inning appearance vs. Northern Colorado (May 9).
- Closed out the final inning vs. USC (May 28) for the save.
Prior to Utah
- Transferred to Utah after spending the 2018-20 seasons at Whitman College (Wash.).
- Two-way player at Whitman, hitting .292 during the 2020 season with 12 runs scored, 18 RBI and three homers. Had a 3.58 ERA on the mound in his final year at Whitman.
- Named All-NWC Second Team in the 2019 season.
- Had a .317 clip at the plate in 2019 with 17 RBI and 15 runs scored.
- Logged a 6-2 record on the mound that year in 13 starts, finishing with a 3.58 ERA and 81 strikeouts.
- Played at La Cañada High School under coach Matt Whisenant.
- 2016 First Team All Rio Hondo
- 2016 First Team All Area
- 2017 Rio Hondo League MVP
- 2017 First Team All Area
- 2017 First Team All CIF Southern Section
Personal
- Son of Stephen and Diane Sox
- Has one sibling, Ethan
Sox on the U
“I wanted the chance to study mechanical engineering at a good university. There is a strong coaching staff looking to establish a consistent culture of winning.”
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