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Billy Herman
Position: Third baseman
Class: Junior
Hometown: Grove City, PA
High School: Grove City
One of three returning starters in Rock infield this spring ... Third-year starter ... Will man "hot corner" for second season in a row after starting collegiate career at second base ... Could bat second or sixth in Rock lineup ... Good bat control and defensive abilities ... Decent speed and power ... Will play for Brockport in New York Collegiate Baseball League in summer of 2008 ... 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 ... Attended prestigious IMG Baseball Academy in Bradenton, Fla., in summer of 2007 ... 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 ... Honor roll student ... 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.
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