University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Matt Gilbertson Named Assistant Baseball Coach at UNC Asheville
06.26.2025 | Baseball
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Matt Gilbertson has been named UNC Asheville Baseball's new assistant coach, announced today (Thursday, June 26) by interim head coach Alex Raburn.
Gilbertson spent the past two seasons as the Director of Player Development at ACC contender Pittsburgh, where he worked with the pitching staff while also serving as the team's analytics lead and handling the team's summer ball placement.
"We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Matt Gilbertson to the UNC Asheville baseball coaching staff," said Raburn. As a former All‑ACC pitcher and Player Development Coach at the University of Pittsburgh, Matt brings elite-level experience and a proven ability to elevate pitchers at all stages of development. His deep understanding of pitching is exactly what we need to take our arms to the next level. I'm confident our pitchers will benefit immensely from his insight and leadership."
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Prior to Pitt, Gilbertson served as the Associate Head Coach at NAIA University of Saint Katherine for one season, where he was the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Prior to his stint at Saint Katherine, he was an operations intern at Pitt in 2021 and an Assistant Trainer at Greathouse Physical Therapy and Sport Science in Las Vegas.
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Gilbertson played two seasons of college baseball at The College of Southern Nevada, where he was a two-time All-Scenic West Team Pitcher and the 2019 Region 18 Tournament Most Valuable Player before transferring to Pitt. In two seasons as a Panther, Gilbertson ranks eighth all-time in wins, 13th all-time in strikeouts and 14th all-time in innings pitched. Gilbertson also pitched professionally for the Williamsport Crosscutters (2022) and for HROSI Bruno in the Czech Republic (2023).
"I couldn't be more excited and grateful for the opportunity given to me by Alex and the UNC Asheville administration," said Gilbertson. "Our visions for the future of this program align perfectly and I can't wait to get to work to bring the UNC Asheville baseball program to new heights!"
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The Henderson, Nev. native holds a bachelor's degree in administration of justice from Pitt (2021) as well as a certificate of national preparedness and homeland security from Pitt (2022).
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Gilbertson spent the past two seasons as the Director of Player Development at ACC contender Pittsburgh, where he worked with the pitching staff while also serving as the team's analytics lead and handling the team's summer ball placement.
"We're absolutely thrilled to welcome Matt Gilbertson to the UNC Asheville baseball coaching staff," said Raburn. As a former All‑ACC pitcher and Player Development Coach at the University of Pittsburgh, Matt brings elite-level experience and a proven ability to elevate pitchers at all stages of development. His deep understanding of pitching is exactly what we need to take our arms to the next level. I'm confident our pitchers will benefit immensely from his insight and leadership."
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Prior to Pitt, Gilbertson served as the Associate Head Coach at NAIA University of Saint Katherine for one season, where he was the Pitching Coach and Recruiting Coordinator. Prior to his stint at Saint Katherine, he was an operations intern at Pitt in 2021 and an Assistant Trainer at Greathouse Physical Therapy and Sport Science in Las Vegas.
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Gilbertson played two seasons of college baseball at The College of Southern Nevada, where he was a two-time All-Scenic West Team Pitcher and the 2019 Region 18 Tournament Most Valuable Player before transferring to Pitt. In two seasons as a Panther, Gilbertson ranks eighth all-time in wins, 13th all-time in strikeouts and 14th all-time in innings pitched. Gilbertson also pitched professionally for the Williamsport Crosscutters (2022) and for HROSI Bruno in the Czech Republic (2023).
"I couldn't be more excited and grateful for the opportunity given to me by Alex and the UNC Asheville administration," said Gilbertson. "Our visions for the future of this program align perfectly and I can't wait to get to work to bring the UNC Asheville baseball program to new heights!"
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The Henderson, Nev. native holds a bachelor's degree in administration of justice from Pitt (2021) as well as a certificate of national preparedness and homeland security from Pitt (2022).
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