2007: Appeared in 11 games...went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA...made UIC debut in relief against top-ranked Vanderbilt on Mar. 9...tossed a scoreless inning of relief against the No. 1 Commodores on Mar. 11...earned the win with two-thirds of an inning at Washington State on Mar. 17...made his first career start against Notre Dame on May 1, allowing just an unearned run in two innings...threw a scoreless inning against Wright State in the Horizon League Championship on May 25.

Prior to UIC: Competed for two seasons at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wis....owned a 0.90 ERA in 20 innings of work for the Wolfpack...went 3-0 in 11 appearances, including three starts...allowed just two earned runs while fanning 18...helped MATC reach NJCAA World Series in 2005...part of two Wisconsin Technical College Conference titles...2005 academic all-conference and 2006 academic all-state...pitched in just over four innings in the 2005 season before missing rest of the campaign with injury, earning a medical redshirt at the school.

Prep/Personal: Lettered one year as a pitcher for Hinsdale Central...led team with a .471 batting average in 2002...also lettered on year as a tight end for the Red Devil football team...born August 2, 1986...son of Paul Weldon...major is managerial business.

MATT WELDON'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA
2007....  2.45   1-0    11   1   0   0/1     0   11.0   12    5    3   10    6   2   0   0    54   .293   2   1   1   1
TOTAL...  2.45   1-0    11   1   0   0/1     0   11.0   12    5    3   10    6   2   0   0    54   .293   2   1   1   1