University of Evansville Athletics

At UE - Matt Brinkmann returns for his fourth and final year as a key member of the UE pitching staff...Expected to serve as UE’s closer this year...One of the top relief pitchers in school history, with a career ERA (3.29) that ranks as one of the lowest at UE. 2006 - Appeared in 22 games, with 10 starts...Posted the 10th-lowest single-season ERA in UE history (min. 50 IP) at 2.97 in 91.0 IP...Went 6-5 with three saves...Named to the MVC All-Tournament team after winning the MVC semifinal vs. Missouri State, and earning a save that night in the championship game vs. MSU (5/27)...Pitched 7.1 innings in the two games, allowing five hits and one run while fanning six...Went 2-0 with a save and a 0.69 ERA in five postseason relief appearances...Finished the year yielding one run in his final 23.1 IP (0.39 ERA), while going 4-0 with three saves in nine relief outings...Went 6-0 with a 0.87 ERA in his 12 relief appearances (31 IP)...Named MVC Pitcher of the Week (5/22) after helping UE sweep Bradley in the final series of the year by going 1-0 with a save, a 0.00 ERA and 10 Ks in 6.0 IP. 2005 - Second on the team with 19 appearances and three starts...Went 3-2 with two saves and a 2.84 ERA in 50.2 IP...His 2.84 ERA ranks as the ninth-lowest in UE history...Threw 11 scoreless relief appearances...Tossed 4.0 IP of one-hit relief vs. Notre Dame (3/18) to earn his first career victory...Struck out six in 8.0 innings of relief at #21 Wichita State (4/3); retired 17-straight batters at one point...Earned all-star status in the Coastal Plain League by ranking fourth in the league with 10 saves for Florence. 2004 - Pitched in nine games...Was 0-1 with a 6.91 ERA...Had three-straight scoreless relief appearances vs. #24 Wichita State (5/20-22)...Gave up only one hit and one unearned run in 4.0 IP vs. Missouri State in the MVC Tournament (5/27). Background - A three-year starter at Evansville Memorial High School...Helped Memorial to the state finals in 2001 and a sectional championship in 2003...Two-year member of the All-Metro team...Also All-Metro in basketball...A management major at UE...Chose UE “because of the academics and good coaching staff.”