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University of North Florida Athletics

2018 Baseball Roster

Todd Drexler

18 Matt Vaka

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Year Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Bats / Throws R/R
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School H.B. Plant HS
  • Previous School H.B. Plant HS

Biography

Year-by-Year Statistics: Career | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

ASUN Conference Academic Honor Roll (2016)
ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team (2015)

2018 (Senior)
  • Appeared in 19 games with two starts.
  • Owned an 1-2 record with 45.1 innings pitched and with a 3.57 ERA
  • Recorded 24 strikeouts
  • Pitched a season-best 5.0 innings against Memphis and NJIT
  • Struck out season-high four against Bethune-Cookman
  • Threw three shutout innings against Lipscomb in ASUN tournament to allow UNF to advance.
2017 (Junior)
  • Appeared in nine games with four starts
  • Owned an 0-1 record with 24.0 innings pitched
  • Recorded 17 strikeouts
  • Pitched a season-best 5.0 innings against Florida A&M
  • Struck out four batters against Florida A&M and USF

2016 (Sophomore)
  • Listed on the ASUN Conference Academic Honor Roll for the first time
  • Made 14 appearances including eight starts
  • Logged 46.2 innings and struck out 21 batters
  • Finished the year with a 3-1 record and a 4.63 ERA
  • In six relief appearances boasted a 0.79 ERA, allowing one earned run over 11.1 innings
  • Was the Ospreys' opening day starter
  • Pitched a career-high seven innings against Darmouth on March 23, earning the win while allowing one run
  • On March 15 against Bethune-Cookman, went six innings and didn't allow a run while striking out three for his first win of the season
  • Struck out a career-high six batters on Feb. 27 against Hartford
  • Credited with the win after he pitched six innings, allowed two runs and struck out four against Savannah State on April 20

2015 (Freshman)
  • Named to the ASUN Conference All-Freshman Team
  • Made a team-high 13 starts in as a true freshman
  • Logged 50.2 innings and struck out 21 batters while boasting a 1.78 ERA
  • Allowed two runs or less in all but one start and did not surrender a run in six of his 13 appearances
  • Went 2-0 in seven starts with a 1.80 ERA against ASUN Conference opponents
  • Recorded his first collegiate win at home against Savannah St. on March 24 after tossing five innings and striking out three
  • Credited with the win in the first annual Mayor's Cup against Jacksonville on April 19 after five innings of one-run baseball
  • Two of his final four starts were quality starts, 6.2 innings pitched an one earned run against Kennesaw St. on May 16 and 6.2 innings pitched and no earned runs against Stetson on May 3

High School
  • Played four years of varsity baseball for Dennis Braun at Plant
  • A Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American in both 2012 and 2013
  • Received Second Team All-District and All-Area honors three of his four-year prep career
  • Earned an Honorable Mention All-Region and All-State selection as a senior
  • Won District Championships as a sophomore and senior
  • Selected to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star game at Tropicana Field

Personal
  • Full name Matthew Alexander Vaka
  • Son of George and Barbara Vaka
  • Has one brother Jack and four sisters, Abby, Caitlin, Grace and Audrey
  • A Sport Management major

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2015Freshman

    RHP
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2016Sophomore

    RHP
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2017Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2018Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'1" 185 lbs
    18