Duke 
Pittsburgh 
Coastal Carolina 
Righthander who was a starter and reliever in 2024 … in 263.1 innings pitched over 77 appearances (40 starts) and five seasons, including one at Furman, three at Wofford and one at Clemson, he had a 27-10 record, four saves and a 4.24 ERA while allowing 269 hits (.266 opponents’ batting average) and 63 walks with 270 strikeouts.
2024: Won the Tiger Baseball Award, given to the team’s best leader … All-ACC Academic selection … ACC Academic Honor Roll member … had a 5-0 record, one save and a 4.71 ERA in 16 appearances (three starts) … in 36.1 innings pitched, he allowed 38 hits (.271 opponents’ batting average) and 15 walks with 35 strikeouts … held opponents to .163 with two outs … was 2-0 with one save, a 2.60 ERA, .266 opponents’ batting average and 13 strikeouts against four walks in 17.1 innings pitched over six appearances (two starts) away from home … pitched 3.0 innings in relief, allowing on hit and one earned run with four strikeouts to earn the win against Xavier on Feb. 18; was his first appearance as a Tiger … pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief with one strikeout to earn the win against No. 12 South Carolina at Columbia, S.C. (Segra Park) on March 2 … pitched 1.0 innings in relief, allowing no walks to earn the win against UNC Greensboro on March 10 … pitched 1.0 innings in relief, allowing no walks with one strikeout to record his first save as a Tiger at No. 3 Duke on March 17 … pitched 1.2 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win against Winthrop on March 19 … pitched 4.0 innings in a starting role, allowing one run with three strikeouts at Miami (Fla.) on March 28 … pitched 6.0 innings in a starting role, allowing four hits, two earned runs and one walk with four strikeouts at Notre Dame on April 5 … pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing three hits, no runs and one walk with three strikeouts to earn the win at Louisville on April 26 … pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgia Tech on May 3 … No. 52 transfer in the nation in the preseason by D1Baseball.
Before Clemson: Member of the Wofford team for three seasons (2021-23) and Furman team for one season (2020) … was 22-10 with three saves, a 4.16 ERA, .254 opponents’ batting average and 235 strikeouts against 48 walks in 227.0 innings pitched over 61 appearances (37 starts) in his four combined seasons at Furman and Wofford … was coached by Brett Harker at Furman and by Todd Interdonato at Wofford … was 11-4 with one save, a 4.58 ERA, .250 opponents’ batting average and 93 strikeouts against 22 walks in 92.1 innings pitched over 20 appearances (19 starts) in 2023, when he was a Second-Team All-SoCon selection … was 7-2 with a 2.52 ERA, .225 opponents’ batting average and 93 strikeouts against 12 walks in 85.2 innings pitched over 18 appearances (17 starts) in 2022, when he was a First-Team All-SoCon selection … led the team and was 14th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.75) in 2022 … earned All-SoCon Tournament honors in 2022 and 2023 … two-time All-SoCon Academic selection … four-time member of the SoCon Academic Honor Roll with his two programs … all-state and all-region selection as a senior at St. Joseph’s Catholic School … was 6-2 with a 1.14 ERA and 67 strikeouts as a senior … all-region selection as a junior … National Honor Society member … lettered three times in baseball and two times in basketball at St. Joseph’s Catholic School, where he was coached by George Turmon.
Personal: His father, Doug, played baseball at Clemson (1985-87); was 6-3 with five saves, a 5.88 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 67.1 innings pitched over 33 appearances (seven starts) in his career … his second cousin, Ryan Ammons, played baseball at Clemson (2020-23) … pronounced MAHR-shull … graduated Dec. 19, 2024 with a degree in athletic leadership … born Matthew Douglas Marchal on Dec. 7, 2000 in Piedmont, S.C.
