CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University baseball rising junior and right-handed pitcher Sean Matson is set to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game on Saturday, July 22 at 6:00 p.m. in Harwich, Massachusetts at Whitehouse Field, the home of the Harwich Mariners.
 
A member of the Orleans Firebirds this summer, Matson will pitch for the CCBL's East Division in the All-Star Game. Pitching for Orleans, Matson has not allowed a run this summer over 11 appearances and 15.2 innings. He has posted a 0.00 ERA, 3-0 record, four saves, and 20 strikeouts while allowing just eight hits and two walks.
 
Over his two years thus far at Harvard, Matson has posted a 5.14 career ERA, throwing 103.1 innings and posting 108 strikeouts against 37 walks. Last season he made 13 appearances with 11 starts on the year, throwing 61.0 innings with 59 strikeouts and a 5.02 ERA. He lowered his ERA to 2.84 during conference play in 2023. In his first season in 2022, Matson made 13 appearances and six starts as a pitcher, posting a 5.31 ERA, 3-3 record, and 49 strikeouts over 42.1 innings on the season.
 
This past spring the Crimson gained a berth in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament in 2023, securing the No. 2 seed behind a 15-6 Ivy League record, marking Harvard's most Ivy League wins since 2005. The Crimson captured six of its seven Ivy League series during the regular season.