2009: Made 13 starts and one relief appearance ... was the staff's No. 1/Friday starter for the majority of the season (10-of-13 starts coming in the No. 1/Friday role) ... matched Jacksonville State's Ben Tootle (a third-round selection in the 2009 MLB Draft) pitch-for-pitch in the season opener, limiting JSU to two runs on four hits while striking out five over five innings, but did not figure in the decision of ASU's eventual 4-3, 13-inning win ... surrendered three earned runs over six innings to earn the win in ASU's first SoCon victory of the season (March 13 vs. The Citadel) ... turned in best performance of the season on April 11 vs. Samford, going a season-best 7.2 innings and striking out six in ASU's 6-4 SoCon win over the Bulldogs ... due to quirky late-season schedule, made a rare mid-week start versus N.C. Central (April 30) and tossed three innings of shutout ball to earn the victory in a 17-0 ASU win ... was spectacular in his only relief appearance of the season, allowing just one hit and striking out five over the final three innings to pick up his first career save versus Longwood (May 14) ... struck out a season-high eight and didn't issue a walk in eight innings of work in season-ending loss to The Citadel at the SoCon Tournament (May 22) ... earned academic all-Southern Conference recognition for his achievements on the field and in the classroom.

2008 : Projected to be a mid-week starter to open the season, became the ace of ASU’s staff and one of the Southern Conference’s top pitchers by year’s end ... was a second-team all-SoCon selection by the league’s coaches ... led the Mountaineers in most major pitching categories, including wins (8), starts (14), complete games (1), shutouts (2 — one alone, one shared), innings pitched (88.1) and strikeouts (64) ... tied for fourth in the SoCon in wins, ranked third in innings pitched and tied for ninth in strikeouts ... sported nearly a 3-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio for the season (64 K, 28 BB) ... after beginning the season with a lackluster 1-1 record and 5.11 ERA through two starts, had a breakout performance with by scattering six hits and striking out seven over eight shutout innings in a 13-0 win over Yale on March 9 ... struck out a career-best nine in just 5.2 innings of work the following week to earn his third victory of the season at Jacksonville State (March 15) ... upped his record to 4-1 by striking out six in a win at The Citadel (March 29) ... suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of offensive juggernauts College of Charleston (April 5) and Georgia Southern (April 11) but rebounded to earn victories in each of his next four starts — all Fridays — to help spark a streak of five-straight ASU series triumphs and up his personal record to 8-3 ... went at least eight innings in three of the four starts during the four-game winning streak, highlighted by a 5-0 whitewashing of Furman (May 9), setting the tone for a Mountaineer series sweep over the first-place Paladins ... struck out six while allowing just six hits and no walks in the shutout win over FU ... in addition to defeating first-team all-conference counterpart Jay Jackson in the triumph over Furman, Andress went eight innings apiece to out-duel Western Carolina ace Mike Tavernier and SoCon Pitcher of the Year Steven Hensley in wins over WCU (April 18) and eventual league-champion Elon (May 1) ... closed the season with subpar performances in a loss to Wofford (May 16) and a no decision against Furman in the first round of the SoCon Tournament (May 21).

2007 : A regular in ASU’s weekend rotation as a true freshman ... went 6-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 18 appearances (14 starts) ... worked a team-high 83.1 innings ... ranked third on squad in strikeouts (55) ...  was especially tough on lefties, holding left-handed batters to a paltry .229 average ... served up just .76 home runs per nine innings, the third-lowest mark on the team ... tossed three perfect innings in first-career start, a 23-0 win over Coppin State (Feb. 17) ... worked eight strong innings, allowing just two runs on nine hits and striking out five, to earn win over Fairleigh Dickinson (March 10) ... scattered five hits over seven innings to earn a series-opening victory at Furman (March 30) ... turned in finest performance of his young career by limiting Georgia Southern to four runs on four hits over 8.1 innings in a 10-4 triumph (April 20) ... struck out six en route to cruising to a 23-2 win at Davidson (May 9) ... closed regular season with a strong effort, giving up just four runs on five hits in 19-7 victory at UNC Greensboro (May 19).

High School : Posted a 9-1 record as a senior ... two-time all-state honoree ... all-conference performer ... helped lead South Mecklenburg to 2005 North Carolina 4A state championship series as a junior ... three-year letterwinner ... coached by Hal Bagwell ... was a high-school teammate of former ASU all-American and current Pittsburgh Pirates prospect David Rubinstein.

Personal : Full name is Matthew Tormay Andress ... born Feb. 10, 1988 (22 years old) ... son of Emily and Larry Andress ... majoring in construction management with a minor in business marketing ... is a member of ASU’s Chancellor’s List and Dean’s List and the Southern Conference academic honor roll.