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16 Griffen Herrera

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Major Physics
  • Hometown Glendora, Calif.
  • High School Glendora HS

Biography

2021 (senior): Appeared in 40 games, starting 39...batted .237 with seven home runs and 23 runs batted in...went 3-4 with two home runs and four RBI in win over Holy Names  (May 7)... In a 14-4 senior day win over Holy Names (May 7), Herrera took a bow with two home runs and four RBI.

2020 (senior): Appeared and started in all 20 games of the shortened COVID-19 season… Led the team in hits with 25 and was second on the team in batting average with .338… Recorded a hit in 18 of the 20 games and had a 10-game hitting streak in the middle of the 20-game season… Went 3-for-4 with three RBI in a 16-3 road win over Hawaii Pacific (February 29).

2019 (junior): Named to the All-West Region Second Team (ABCA) and the All-PacWest Second Team… Started and appeared in 49 games… Recorded a .364 batting average, hitting 10 home runs, and driving in 44 runs… Had 72 hits with 16 doubles and one triple on the year… Scored 44 runs, walked 14 times and was hit by a pitch nine times… In a four-game series against Hawai’i Hilo he tallied eight hits, three home runs, 11 RBI, and six runs scored… Had a strong playoff performance for the Cougars with 14 hits, 4 RBI, one homerun, and scoring eight runs in the final six games of the season… One of the tougher hitters to strikeout, striking out only 15 times on the season… Was named to Academic All-PacWest.

2018 (sophomore): Appeared in 22 games starting 11 of them in the outfield… Posted a .333 batting average, producing three home runs and 11 RBI… In a 7-2 win over Biola (April 26), Herrera started in right field and went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double, totalling two RBI in the process… In a 10-7 win over Point Loma in the NCAA Regional Semi-Final (May 19), Herrera went 2-for-2 with a three-run home run in the third inning

2017 (freshman): As a true freshman, started four games and appeared in 15 … Batted .156 for the season… During an 8-0 win against California State Monterey Bay (February 6), went 2-for-3 and collected two RBI… During a 4-3 loss to Dixie State (May 10), went 2-for-3 and collected his first extra base-hit on the year with a double

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport athlete for the Bulldogs (baseball, football) ... Posted over 100 hits during his prep career with a better than .350 batting average ... Scored 77 runs while knocking home 47 

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Jessica Herrera... Born Nov. 29, 1997... Has one brother Cameron and one sister Hailey... Majoring in physics... Enjoys hiking

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2017Freshman

    Util.
    5'11" 160 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2018Sophomore

    UTL
    5'11" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019Junior

    OF
    5'11" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2020Senior

    OF
    5'11" 200 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Senior

    OF
    5'11" 200 lbs
    16