Toledo & Summer League Highlights
2009 second-team All-MAC selection ... Became first UT hurler to earn all-league accolades since 1999 ... Has worked at least 5.0 innings in 12 of 16 career starts on the mound at Toledo ... Member of 2007 state champion Hammond Chiefs summer-league squad.
2009
Second-team All-MAC honoree ... Rockets' No. 2 starter ... Appeared in 12 games ... Sported 5-2 record with 4.23 ERA ... In MAC contests, posted 4-2 mark with 4.99 ERA ... Accumulated 61.2 innings of work, surrendering 40 runs (29 earned) on 71 hits with 44 strikeouts ... Ranked first in the MAC in ERA, seventh in opponent batting average (.282, 71-for-252) and tied for ninth in wins ... Worked at least 5.0 frames in nine starts ... First on team in wins, second in ERA, innings pitched, strikeouts, games started and third in opponent batting average ... Went 6.0 innings vs. Eastern Michigan in MAC Tournament, yielding two runs on five hits with career-best seven strikeouts to collect victory (May 21) ... Tossed collegiate-high 7.1 frames vs. Eastern Michigan with five strikeouts to register win (May 9) ... Threw 7.0 frames at Central Michigan in first game of doubleheader, yielding one unearned run on four hits to collect win (April 26) ... Worked 6.0 innings vs. Kent State, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits with five strikeouts to earn victory (April 11).
2008
One of Rockets' mid-week starters ... Appeared in 16 games, making four starts ... Sported 2-2 record with 5.74 ERA and one save ... In MAC contests, posted 4.60 ERA and one save with no decisions ... Accumulated 47.0 innings of work, surrendering 38 runs (30 earned) on 68 hits with 25 strikeouts ... Worked at least 5.0 frames in three starts ... Third on team in total appearances ... Threw season-best 6.1 innings vs. Youngstown State in first game of doubleheader, allowing five runs on eight hits with two strikeouts to collect win (April 8) ... Threw 3.1 shutout frames vs. Central Michigan in series finale, allowing one hit with season-high five strikeouts (April 27) ... Appeared in two of three games in Northern Illinois series, including 2.2 scoreless frames in series finale to collect first collegiate save (April 18-20) ... Made collegiate debut vs. Bucknell and earned victory in relief (Feb. 23).
High School
A 2007 graduate of Griffith High School ... Four-year letterwinner in baseball and tennis and two years in basketball ... Selected Male Student-Athlete of the Year and Class Valedictorian as a senior ... Three-time all-conference honoree and two-time all-area selection by The Times and Post Tribune ... Tallied 8-3 record with 1.79 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 74.1 innings of work as a senior, earning honorable mention all-state recognition ... Led team to sectional title and named team captain ... Also batted .392 with 32 runs scored and 16 RBI ... First-team academic all-state and finalist for "Mr. Baseball" in state of Indiana as a senior ... Went 6-2 with 1.94 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 61.0 innings of work as a junior ... Also hit .299 with 20 runs scored and 15 RBI ... Garnered all-conference and academic all-state honors in tennis as a senior.
Personal
Born Matthew Christopher Kuna on March 3, 1989 ... Parents are Rick and Mary Kuna ... Has two sisters, Katherine and Sarah ... Enjoys fishing and science ... Majoring in entrepreneurship, family and small business.
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