Outlook

Matt Ronnebaum is ranked 240^th on the 2021 Perfect Game USA Top 300 Prospect List … Voted team captain … Slated as the Cavaliers’ top starting pitcher this season … Possesses a talented, young arm with upper 80s fastball and devastating breaking ball … Has also learned to throw a change-up … Will either be in the rotation or one of the first pitchers out of the bullpen … Will continue his baseball career at Army West Point.

Career

Has 19 appearances, 17 as a starter .. Has a mark of 10-2 with one save … Has 97 strikeouts in 77.1 innings pitched, 25 walks and an earned run average of 4.66.

Freshman Year 2021

Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division … Voted team MVP and was selected the JCCC Male Athlete of the Year … Made 13 appearances on the hill, all starts … Finished 7-2 on the season with one complete game … Tied for second on the staff with 66 strikeouts … Logged team high 54.0 innings and finished with an earned run average of 5.17 … Ranked 10^th in the conference with a 11.00 strikeout-per-9 inning ratio, and his 66 strikeouts tied for 14^th … His seven win tied for sixth in the conference … Was 7-0 after his first 10 appearances … Allowed three hits and one run with seven strikeouts in a season opening 12-1 win over Southwestern (2-22-21) … Allowed three hits and no runs with six strikeouts over four innings in a 10-2 win at Crowder (3-4-21) … Struck out five batters with two unearned runs in a 13-2 win at Labette (3-10-21) … Allowed just one hit over six innings, and struck out seven in an 11-0 win over Baker JV (3-25-21) … Struck out a season high nine batters, allowing one run off six hits over six innings in a 5-1 win over Kansas City Kansas (5-1-21) … Allowed two runs with eight strikeouts in a 5-3 win over Neosho County (4-15-21) … Allowed two runs, one earned, with six strikeouts in 6.2 innings worked in a 4-2 win over Allen (4-24-21)  … Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a grade point average between 3.60 and 3.79.

Freshman Year 2020

Appeared in six games, four as starter … Finished 3-0 with one complete game and a save … Posted earned run average of 3.47 with 31 strikeouts … Allowed one run off three hits with six strikeouts over 3.0 innings of relief in a 10-5 win at Brookhaven in the season opener (2-6-20) … Made his first start in a 13-3 win over Ellsworth and allowed three runs off five hits in 3.1 innings pitched … Allowed just one hit in 4.0 innings with five strikeouts to earn his first win in a 14-3 victory over Southwestern (2-22-20) … Hurled 3.0 innings of one-hit ball with six strikeouts to pick up a save in a 14-0 win over Kirkwood (2-28-20) … Picked up his second victory in an 11-3 win over Labette (3-5-20) … Allowed three runs off six hits with three strikeouts over 5.0 inning pitched … Allowed two runs off six hits with a season-high seven strikeouts over 5.0 innings to earn a third victory in a 16-2 win at Fort Scott (3-11-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point aveage between 3.80-3.99.

High School 

Was a three-year starter for coach Joe Allison at Blue Valley West High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2019 …  Earned second-team Kansas 6A All-State by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches as a senior … Also earned first-team All-Sunflower League honors. 

Personal 

Born Matthew Reed Ronnebaum on December 6, 2000 … Nickname is Ronnie … Son of Mark and Michelle Ronnebaum … Has two brothers, Alex and Josh … His father played basketball at Emporia State University, and his brother Alex, plays baseball at Kent State University … Majoring in business … Also recruited by Kent State University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Iowa Western Community College … Favorite foods are steak and shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Alfredo’s Pizza Cafe … Favorite TV show is The Office … Favorite movie is Threat Level Midnight … Favorite sports movie is Happy Gilmore … Favorite actor is Steve Carell … Favorite book is Throwing a Garden Party … Favorite music entertainer is Scrantonicity … Favorite cartoon characters are the Michael Scarn … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was pitching at Kauffman Stadium his senior year … Notable alumni are Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and Shannon Vreeland, gold medalist in the 200 freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics.