Each Monday of the fall semester, we’ll be bringing you “Getting to Know Them” profiles on coaches, athletic administrators and athletic trainers at Slippery Rock to introduce you to the folks behind the scenes here at The Rock. Next up, we check in with softball assistant coach Stacey Herzog. 

QUICK BIO
Herzog is in her third season as a full-time assistant at Slippery Rock after previously serving as a graduate assistant and a volunteer assistant with the program. Overall, she has been with the program for nine years after also playing four seasons at The Rock, graduating in 2016 with a degree in health and physical education. She also earned her master’s from SRU in 2018 in criminal justice. As a player, Herzog hit .281 with eight home runs and 50 RBI over her career. Her .725 career slugging percentage ranks ninth in program history. In addition to her performance on the field, Herzog excelled in the classroom, earning the 2016 PSAC Champion Scholar award for the highest GPA of all players in the PSAC Tournament. 

IN HER WORDS

Q: What was your first job growing up?
A: My first job growing up was working with a water department laying and fixing water lines.

Q: When did you know you wanted to go into a career in collegiate athletics?
A: While serving as a volunteer assistant after graduating from undergraduate and before starting grad school. 

Q: What’s your favorite meal?
A: Anything breakfast.

Q: What’s your favorite season/type of weather? Why?
A: I like both winter and summer weather, as long as it is possible to enjoy being outside! Either a bunch of snow in the winter to snowboard or summers that are not too hot to be outside are great. 

Q: Describe your perfect day off.
A: Competing at a CrossFit competition.

Q: When you go grocery shopping, are you the “Make a List” person or the “Just Wing It” person?
A: Just wing it.

Q: Fly or drive for a long trip?
A: Fly.

Q: Sheetz or WaWa? Why?
A: Sheetz, never been to WaWa.

Q: What’s the last TV show you binge watched?
A: I have never binge watched TV.

Q: How long can you go without looking at your phone?
A: However long it is until I get a notification.

Q: What’s one game show or reality show you could go on that you think you could win?
A: Not saying I would win, but it would be fun to go on the Titan Games.

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