Matt Mikulski
San Francisco Giants Select Fordham LHP Matt Mikulski
It was a year to remember for Fordham LHP Matt Mikulski. The flame throwing lefty achieved just about every individual accolade possible – from single-season and program strikeout record holder, to Atlantic-10 Pitcher of the Year, to All-American to being a semifinalist for the coveted Dick Howser Award. The numbers jump off the page – 9-0 record, 1.45 ERA, 124 strikeouts, .127 AVG. It was only fitting that he capped it off by hearing his name called in the 2021 MLB Draft. While there was an outside chance he would go in the first round, ultimately he was selected in the second round (50th overall) by the San Francisco Giants. Mikulski was a part of Fordham’s 2019 historic season in which they captured the Atlantic-10 Championship and set a program record for single seaso...
Fordham Ace Matt Mikulski Not Fazed by the Hype
On Thursday, May 16, 2019 Fordham began a crucial three-game series against A-10 rival Dayton needing to win two of the three games in order to qualify for the conference tournament. They sent their Friday starter to the mound hoping to get the first win under their belt and only needing to win one of the next two after that. Dayton had other plans, though. They wound up scoring 7 runs (6 earned) on their way to an easy 17-4 win. It turns out that loss lit a fire under the Rams who wound up winning the next two games to lock up the No. 4 seed in the Atlantic-10 tournament – which they hosted. Now as the host team, Fordham turned their game up another notch. They captured the first game against Richmond, 7-6, in 10 innings. They kept that momentum going into the next game against VCU,...
