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2023 Baseball Roster

Ashley Herman

38 Thomas Russell

  • Position RHP
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Fairfax, Va.
  • High School Paul VI Catholic
  • Bat/Throw R/R

Biography

Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 6.0 IP, vs. Lafayette (3/26/23)
Strikeouts: 8, vs. Lafayette (3/26/23)
Longest Outing w/1 Hit: 3.1 IP, at George Mason (3/2/22)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 2.0 IP, two times, MR: at Lehigh (5/1/23)

2023 (Senior)
- Made 11 appearances on the mound, getting the starting nod seven times
- Posted a 4-4 record and a 6.28 ERA while holding opponents to a .287 batting average against
- Finished third on the team in innings pitched (43.0) and strikeouts (45)
- Matched a then-career high of four innings against Air Force on Feb. 26, striking out a then-career-best five batters
- Earned the win in his first start of the season against UMass on March 5, going five innings and registering five strikeouts while allowing two earned runs
- Shut out Princeton over five innings on March 12, tallying six strikeouts while allowing five hits to pick up his second win of the season
- Set career highs with six innings pitched and eight strikeouts against Lafayette on March 26, holding the Leopards to one run and two hits for his third win of the year
- Allowed one run in 3.2 innings of relief at Lafayette on April 16, posting three strikeouts to just one walk for his fourth win of the season
- Closed out a May 1 win at Lehigh with two scoreless frames, holding the opposition to one hit while racking up one strikeout

2022 (Junior) - Game-by-Game Statistics
- Appeared in nine games on the mound, including four starts as the Mids’ primary mid-week starting pitcher
- Pitched to a 1-2 record and a 13.50 ERA over 19.1 innings of work
- Struck out 13 batters while walking 22
- Posted 3.1 shutout innings of relief against George Mason (3/2) that helped secure a one-run win over the Patriots
- Recorded two or more strikeouts in five of his nine outings
 
2021 (Sophomore)
- Did not appear in a game
 
2020 (Freshman) - Game-by-Game Statistics
- Appeared twice out of the bullpen for Navy as a freshman
- Over his four innings on the season, he did not allow a run or a hit
- Struck out a career-best four batters in two innings against Massachusetts on Feb. 29
- Worked two perfect frames against Mount St. Mary’s on March 10 with a strikeout

High School
- Earned First Team All-Metro during his senior year at Paul VI Catholic
- Was selected as the WCAC Player of the Year in 2018
- 2018 First Team All-State selection
- First Team All-USA Today Virginia in 2018
- As a junior, he was a First Team All-WCAC selection and First Team All-State honoree
- Attended Mercersburg Academy, a Naval Academy foundation school
 
Personal
- Son of Thomas and Deneen
- Member of the National Honor Society and Latin Honor Society
- Honor roll recipient

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2020Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2022Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2023Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 210 lbs
    38