2009 NCBWA Second-Team All-American
2009 Third-Team All-American (ABCA, Collegiate Baseball)
2009 First-Team Freshman All-American (Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Rivals.com)
2009 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Finalist
2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year
2009 First-Team All-SEC
2009 SEC All-Freshman Team
SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 23, 2009 and April 27, 2009)
2009 ABCA All-South Region First Team
2009 LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year
2009 First-Team All-Louisiana

Superb prospect from the New Orleans area with outstanding academic and athletic credentials ... burst onto the national scene in 2009 as one of college baseball’s top relievers, earning All-America recognition while being voted the SEC Co-Freshman of the Year.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Established LSU single-season saves record with 16, surpassing the previous mark of 14 established by Rick Greene in 1991 ... recorded a 4-2 mark and a 2.68 ERA in 37 appearances, collecting six walks and 69 strikeouts in 50.1 innings ... 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA in seven appearances (nine innings) in LSU’s postseason games with four saves, two walks and 10 strikeouts ... earned win over Texas in Game 1 of CWS Finals (June 22), firing three shutout innings while allowing no hits with one walk and three strikeouts as LSU recorded a 7-6, 11-inning victory ... earned school record-tying 14th save in SEC Tournament versus South Carolina (May 22), preserving a 4-1 win by retiring three straight Gamecocks with the bases loaded ... posted his school-record 15th save vs. Baylor in NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, preserving 3-2 win with a scoreless 10th inning, including one strikeout ... earned 16th save in Game 2 of NCAA Super Regional vs. Rice, firing one scoreless inning and fanning the final Owl hitter with the tying run at the plate to clinch a CWS berth for LSU ... earned two saves in the SEC Tournament and nine saves in SEC regular-season games ... named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 27 after enjoying a remarkable week, recording a win and three saves in four appearances -- fired 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits (all singles) with one walk and four strikeouts; he earned a save on April 21 versus Southeastern Louisiana, allowing two hits over 1.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout, and then recorded his second save of the week April 24 versus Auburn, striking out the final two batters with two runners on to preserve a 7-3 victory ... Ott was the winning pitcher in the 7-6 victory over Auburn on April 25, as he fired two shutout innings without surrendering a hit; he completed the week with another save in another 7-6 win over Auburn on April 26, blanking the Plainsmen over the final 1.1 innings with one strikeout ... also named SEC Pitcher of the Week on March 23 as he made four appearances during the week, recording 6.1 shutout innings while allowing just one hit – he posted no walks and 10 strikeouts, and opponents batted .050 against him; Ott earned a win in LSU’s 2-1 victory over Northwestern State on March 17, working 1.1 shutout innings with two strikeouts; he then picked up the save in LSU’s 6-3 victory over McNeese State on March 18, working a scoreless inning with one strikeout ... Ott was dominant in collecting a save at South Carolina on March 22, as he pitched three perfect innings,  striking out six of the nine Gamecock batters he faced.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated Suma Cum Laude with a 4.02 GPA ... member of the National Honor Society ... 2008 LSWA All State First Team – Class 4A ... selected to play in 2008 LHSCA All-Star Game ... 2008 New Orleans Times Picayune All Metro Team  ... 2008 MVP of District 9-4A; earned First-Team All-District honors in 2007 ... 2008 Holy Cross High Pitcher of the Year ... 2008 Ironman Award (started and played in all 38 games during the season) ... posted a 9-2 record in 2008 with a 1.97 ERA, 16 walks and 87 strikeouts in 67.2 innings ... batted .333 in 2008 with 28 RBI and four homers ... worked 78 innings in 2007, recording a 0.81 ERA, 12 walks and 101 Ks ... fired a perfect game in February 2007 versus Terrebonne High School.

PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Tyler Ott ... parents are David and Allison Ott ... has older twin brothers, Zachary and Jacob ... majoring in information systems and decision sciences at LSU ... chose to attend LSU because “the coaches were honest with me when recruiting and made me feel wanted” ... born April 20, 1990.

Ott’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 3 three times; last vs. Texas (6/22/09)
Strikeouts: 6 at South Carolina (3/22/09)
Hits Allowed: 7 at Alabama (4/12/09)
Runs: 4 at Alabama (4/12/09)
Earned Runs: 3 three times; last vs. Arkansas (6/19/09)                     
Walks: 1 six times; last vs. Texas (6/22/09)