Mats makes the trek to the Lakes Area with college teammates John Pivach and Nick Schwaner from the University of New Orleans. Before the red-shirt sophomore joined the UNO Privateers, he played two seasons at Grossmont High School (La Mesa, Calif.) where he helped his team to two California State Championships in 2005 and 2006. The left-handed pitcher saw limited playing time during his freshman season in 2008, but saw plenty of action coming out of the bullpen in 2009. Mats, a business major, is the son of Monte and Jeanette Mattson and has an older sister named Marstal.