Matthew Pushard, who hails from Brewer, has been a key cog in the Maine Black Bears bullpen in his redshirt sophomore season.  Before redshirting his sophomore year due to an injury, he was electric as a freshman in 2017, recording a 1.00 earned run average in his 18 innings pitched, notching 13 strikeouts and a 1-0 record.  His ERA topped the ballclub, as well as his .121 batting average against and 0.61 walks and hits per innings pitched.  He threw 21.1 innings in 15 appearances with one start in his first season back from injury, accumulating a 0-2 record and 16 strikeouts.