2025 Baseball Roster

Northwestern Baseball
Matthew Kouser
October 17, 2024, Normal, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Illinois State at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, IL on Thursday, October 17, 2024. (Photo by Dale Erickson/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Dale Erickson/Northwestern Athletics
January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 26

Matthew Kouser

  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    225
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Haddonfield, N.J.
  • High School:
    St. Augustine Prep

Career Highs
Innings Pitched…………………6.0 (2x), last vs. Fordham (2/23/25)
Strikeouts………………………...................4, at The Citadel (3/8/25)
Fewest Hits Allowed (min. 5 IP)......2, at Long Beach State (2/16/25)
Fewest Earned Runs Allowed (min. 5 IP)......1, at Long Beach State (2/16/25)

2025: Appeared 15 times, making a team-high 14 starts and tossing 61.2 IP in his rookie campaign… Threw 6.0 innings of one run ball to earn a quality start and a win in his collegiate debut against Long Beach State (2/16)... Tossed a second consecutive quality start and earned another win against Fordham, striking out three over 6.0 innings (2/23)... Notched 5.0 innings while allowing three runs against #17 Duke (3/1)... Struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings against Western Michigan (3/25)... Worked 5.0 innings of one run ball in a win over Iowa (4/6)... Tossed 5.1 innings of three run ball against Michigan State while striking out a pair (4/13)... Earned his fourth win of the season for 2.1 innings of work against Washington (4/27)... Tossed 4.0 innings and picked up three strikeouts against Purdue (5/2)... Worked 3.0 perfect innings in a start against Valparaiso, striking out three (5/13).


High School: Attended St. Augustine Prep for high school…Ranked the No. 14 player in New Jersey and No. 7 RHP by Perfect Game…Led St. Augustine to a 2024 Non-Public A State Championship as a senior.

Why Northwestern: "The coaching staff and the family component of the team."

Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10