UNLV REBELS

Matt Wagner

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Class: Senior Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. High School: Cimarron Memorial

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 190 Position: RHP Birthdate: 12/27/1983 Experience: 3L

UNLV: Matt enters his final season with the Rebels ... A valuable pitcher who can start or come out of the bullpen ... Has a lot of experience after three years at UNLV.

2005: Named the MVP of the Mountain West Conference Tournament after he worked 4.2 innings of scoreless relief and then turned around and allowed just one run in another three innings as a starter as UNLV beat BYU twice in the same day to win the title on May 28 ... Made 23 appearances and had three starts ... His five wins tied for the most on the Rebel staff ... Earned his first win of the season on May 15 at Arizona ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors for the third-straight year.

2004: Started six games and made 16 appearances ... Had a 3-4 record ... Threw a total of 57 innings, giving up 83 hits and 53 runs, 48 of which were earned ... Struck out 37 batters while walking 20 ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors.

2003: Matt made 14 appearances with a 4.40 ERA ... Had a 1-0 record with one save ... Struck out 20 and walked 13 in 28.2 innings of work ... Gave up only two runs in his first five appearances ... Threw six innings in the postseason with a 1.50 ERA ... Threw 6.1 shutout innings against Memphis on March 8 ... Earned Academic All-MWC honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Cimarron Memorial High School in Las Vegas, Nev ... Was named a First Team All-Southern Nevada pitcher and outfielder and second team All-State Nevada outfielder in 2002 ... Won 2000 Nevada Legion Championship ... Finished second in the division in 2001 and 2002 ... Won Western Regional Championship and finished fifth in the country in 2002.

PERSONAL: Matthew Joseph Wagner was born on Dec. 27, 1983, in Bryan, Texas ... The son of Debbie and Ralph Wagner ... Has a younger brother, Michael ... Majoring in management ... Nickname is "Wags" ... Considers his parents to be the greatest influence on his athletic career.