Matthew Dallas

Height:
6-5
B/T:
L/L
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

Junior (2026)
Drafted in the 12^th round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals… Made two starts on the mound before suffering a season-ending injury… Went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA across 7.1 innings, allowing just two earned runs while striking out 14 batters… Held opponents to a .167 batting average (5-for-30) and averaged 17.2 strikeouts per nine inning… Earned the win in his first appearance against Indiana State, striking out seven over 4.0 innings while allowing just one earned run… Followed with another strong outing against Siena, fanning seven over 3.1 innings.

Sophomore (2025)
Started 14 games on the mound for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Ranked third on the team with 63 strikeouts across 60.2 innings of work… Maintained a 5-1 record… Struck out nine batters while allowing only one hit across 4.1 innings during his Wake Forest debut against Long Island (2/15)... Threw six scoreless innings while giving up a single hit against St. John’s (2/22)... Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts while pitching 4.2 innings in the win over UNCG (4/8)... Pitched five scoreless innings against Liberty (4/22)... Threw a career-high 7.2 innings during the NCAA Tournament against Cincinnati (6/1).

2024 (at Tennessee)
Made his Tennessee debut in the second game of the season, pitching 0.1 innings against Oklahoma (Feb. 17)... Tallied 3.0 innings pitched and three strikeouts against ETSU in his first career start… Inning of work and a strikeout in a midweek win against Xavier... Appeared in his first SEC game in a showdown against Georgia… Struck out one batter in 1.1 innings pitched in a win over Bellarmine ... Faced four batters and had two strikeouts in a midweek win over Western Carolina... Had his second appearance against an SEC foe, recording one out in a win over Missouri... Struck out the side in an inning pitched against in-state opponent Belmont

Background: Standout pitcher at Briarcrest Christian School in Eads, Tennessee… Pieced together an ERA of 0.80 in 52.2 innings and struck out 102 batters his senior season… Started the gold medal game for Team USA 18u in 2022, allowing one run in 3.1 innings and struck out three against Chinese Taipei… Rated No. 97 nationally by Perfect Game and the No. 3 player and pitcher in the state of Tennessee… Named to the 2023 Perfect Game Preseason All-American and All-Region team… Competed in the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase… Dubbed a three-time Preseason Underclass All-American by Perfect Game

Personal: Born May 24, 2004… Son of Kevin and Jennifer Dallas… Has two sisters, Brittany and Maddie; Also has two brothers -- Blake and Michael… Brother, Blake, played baseball collegiately at Christian Brothers University… Brother, Michael, currently plays baseball at Jacksonville State University… Also played high school basketball for three years