Matthew Freeman Baseball Biography

High School

Dr. Freeman emerged as one of Nebraska’s top pitching prospects while playing at Elkhorn High School under Coach Jerry Frerichs. His accomplishments include:

2007 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year
2007 Louisville Slugger Player of the Year
First-team all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald (2007)
Selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Midwest Regional Team
Named honorary captain of the Omaha World-Herald’s All-Nebraska Team (2007)

Senior Year Highlights

ERA: 0.76
Opponents’ Batting Average: .154
Team Record: 27-5
Postseason Performance:
- 17 innings pitched with 0 runs allowed
- Complete-game, three-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts in a 1-0 semifinal win over top-seeded Grand Island
- Earned the save in the Class A State Championship game
Led Elkhorn to its first-ever Class A State title

Additional Achievements

Competed in the 2006 Area Code Games in Long Beach, CA, as part of the Chicago White Sox Midwest Area Code Team.

Freeman graduated from Elkhorn High School with multiple Division I scholarship offers and committed to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Dr. Freeman had a successful collegiate career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he balanced athletic and academic excellence.

Academic Achievements

Graduated with honors, earning a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science.
Finalist for the University of Nebraska Male Student-Athlete of the Year.

Athletic Achievements

Pitched four years for the Husker Baseball Program.
Selected by his peers as Husker Baseball “Lifter of the Year”.

Summer Collegiate Baseball

Played in elite summer collegiate leagues:
- Coastal Plains League in Wilmington, NC.
- Alaskan Summer Collegiate League in Fairbanks, AK.
- California Collegiate League in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Freeman’s time as a student-athlete helped him develop the skills, discipline, and leadership that would propel him into his medical career.

Professional and Medical Career

After completing his undergraduate degree, Freeman attended medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), where he graduated with honors and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He then completed a rigorous five-year orthopaedic surgery residency at UNMC, earning accolades such as Junior Resident of the Year and the Jon Connolly Award for Academic Excellence as a chief resident.

Freeman further specialized in orthopaedic sports medicine during a fellowship at the University of Kansas Health System, working alongside the medical teams for the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals. He also provided care for University of Kansas Division I athletes, gaining expertise in treating overhead athletes and complex shoulder and elbow injuries.

Currently, Freeman practices orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine at the Nebraska Orthopaedic Center in Lincoln, NE. He serves as an assistant team physician for the University of Nebraska Baseball Program and remains dedicated to caring for athletes, particularly those with shoulder and elbow injuries.

Personal Life

Dr. Freeman was born on January 11, 1989, in New Orleans, LA, to Mike and Amy Freeman, both baseball enthusiasts and alumni of Mississippi State University. The Freeman family relocated to Nebraska in 1998 when Mike began working for Union Pacific Railroad.

Freeman lives in Lincoln, NE, with his wife Megan, a former Division I soccer player at Drake University, and their three children: Samantha (7), Greyson (5), and Max (1). His favorite quote, “Nobody said it would be easy,” spoken by Coach Jerry Frerichs during a pivotal 2007 district championship game, continues to inspire him throughout his career.