Butler University Athletics

Coach Farley on Sokolowski: "Matt had a very good fall on themound, and he is a pitcher our team has confidence in. His outinglast spring against eventual league champion UIC was an outstandingpitching performance. He gained valuable experience last summerpitching in the Valley league in Virginia. We think he can have abig year in 2009." 2008: Tied for third on the team with eightstarts during the year...his 48.0 innings of work were thefourth-most...stuck-out 16 while allowing just six walks...worked4.1 innings of relief at Southern Illinois, allowing no earned runswhile striking out four...allowed just three earned runs each inback-to-back seven-inning starts at Tennessee Tech (March 14) andagainst Youngstown State (March 21), finishing with sevenstrikeouts against TTU...in his best start of the year, surrenderedjust two runs - none earned - on four hits in 8.0 innings of workat UIC (April 4)...2007: Came out of the bullpen in all but one ofhis 15 appearances...earned his first collegiate win at Xavier(5/16), yielding an unearned run on four hits while striking outtwo in 7.0 innings...allowed just one hit in 2.0 innings of reliefagainst Indiana State (4/5)...struck out two and gave up anunearned run in 2.2 innings at Youngstown State (4/28)...2006:Started in seven of 17 games as a freshman...fourth on the teamwith 59.0 innings pitched...yielded two earned runs on six hits insix innings at Vanderbilt (3/15)...allowed one earned run in fiveinnings against Wright State in the Horizon League Championship(5/27)...High School: Honorable mention all-state performer as asenior at Bishop Dwenger High School...two-time all-conferenceplayer...selected to play in the 2005 North/South All-StarGame...posted a 15-7 career record with a 1.65 earned run averageand 212 strikeouts...earned three varsity baseball letters...highschool coach: Larry Windmiller...Personal: Born August 26,1986...son of Michael and Mary Sokolowski...finance major.