5 Matt O'Herron
Matt O'Herron
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Springfield, Mass.
  • High School:
    Cathedral
  • Position:
    3B
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice

Bio

As a Sophomore in 2014: Started 51 games at first base for the Ravens...Finished tied for 13th in the Northeast-10 in runs batted in (29), tied for 18th in hits (53) and ranked 20th in on-base percentage (.387)...Led the team in on-base percentage...Finished second on the team in batting average (.308) and walks (19) and third in runs batted in and sacrifice bunts (4)...Hit .308/.387/.378 over 172 at-bats (53-for-172) with nine doubles and one home run...Scored 26 runs, struck out 30 times, was hit by five pitches, hit three sacrifice flies and stole eight bases in 11 attempts (72.7%)...Went 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scored twice, drove in two runs and stole a base against Caldwell on 2/21...Hit 3-for-5, scored once and drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Millersville on 3/1...Went 2-for-4, scored a run and stole a base in the front end of a doubleheader against Millersville on 3/2...Knocked 2-for-4 with a double in the front end of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/9; later, went 1-for-4 and scored twice in the second game...Hit 2-for-4 at Saint Leo on 3/14...Went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and drove in a run at Saint Leo on 3/16...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/16...Went 0-for-4, but scored twice, against Lock Haven on 3/18...Hit 2-for-5, scored one run, drove in another and stole a base against Saint Anselm on 3/27...Hit 1-for-2 with a 370-foot, solo home run to left field to lead off the seventh and later drove in another run as well in the first game of a doubleheader against American International on 4/5...Stroked 4-for-4 with a double, scored three times and drove in a run against Saint Anselm on 4/9...Hit 2-for-3, scored one run and drove in another at Assumption on 4/10...Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week for the week ending on 4/13...Went 2-for-4 against Assumption on 4/17...Hit 2-for-2 with a double and a walk, scored once and drove in two runs at Saint Anselm on 4/23...Hit 1-for-2 with a walk, was hit by a pitch and drove in two runs in the first game of a doubleheader against Felician on 4/24...Hit 2-for-5, drove in two runs and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/1...Went 3-for-4 with a double, scored one run and drove in two more against Bentley on 5/5...Hit 2-for-3 with a double at the NCAA Championship East Regional against Dowling on 5/15.
2014 Statistics 

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2013: Started all 56 games at third base for the Ravens...NCAA Championship East Regional All-Tournament Team selection...Finished tied for 13th in the Northeast-10 Conference in runs batted in (32)...Finished third on the team in runs batted in...Hit .280/.356/.337 over 193 at-bats (54-for-193) with eight doubles and a home run, and scored 32 runs...Drew 17 walks against 35 strikeouts, was hit by six pitches and stole seven bases in nine attempts...Made his collegiate debut, but went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the season-opener against Felician on 2/21...Picked up his first career hit with a two-out RBI single in the second, went 2-for-5, scored one run, drove in another and stole a base against Chestnut Hill on 2/22...Went 1-for-2 with his first extra-base hit, a two-out, second-inning RBI double, and also drew a walk against Chestnut Hill on 2/23...Hit 2-for-3 in the first game of a doubleheader against Wilmington (Del.) on 3/1...Went 2-for-3 with a double, scored a run, drove in two others and stole a base in the first game of a doubleheader against Mercy on 3/15...Hit 2-for-3 with a double and drove in a run in the first game of a doubleheader against New Haven on 3/17...Went 2-for-4 and hit his first career home run, a two-out grand slam in the fifth inning, scored another run in the game and also drew a walk at Lynn on 3/19...Knocked 3-for-5 with a double, scored a run and drove in two at Tampa on 3/20...Went 3-for-4 with a double, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base against Massachusetts Lowell on 3/29...Hit 2-for-4, scored one run, drove in three others and stole a base in the second game of a doubleheader at Bentley on 4/13...Went 2-for-4, scored one run and drove in two in the second game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/20...Slugged 3-for-4 with a double and drove in a run at Southern New Hampshire on 4/24...Went 0-for-3 but drew two walks, scored a run and stole a base at Saint Anselm on 4/30...Went 3-for-3 with a double, scored three times and drove in a pair of runs in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/2...Was a perfect 4-for-4, scored two runs and drove in one in the NCAA Championship East Regional against Pace on 5/18...Was named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 5/19...Went 2-for-4, scored a run and drove in another at the NCAA Championship National Finals against Minnesota State, Mankato on 5/27.O'Herron
2013 Statistics

Before Franklin Pierce: Played at Cathedral High School (Mass.)...Two-time Western Massachusetts Player of the Year selection...Three-time All-Western Massachusetts First Team selection.

Personal: Son of Joanne and Robert O'Herron...A criminal justice major...Has two sisters, Meghan and Maura.