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#13 Mike Gerber
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Position:
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Outfielder
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Bats:
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L
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Throws:
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R
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Height:
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6'1"
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Weight:
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180
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Year:
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Junior
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Hometown:
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Naperville, Ill.
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High School:
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Neuqua Valley HS
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Major:
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Graphic Design
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Awards and Honors
- Missouri Valley Conference second-team, 2011
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, 2011
- MVC Tournament, Most Outstanding Player, 2012
- MVC All-Tournament Team, 2012
- 2012 MVC All-Defensive Team
2012 (Sophomore at Creighton)
- Started 57 of Creighton’s 58 games in 2012.
- Named the MVC Tournament Most Valuable Player, going 10-for-16 (.625) with a .875 slugging percentage and seven runs driven in.
- Earned a slot on the MVC All-Defense Team.
- Drove in two runs in the season opener at Central Arkansas (2/17).
- Went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored at Pacific (3/9).
- Drove in six RBI and scored four runs of his own in the series at Pacific.
- Went three straight games with a double (3/9-3/11).
- Hit Creighton’s first grand slam since 2008, vs. North Dakota (3/17), driving in a career-high four runs.
- Finished 2-for-5 in the 12-inning loss to Indiana State (4/7).
- Drove in three runs with two doubles in the 6-5 win over South Dakota State (4/15).
- Hit a two-run home run in the second inning at Southern Illinois (4/22).
- Scored the game-winning run in the top of the ninth at Bradley after walking to reach base (5/5).
- Hit his fifth career triple in the 4-2 win at Bradley (5/6).
- Went 3-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored in the 8-1 win over Nebraska (5/8).
- Picked up an RBI by drawing a bases loaded walk against Iowa (5/15).
- Went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in the eighth inning rally against Wichita State in the 7-3 win (5/17).
- Singled and drew a walk, scoring once in the opening game of the MVC Tournament against Indiana State (5/22).
- Had a career-high four hits against Illinois State, a pair of singles, a double and a home run in the 10-3 win (5/23).
- Also scored two runs and drove in three in the win over Illinois State (5/23).
- Turned around to go 2-5 with three RBI and a run scored to eliminate Illinois State in the semifinal game of the MVC Tournament (5/24).
- Closed out the tournament with a 3-4 day against Southern Illinois in the title game, scoring two runs (including the winning run) and driving in one (5/26).
2011 (Freshman at Creighton)
- Started 50 of the 52 games he played in, missing nine games due to injury.
- Named Collegiate Baseball Freshman
- All-American.
- Also named All-MVC Second Team.
- Finished the season with a .280 batting average, a .371 on-base percentage and a .488 slugging percentage.
- Played flawless baseball in center field, not committing an error in 112 chances.
- Started off the season with a 2-for-3 performance vs. Toledo at the USA Baseball Training Center (2/19).
- Hit his first home run against BYU, 3/22.
- Went 4-for-7 (.571) with three RBI, three runs scored and three stolen bases at home against Portland (4/1-4/3).
- A 2-for-4 performance at Illinois State (4/9) led off a four-game hit-streak, his third longest of the year.
- Drove in Trever Adams in the bottom of the second to record the first RBI in TD Ameritrade Park Omaha history vs. Nebraska (4/19).
- Became the first player to hit a home run at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, connecting in the fourth inning of the 5-4, 10-inning win over Southern Illinois (4/22).
- Hit .303 in the second portion of the season, going 33-for-109 in the final 32 games of the season.
- Picked up a hit in 17 of the final 20 games, including a season-long
- eight-game hitting streak to close out the season.
- Drove out a solo home run in the 5-1 loss against Oregon State in the NCAA Regional (6/4).
2006-10 (Neuqua Valley High School)
- Earned a varsity letter in baseball his junior and senior seasons, as well as being named team MVP and first team all-conference both seasons as well.
- Earned first team all-state and first team all-area following his senior campaign.
- Hit .346 with nine home runs and 32 RBI during his junior season and was picked a unanimous first team all-conference selection.
- Ranked the fourth-best overall outfielder in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report.
- Holds the Neuqua Valley record for home runs in a career with 19 long balls.
- Drafted by the New York Yankees organization in the 40th round.
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