Matt Bischoff | |
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Baltimore Orioles | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Decatur, Indiana | May 21, 1987|
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Matthew David Bischoff (born May 21, 1987) is a minor league baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Bischoff, a pitcher, bats and throws right-handed.[1] He stands at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and weighs 190 pounds (86 kg).[1] Bischoff attended New Haven High School where he set a school career record in wins and strikeouts. He then enrolled at Purdue University where he played baseball for four years (2007–2010). He was named the Big Ten Conference Baseball Freshman of the Year in 2007. Bischoff holds the career and single season strikeouts record for Purdue's baseball team. From Purdue, he was drafted by the Seattle Mariners during the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional baseball debut at the rookie level with the Pulaski Mariners that year.