Slippery Rock University Athletics

Fourth-year starter ... One of this year’s team captains ... Three-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division selection ... Will man “hot corner” for third season in a row after starting collegiate career at second base ... One of six everyday starters returning from 2008 squad ... Could bat second or sixth in Rock lineup ... Good bat control and defensive abilities ... Summer 2008: Batted .234 with six doubles, 16 RBIs and 20 runs scored for Brockport Riverbats in the New York Collegiate Baseball League ... Spring 2008: Received Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association “Golden Glove Award” as top defensive third baseman in the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Region ... Had .894 fielding percentage at “the hot corner” ... Earned first-team All-PSAC-West honor ... Finished the season with .337 average that ranked fourth on the team and 29th among PSAC players ... Ranked second in PSAC in sacrifice bunts with eight ... Smacked 11 doubles, one triple and two home runs, collected 34 RBIs and had a .450 slugging percentage ... 2007: Second-team All-PSAC-West selection for second successive season ... Also named to regional-tournament all-star team after .375 in competition ... Batted .300 with 13 doubles, one triple, two HRs and 20 RBIs ... Played in 51 of Rock’s 52 games ... Started in 50 games ... 2006: Earned second-team All-PSAC-West honors ... Hit .318 with 14 doubles, three triples, 1 HR and 32 RBIs ... High school: Earned all-district honors as a senior ... Two-time all-league selection ... Helped team win District 10 titles in 2003 and 2005 and claim regional championship/state quarterfinals berth in latter season ... Three-sport athlete ... Lettered three seasons in baseball, two in soccer and one in golf ... Son of Sue Herman, assistant professor in SRU’s exercise and rehabilitative sciences department, and Bill Herman, retired SRU health and physical education professor ... Health and physical education major.