40  Matthew McDaniel Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mililani, Hawaii High School: Mid-Pacific Institute Height / Weight: 6-3 / 205 Position: LHP Birthdate: 11/23/1990 Experience: 2L B-T: L-L

Joined San Diego State last season from the state of Hawaii where he received all-state recognition all four years of high school ... Will likely be deployed as a member of the Aztec bullpen this season ... Competed with the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League during summer 2010 ... Made 12 starts on the mound and went 8-3 with a 3.67 earned run average ... Played summer baseball in 2009 for the Dirtbags in Mililani, Hawaii.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2010
Made nine appearances on the mound during his freshman season with two starts ... First start was a no-decision vs. Stony Brook on March 23 ... His second start came against UNLV in the series finale on May 22 ... Went 7.1 innings allowing four runs on 10 hits to pick up his first win in SDSU's 6-4 victory ... Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in that contest and walked none ... Prior to that game had made eight appearances for a total of 9.0 innings ... Did not throw a wild pitch over his total of 16.1 innings.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner as a baseball player at Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu ... Coached there by Dunn Muramaru ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior after compiling a 4-0 record along with a 2.00 earned run average ... Held opponents to a .223 batting average helping team to runner-up finish in the Interscholastic League of Hawaii (ILH) ... As a hitter, batted .419 with 17 RBI in 16 games ... Was a second-team all-state honoree as a junior after going 5-1 with a 1.11 earned run average, striking out 41 and waling 16 over 44 innings pitched ... Was a first-team all-state honoree by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... Won third team all-state accolades as a sophomore and was an honorable mention selection after his freshman campaign.

PERSONAL
Matthew Keakaokalani McDaniel was born Nov. 23, 1990, in Honolulu ... Son of Randy and Gina McDaniel ... Enjoys playing ball and hanging out with friends ... Lists favorite athlete as New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana ... Recruited out of high school by the University of Hawai'i ... Majoring in biology at San Diego state with career plans as a pharmacist.