University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Baseball
Gilbertson, Matt
Matt Gilbertson
- Title:
- Pitching Coach
- Email:
- mgilber4@unca.edu
- Phone:
- 251-6903
Matt Gilbertson joined the UNC Asheville Baseball staff in June 2025.Â
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.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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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