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Northeastern Huskies

2023 Baseball Roster

Jim Pierce

15 Matt Downing

  • Position LHP
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Cheshire, Conn.
  • Highschool Cheshire

Biography

2023:
  • Made four appearances, three starts
  • Posted six strikeouts in 6.1 innings of work on the year
  • Worked two scoreless innings against Indiana State (2/26) with one hit allowed and three strikeouts
2022:
  • Did not appear in any games
2021:
  • Allowed no runs, no hits, and struck out three batters in 3.1 innings
  • Tallied two strikeouts in one inning during his career debut and Northeastern's 11-2 victory vs. UMass (3/3)
  • Pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning in Northeastern's 10-1 win vs. Albany (3/9)
2020:
  • Did not play in a game before season canceled due to Coronavirus
Before Northeastern: Played LHP at Cheshire High School varsity baseball team for three years ... Captain senior year ... Played on the Hamden Yard Dogs AAU team ... Won Class LL State Championship in 2018 ... Won SCC Championship in 2019 ... 2019 Connecticut All-Star First-Team and All-SCC First-Team ... 2019 Academic All-State ... Played on 2019 and 2018 Connecticut All-Star teams ... In 2019, had a 4-1 record with Cheshire and added 51 strikeouts in 42 innings with a 0.42 ERA while also hitting .313 with 20 RBIs and a walk-off hit in the 2019 SCC Championship ...  In 2018, had a 5-2 record with 52 strikeouts over 49 innings and a 1.00 ERA.

Personal: Son of Benjamin and Danyael…Benjamin is a structural engineer in the city of New Haven, CT who also graduated from Cornell University (BA) and got his Masters degree at Columbia University. Danyael graduated from Eckerd College in Florida. Has one sibling, Grace, who is currently attending Cornell University…Was an Honors/High Honors student for all 4 years of high school and is currently pursuing a Major in Graphic Design and a Minor in Marketing.

Why Northeastern? "Great academics and athletics program, great coaches and teammates, good facilities and campus ... I love the city of Boston and what surrounds Northeastern ... Being in this area creates connections athletically and academically that you can find other places that I really like." Favorite Memory? In 2019, pitched a career-high 15 strikeouts in just six innings.

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2020Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'2" 192 lbs
    43
  • 15

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    LHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    LHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Junior

    LHP
    6'2" 200 lbs
    15