Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Brent Nemeth and Shawna Pyles … Majoring in Civil Engineering.

2026: Started 44 of 45 games played … Was The Rock’s everyday catcher with 42 starts behind home plate and two more as a designated hitter … Hit .347 with a .421 on-base percentage and .453 slugging percentage … Scored 24 runs while tallying 37 RBIs … 11 of 52 hits were doubles … Was third on the team in batting average, doubles and RBI in addition to ranking fourth in hits (52), fourth in on-base percentage and fifth in OPS (.874) … Had 16 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI contests … Hit .519 with runners in scoring position (27-for-52) … Went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two doubles vs. Shippensburg … Had three consecutive two-RBI outings against West Virginia State and in a doubleheader vs. Mansfield … Lone home run of year came against IUP … Drove in three runs in regular season finale vs. California … Game-by-Game Statistics

2025: Started 49 games, 44 coming as The Rock’s catcher … Hit .288 with a .390 on-base percentage … Scored 25 runs with two home runs and 21 RBIs … Stole two bases … Produced a .746 OPS … Ranked third on The Rock in walks (20) and fifth in on-base percentage … Recorded 14 multi-hit games … Compiled a season-long reached base streak of 12 games … Began Slippery Rock career by going 2-for-2 with one run and two walks vs. Kutztown (Feb. 21) … First home run of 2025 came at West Virginia State (March 8) … Reached base five times by going 2-for-2 with two runs and three walks at Walsh (March 18) … Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs vs. Mansfield (April 1) … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete … Game-by-Game Statistics
 
Before The Rock: Spent freshman season at Division I University of Dayton.
 
High School: Enjoyed a highly decorated prep career at Harrison Central High School in Cadiz, Ohio … Was the Ohio Division III Player of the Year in 2023 … Earned all-state honors on three occasions … A three-time OVAC Player of the Year and a three-time Ohio Eastern District Player of the Year … Graduated from Harrison Central holding school records for home runs (18), RBI (135) and batting average (.535) … Named Harrison Central’s Valedictorian.
 

Top Performances
Date	Opponent	Stats
3/18/25	Walsh	2-2, 2 Runs, 3 BB
4/1/25	Mansfield	2-4, 3 RBI
2/28/26	Shippensburg	3-5, 3 RBI, 2 2B
3/8/26	WV State	3-5, 1 R, 2 2B