California Lutheran University

2013 (Baseball) Season Stats
Appeared in five games making two starts...finished the season 0-2 with a 12.15 ERA...struck out three batters.

2012 (Baseball)
Made five relief appearances in debut season for the Kingsmen...struck out a career-high two batters against La Verne (April 7)...pitched a full inning of relief against Puget Sound (March 16).

Mater Dei High School
Graduated from Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, Calif. in 2011...played three years of baseball and one season of basketball for the Crusaders...as both a junior and senior he was named to the CIF San Diego Section All-Academic Team for baseball and was an All-CIF Honorable Mention.

Personal
Full name: Matthew Richard Burden...born February 25, 1993 in San Diego, Calif...parents are Eilene and Robert Burden Sr....has an older brother Robby and a younger sister Amanda...chose CLU for the small class sizes, to play baseball, faith and because his parents met here...currently majoring in Marketing Communications and plans on minoring in Psychology or Sociology.

Favorites
Movies: Anchorman, Cars, and 300
Music: House, Reggae, Country
Food: Tri tip and Adobada
Sport: Soccer
Professional Teams: Chelsea, San Diego Padres
TV Shows: Friends and The League