Senior lefthander Matt Aronson (LaGrange, Ill., St. Ignatius HS) is a two-time all-CCIW first team selection and was the CCIW “Pitcher of the Year” in 2007 when he was on the second team of the All-American squads chosen by the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com. Also in 2007 he was a first team ABCA all-Central Region choice and ABCA Central Region “Pitcher of the Year”. Coming into the 2009 season he was third in IWU history with a career 2.66 earned run average, ninth in opponent batting average (.235), fourth in wins (18-1) and seventh in strikeouts (162).
Language I’d like to learn: Chinese
Illinois Wesleyan class you’re most qualified to teach: American history
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Saga turkeys
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Bologna
Worst habit: Biting nails
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Matt Adams
Most expensive traffic ticket: Never had one
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussel sprouts
Favorite food: Steak
Favorite TV show: "King of Queens"
Favorite musical group: Dave Matthews Band
Favorite movie: "Field of Dreams"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Robert Redford
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Teddy Roosevelt
Favorite sports figure(s): Sandy Koufax, Cole Hamels
My greatest moment in sports was: Walk-off home run to win LaGrange little league championship
The best player I ever faced was: Ricky Angel (in the cage)
Worst dresser on my team: (Assistant coach) Tim Siegworth
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Recess
