Matthew Dinoff '23 Recruiting Profile

I have played baseball for as long as I can remember. It has always had such an influential role in my life. At a young age, I decided that I would want to play college baseball and have worked hard at making that dream a reality. I like to think that I am one of the hardest-working people my age. I always try to get my work done right away so I have time later towards the due date so I have time for baseball. Even when I do not feel good, if I am exhausted, stressed, or even sick, I still try to get it done fast so I do not have to worry about rushing. I do well in school while training and playing sports most of the year and I always am trying to find new ways to keep getting better. Whether this is to help learn something in school, working on a new pitch, or my mechanics with a coach. I see my size as a big part of my game. I try to take every advantage of my height on the mound like taking a long stride and reaching out closer to home plate. While my velocity may not be very high, my spin rate is. So my 74-75 mph fastball seems a lot faster with the high spin rate as well as how far out I get to home plate. I can keep my team in the game when starting for multiple innings. I can also close out a game or keep my team right on the doorstep on tying a game or taking the lead when coming in relief. We once had a doubleheader at Diamond Nation to make up a rainout and were running low on pitchers towards the end of the second game. I had already come out of the bullpen to close out the first game. I told my coach that I was ready to get back on the mound for an inning if needed. He put me in the last two innings because I had a quick first and felt good. I ended up closing out that game as well and ending the day and tournament with two saves. In my future school, I am looking for somewhere near my home state, New York, about 3 hours or less away. I am also looking for a school that has one of my majors, exercise science and/or athletic training as well as a good baseball program that is interested in me and fits my skill level.