Matthew Bohnert

Weight:
187
Height:
5-8
Position:
LHP
Year:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cave Creek. Ariz.
High School:
Cactus Shadows

2025 (Graduate Student Season – Indiana)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Season: Pitched in five games in first healthy season with IU … recorded an 0-1 record and a 13.50 earned run average across two full innings of action … made debut for Hoosiers against No. 7 Oregon State (2/16) … pitched twice on opening weekend in Arizona … first Big Ten outing came at Penn State (3/9) … recorded first strikeout of the campaign at Indiana State (3/11) … final appearance at IU came in regular season finale at Michigan (3/17).

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season – Indiana)
Note: Transferred to Indiana before season.

Season: Missed the 2024 season … received medical redshirt and returned for 2025.

Career Notes and Records – Lipscomb
Made 39 career appearances on the mound in two seasons at Lipscomb … held a 4.37 earned run average across 59.2 innings of work … compiled a 4-3 record with four saves … held opponents to a .187 batting average while striking out 83 batters.

2023 (Redshirt Junior Season – Lipscomb)
Season: Made 14 appearances including 13 in the months of April and May after missing almost two months through injury … pitched 18 innings while compiling a 1-1 record with three saves … struck out three-plus batters on four occasions including a season-high four against Eastern Kentucky (4/28) … threw a season-high four scoreless innings against Liberty (5/27) while conceding just two hits and striking out three batters … Lipscomb went 11-3 in games where Bohnert pitched.

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore Season – Lipscomb)
Season: Made 25 appearances in his first season at Lipscomb while holding a 3-2 record and a 3.46 earned run average … his 25 appearances were second on the team … conceded just 16 hits and 17 runs across 41.2 innings pitched … struck out 60 batters and held opponents to a .119 batting average on the season … totaled a season-high six strikeouts against North Alabama (4/13) … worked three-or-more innings of relief on four occasions and allowed zero runs in three of the outings … Lipscomb finished 18-7 on the season in games where Bohnert pitched.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season – South Mountain Community College)
Season: Made 11 appearances and totaled 48 strikeouts across 30.2 innings pitched … made six starts on the season and totaled 12 batters in five innings of work against Central Arizona … picked up wins over Cochise College and Scottsdale Community College.

2020 (Freshman Season – South Mountain Community College)
Honors: Second Team NJCAA All-Academic Student-Athlete

Season: Appeared in six contests in the COVID-19 shortened season … pitched in 5.2 innings with three strikeouts.

Prep/Personal
Prepped at Cactus Shadows High School under coach Guy Gianni … posted a 1.17 ERA with 68 strikeouts in 48 innings his senior year … set single game strike record with 14 strikeouts in 6 innings … earned First Team All-Region and Second Team All-State honors … named to 2019 All-District, All-Region and All-State teams … son of Tammie and Matt Bohnert Sr. … earned his undergraduate degree in marketing from Lipscomb … intends to pursue a graduate certificate in Online Teaching and Learning at Indiana.