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Matt Bischoff Class: Junior Hometown: Decatur, Ind. High School: New Haven Height / Weight: 5-11 / 175 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

Honors

2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... 2007 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... 2007 second team All-Big Ten ... 2008 first team All-Big Ten.

2008 Season

Started a team-high 14 games ... Went 6-3 with a team-high 55 strikeouts in 77 1/3 innings pitched ... Posted the lowest ERA for any Purdue starter (3.96) ... at No. 15 Baylor (Feb. 22-24): Was charged with a loss despite allowing just two earned runs on three hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. Struck out seven and walked three ... at Western Kentucky (Feb. 29-March 2): Was saddled with another hard-luck loss after allowing two earned runs on five hits over 6 2/3 innings pitched. Finished with four Ks ... at No. 4 Kentucky (March 9-10): Allowed just one run on five hits in a no-decision effort over six innings. Struck out a season-high 10 and issued just a single walk to the potent Wildcat offense ... at Ohio (March 15-16): Did not earn a decision in a 5 1/3-inning start. Surrendered one earned run on two hits and struck out three ... Northwestern (March 28-30): Picked up his first win of the season with 7 2/3 shutout innings against the Wildcats. Allowed just four hits and struck out eight in the 3-0 Purdue win ... at Iowa (April 4-6): Allowed six runs on seven hits in two innings in a no-decision start ... Penn State (April 11-13): Went four innings in a no-decision start against the Nittany Lions. Struck out five and allowed five earned runs on seven hits in the 13-8 Boilermaker victory ... at Miami (Ohio) (April 15): Was lifted after two innings in a midweek start limited by pitch count. Surrendered two runs on three hits ... at Ohio State (April 18-20): Picked up his second victory of the season after allowing two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings pitched. Struck out three and did not issue a walk ... Minnesota (April 25-27): Recorded his third win of the year after allowing just two runs on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings of work. Struck out four and walked two ... at Indiana (May 3-5): Allowed two runs on six hits over six innings to win his fourth game of the season. Struck out five and walked one ... Michigan State (May 9-10): Was charged with his third loss of the season despite allowing just one earned run over a season-high eight innings of work ... at Illinois (May 16-17): Won his fifth game of the year in six innings of work. Allowed four runs on 10 hits, while striking out two ... Big Ten Championship (May 22-24): Won his sixth game of the season in Purdue's championship opener against Penn State. Scatted four runs on five hits with two strikeouts.

2007 Season

Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Second team All-Big Ten ... Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American ... Appeared in 14 games as a true freshman, including six starts ... Went 3-2 with a team-best 2.85 ERA in 60 innings of work ... Posted two saves ... Finished with 61 strikeouts against just eight walks ... at Georgia (Feb. 23-25): Made his first collegiate appearance and struck out two in a shutout inning of relief ... at Western Kentucky (March 2-4): Worked two innings of relief. Allowed three runs on five hits, but struck out five against no walks ... at No. 13 Auburn (March 9-11): Worked one inning out of the bullpen. Surrendered one run on one hit ... at Alabama-Birmingham (March 13-14): Made his first collegiate start and picked up his first career win in a seven-inning shutout performance. Struck out a career-high 11 batters while scattering five hits ... at Samford (March 16-18): Notched his first collegiate save in Purdue's 7-6 win after allowing one run on three hits in two innings of work. Struck out two and walked none ... at Western Illinois (March 24-25): Surrendered an unearned run on one hit in two relief innings. Struck out two ... at Ball State (March 28): Worked one hitless inning of relief ... Illinois (March 30-April 1): Tossed five innings in relief and surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits, while striking out six ... Indiana (April 13-15): Tallied his second career save with three scoreless innings of one-hit relief against the Hoosiers ... at Notre Dame (April 18): Made his second career start and had to settle for a no-decision despite tossing a one-hitter over nine shutout innings. Had a perfect game through eight innings, struck out seven and did not issue a walk in a game Purdue eventually lost 1-0 in 10 innings ... Ohio State (April 27-29): Picked up his second win of the season in a seven-inning shutout start. Scattered four hits with five Ks and no walks in the complete game effort ... at Penn State (May 5-6): Despite allowing just two runs on seven hits with six Ks and no walks over 7 1/3 innings, was charged with his first career loss in a 4-1 defeat to the Nitanny Lions ... Iowa (May 11-13): Picked up his third win of the season with a solid seven-inning start. Allowed four runs on seven hits with 6 Ks and one walk ... at Northwestern (May 18-20): Was charged with his second loss of the year after allowing six runs on 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Still struck out six and walked none.

High School

Was a four-year letterwinner at New Haven High School ... finished with a 3-2 record and nine saves as a freshman with 63 strikeouts and a 3.20 ERA ... Tallied a 9-1 record with a 1.20 ERA as a sophomore while breaking the school record with 120 strikeouts and being named first team all-conference ... Had an 11-2 record with a 0.70 ERA in his junior year, breaking his own record for strikeouts in a season with 137 ... Also named first team all-conference, first team all-area, and first team all-state as a junior ... Had a 12-3 record with a 1.21 ERA as a senior with 133 strikeouts and just 9 walks while setting school records for career wins (35) and strikeouts (453), again being named first team all-conference, all-area, and all-state ... Was named Fort Wayne News-Sentinel's Sterling Sentinel Award winner for best male athlete in 2006 ... Three sport athlete in high school, taking part in basketball and tennis, as well as baseball ... Father, Dave Bischoff, was his high school baseball coach.

Personal

Full name is Matthew David Bischoff ... Born: May 21, 1987, in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... Son of Kristen and Dave Bischoff ... Has one brother, Kyle, who is a freshman catcher for the Boilermakers ... Majoring in communication.