New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

2012: Saw action in one game.

Prior to NJIT: St. Augustine Prep pitching ace, Rakus, was second-team, all-group All-State in the Star-Ledger, an honor that ranked him among the state's top 10 pitchers according to state's largest paper. ...first-team All-South Jersey and first-team All-Non-Public pick by the Star-Ledger. ...The Daily Journal of Vineland, NJ, announced the paper's all-star team, Rakus went was 9-0 on the mound with a 2.36 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 62.1 innings. ...the tall right-hander posted a 5-2 won-lost record as a junior in 2010, tossing 54.2 innings, with an earned run average of 2.56. He struck out better than a batter an inning, notching 65 strikeouts, while walking 30 and allowing 51 hits. He was honored as a second-team pitcher in the American Conference of the Cape-Atlantic League by the Press of Atlantic City.

Personal: Matthew Joseph Rakus. ... son of Stephen and Julie Rakus. ... business major. ... born 9/18/92 in Sewell, NJ.