UMass Boston

2019 AWARDS

ABCA Division III Position Player of the Year

ABCA All-America: First Team (Outfield)

D3Baseball.com All-America: Second Team (Outfield)

NEIBA/ABCA New England Player of the Year 

D3Baseball.com All-Region: First Team (Outfield)

NCAA Regional Tournament Most Outstanding Player 

Little East Conference First Team: Outfield

SEASON HIGHS 

Games Played/Game Started: 51/51

Average/On-base Percentage/Slugging Percentage: .357/.433/.695

Hits: 6 vs. Nichols College, April 25 (74 total)

Runs: 4 at Nichols College, April 25 (59 total)

Runs Batted In: 5 two times (57 total)

Doubles/Triples/Home Runs: 14/12/11

Stolen Bases: 23

Total Bases: 146

NOTABLES

• Currently playing professional baseball for the Santa Fe Fuego in the Pecos League
• Became the first player in program history to be named the Division III Player of the Year after putting together a record breaking senior season 
• Is only the second player in program history to be named to the ABCA First Team All-American Team 
• Sits first in program history in game played (188), hits in a single game (6), triples in a single game (2), triples in a season (12), career triples (15) and total bases in a single season (146)
• Ranks 2^ndin runs scored in a single season with 59, career RBI with 141, slugging % in a single season with .695 and homeruns in a single with 11 
• Ended his season 3^rdwith hits in a single season (75), career hit by pitches (13), 4^thin career runs scored (137), 5^thin career hits (184) and career total bases (287), 7^thin career stolen bases (54)
• Named to D3Baseball.com Team of the Week on April 30 and May 8 
• Earned Little East Conference Player of the Week honors on April 15, 29 and May 7
• Had career best number in every offensive category: hits (75), runs (59), doubles (14), triples (12), homeruns (11), RBI (57), walks (26), stolen bases (23), batting average (.357), slugging percentage (.695) and total bases (146)
• Named the NCAA Regional Tournament Most Outstanding Player after hitting .615 (8-13) with two triples, two doubles and seven RBI 
• Hit safely in 39 games with multiple hits in 21 contests 
• Had a program record breaking 6 hits on April 25 vs. Nichols College scoring four runs and recording 4 RBI
• Went on a 16-game-hit streak from April 6- April 29 recording 36 hits, 30 runs scored, 29 RBI, seven homeruns, seven triples and three doubles 
• Capped off his illustrious career with a .309 batting average, .401 on-base percentage and .482 slugging percentage 

2018 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played/Games Started: 47/47

Average/On-base Percentage/Slugging Percentage: .272/.384/.365

Hits: 3 three times (44 total)

Runs: 3 vs. Rhode Island College 5/4/18 (33 total)

Runs Batted In: 4 vs. The College of St. Scholastica, March 16  (34 total)

Doubles/Triples/Home Runs: 6/2/1

Stolen Bases: 18

Total Bases: 57

NOTABLES

• Served as a captain 
• Enters his senior season ranked tied for tenth in program history in career games played (138)
• Recorded his first home run of the year on March 16 against The College of St. Scholastica, while also driving in 4 runs 
• Went 2-3 with a triple, 3 runs scored and 3 RBI against Rhode Island College on May 4
• Finished 3-5 with three RBI and two stolen bases against UMass Dartmouth in the opening game of the Little East Conference Tournament 
• Posted 10 multi-hit games during his junior season 
• Led the Beacons in stolen bases with 18 
• Recorded two 7-game hitting streaks throughout the year 

2017 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played / Game Started: 50 / 50
Average / On-base Percentage / Slugging Percentage: .291 / .385 / .370
Hits: 3 vs. three different opponents (55 total)
Runs: 3 vs. Eastern Connecticut State University, 4/15/17 (33 total)
Runs Batted In: 3 vs. five different opponents (40 total)
Doubles / Triples / Home Runs: 1 vs. seven different opponents (7 total) / 1 at Keene State College, 4/22/17 (1 total) / 1 vs. DeSales University, 3/10/17 & vs. U. of Southern Maine, 4/27/17 (2 total)
Stolen Bases: 1 vs. 10 different opponents (10 total)
Total Bases: 5 vs. DeSales University, 3/10/17 (70 total)

NOTABLES

• Named the NCAA New England Regional Tournament MVP after hitting .538 which included seven hits, five runs scored, five RBI and seven total bases
• Registered a combined eight RBI and four runs scored on five hits from March 10-13
• Drove in three runs on two hits on April 19 in the win at Salem State University
• Finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Suffolk University at the NCAA Regional Tournament on March 20
• Had three RBI and a double in the March 12 conference tournament game against UMass Dartmouth

2016 Saw time in 40 of the 46 games played in his freshman season … Posted a .286 average and combined for 10 hits, four doubles, 10 RBI, and 12 runs scored … Reached base a total of 40 times and had an on-base percentage of .419 … Ended the year with a .400 slugging percentage and also had three stolen bases and three sac-hits … Combined for 22 putouts and one assist for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage … Made his collegiate debut on March 7 against MIT … Recorded his first run scored on March 8 against Lasell College … Earned his first hit and collegiate start and accounted for two runs in the Beacons April 13 win over Roger Williams University … Had his best game of the year when he went 2-for-2 with a double, three RBI and a run scored in the April 28 win at MIT … Was a perfect 2-for-2 with an RBI, two runs scored, and a double in the game two win over Rhode Island College to help the Beacons to their first-ever regular season title on May 6.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Riverhead High School, in Riverhead, NY in 2015 … Was an All-Suffolk County and All-League selection … Earned three varsity letters at Riverhead HS … Son of Deborah and Scott Herzog … Has one sister, Jessy … Currently majoring in Accounting and Finance.