Matt Barattino
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    Matt Barattino

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Purcellville, VA

    High School:
    Notre Dame Academy

    Height / Weight:
    6-0 / 170

    Position:
    RHP

    Bats/Throws:
    R/R

    Freshman (2008): Pitched in 16 games, making five starts ... third on the team with 46.2 innings pitched ... tied for third on the team with 11 relief outings ... fourth on team with 27 strikeouts ... made debut against Navy on Feb. 23 ... made first-career start against UConn, striking out a career-high six batters in 2.2 innings ... earned first-career win vs. Savannah State, allowing one earned run in six innings ... also pitched six innings against Northern Colorado.

    Notre Dame Academy (Purcellville, Va.): Lettered four years in baseball...first-team all-state as a senior...second-team all-state as a junior...two-time Southeastern Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team selection...CAC All-Conference...HS Male of the Year...National Honor Society member...high school baseball coach was Mike Lockhart...played summer ball for The Rookies, coached by Mike Chroniger.

    Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 3...nickname is Tino...favorite TV show is Baseball Tonight...favorite movie is Billy Madison...person in history he'd like to meet is Mickey Mantle...credits his high school baseball coach, Mike Chroniger, as having the biggest influence on his sports career...father, Bill, is a graduate of West Point (`75)...has a younger sister, Nikki (14)...son of Bill and Karen Barattino.

    Why I came to the Academy: "I came to the Academy to get the greatest education in this country, to serve in our military, and to be privileged enough to play Div. I baseball."

    Inside Baseball