WEBSTER GROVES – Throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 school year, the Webster University Athletics Department will feature Gorlok senior student-athletes. The senior student-athletes were asked 21 questions about their time at Webster, which will help everyone get the chance to know them as individuals and how much they've grown during their time as a Gorlok student-athlete.
The Senior Spotlight feature is scheduled to run every Monday and Friday until all the senior student-athletes have been profiled.
Our 43rd and 23rd Senior Spotlight of the 2021 calendar year features fifth-year senior All-American baseball pitcher
Matt Mulhearn (Chicago Heights, Ill./Marian Catholic).
- What is your name? What sport(s) do you play? Matt Mulhearn, Baseball.
- What is your major? I got by undergraduate degree in Finance and I am almost finished with my MBA from Webster.
- How many years have you been a student at Webster? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I am back at Webster for a fifth year.
- What attracted you to attend school and compete in athletics at Webster University? The winning tradition of the baseball program and the academics that Webster provides are the two main reasons I choose Webster.
- What are your plans after graduation? After earning my MBA, I would like to continue to play baseball if the opportunity presents itself. Besides that, I will puruse a job in the financial industry.
- What has been your favorite class at Webster and why? My favorite class at Webster would have to be Cultural Diversity in the Media with Bernie Hayes. It was a really interesting class that highlighted moments in history from a different perspective. Bernie was such an interesting person to learn from and challenged his students to think in a different way.
- What is your most memorable athletic moment at Webster? My most memorable moment would have to be going to the Division III World Series in 2019. The entire playoff run we made that year are some of the best memories I have of college.
- What is your most memorable/best academic experience at Webster? Most memorable academic experience was being named a CoSIDA Academic All-American last year.
- Outside of sports, what is your favorite hobby or activity? Watching movies and playing golf.
- What is your favorite food? Movie? Book? TV show?
Favorite food: Chicken sandwich with french fries
Favorite movie: The Town
Favorite book: Naked Economics
Favorite TV show: Impractical Jokers and The Office
- What is your pet peeve? Being late.
- Would you consider yourself a morning or a night person? I am a morning person.
- What is your typical pre-game meal? I don't really have a specific pre-game meal, but if it's a game in the morning I always get Einstein's Bagels.
- What are your typical game day rituals? I don't really have any.
- What Webster University faculty or staff member has had the greatest impact on you and why? Coach Matt Saitz, our strength and conditioning coach, has had the greatest impact on me during my time here. He is one of the most selfless people I have ever met and is willing to do anything for anyone. He has some great life lessons and is fun to be around.
- What do you enjoy most and least about practice? Being around my teammates.
- What advice would you give to underclassmen at Webster University? Enjoy your time in college. I can't believe my four years went by so fasr, but I am glad I got the opportunity to come back for one more.
- If you had to listen to one song on repeat forever, what would it be and why? "Let Her Cry" by Hootie and the Blowfish because it is a classic.
- What is a funny story that you can tell about your coach or about your team that people might not know? N/A
- What is something that people may not know about you, but should? I write left-handed, but I throw right-handed.
- If you could spend an hour with three people (past or present), who would you choose and why? N/A
