All-American third team selection at designated hitter by the ABCA in 2013 ... named second team Pre-Season All-American this season ... honored as 2014 Pre-Season Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the Year ... hard-hitting outfielder with plenty of potential ... may also be a designated hitter ... left-handed hitter with surprising power ... had off-season elbow surgery and missed 2011 season ... has tremendous batting eye ... very hard worker who has shown plenty of improvement.
2013 SEASON: Named third team All-American as designated hitter ... also honored as All-Colonial Athletic Association first team ... played in 57 games with 55 starts ... Tigers’ second-leading hitter with a .338 batting average ... led CAA with 65 runs batted in ... ranked second in CAA with 13 home runs ... CAA leader with a .640 slugging percentage ... had 20 multi-hit games, including a five-hit game at James Madison ... had 10 games with three or more runs batted in ... batted .370 in 27 CAA games with nine doubles, three triples and seven home runs and 37 RBI’s ... scored 26 runs in CAA games ... had a .704 slugging percentage in CAA contests ... batted .412 in CAA Tournament, leading Tigers to championship ... hit a double, a triple and two home runs with six RBI’s ... propelled Tigers to 5-2 win over William & Mary in CAA championship game with two hits and three RBI’s ... gave Tigers a 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the first inning ... drove in two runs in top of the ninth with a triple to give Tigers a 5-2 lead ... named to all-tournament team at CAA Championship ... had two hits and drove in two runs in 9-8 win over Northeastern in CAA opener ... had three hits in 20-13 win over William & Mary in CAA Tournament ... led Tigers to 7-1 win over Florida Atlantic in NCAA Tournament with two hits and two runs scored ... named as CAA Player of the Week twice ... earned CAA Player of the Week award after leading Tigers to series victory over UNC Wilmington ... batted .444 with six RBI’s in UNCW series ... also had three hits in 16-15 loss to Maryland ... honored as CAA Player of the Week by hitting .333 with eight RBI’s in regular season-ending series against Northeastern ... led Tigers to 14-1 victory over Northeastern with three hits, two home runs and five RBI’s ... blasted a three-run homer in 7-6 win over Northeastern ... hit six home runs in final 11 games of season ... hit two homers and drove in five runs in season-opening sweep over McNeese State ... drove in three runs in Tigers’ 19-14 win over Delaware ... helped Tigers to three-game sweep over Hofstra with five RBI’s in three games ... had two hits and four RBI’s in victory at Old Dominion ... had first two-homer game of career in win over Mount St. Mary’s ... had three hits and four RBI’s against The Mount ... homered twice and had four RBI’s in series win at George Mason ... had three RBI’s in loss at George Washington ... had four-hit game in loss at Georgia State ... batted .667 with five runs scored and one home run in series at James Madison ... named first team All-East by ABCA.
2012 SEASON: Came back from surgery to play in 41 games ... made 38 starts ... batted .259 with 31 runs scored ... had nine doubles, two triples and five home runs ... drove in 24 runs ... stole six bases in seven attempts ... led Tigers to three-game sweep over George Mason by batting .536 with three doubles, two triples and five runs batted in ... helped Tigers to a 6-1 win in series opener with a two-run triple ... had an RBI double and an RBI triple in Tigers’ 11-3 victory over the Patriots in the second game of the series ... helped Tigers complete the series sweep with an RBI double in series finale ... led Tigers to a 6-1 win at Delaware with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI’s ... hit a solo home run against Delaware ... scored three runs in win over Bucknell ... had a two-run single in win at Elon ... contributed two hits and scored twice in victory over Georgia State ... blasted solo homer at Northeastern ... led Tigers to three-game sweep over James Madison by hitting .538 ... scored four runs in the sweep and had five RBI’s ... led Tigers to 8-3 win over JMU in series opener with three hits, including a double and a home run, with three RBI’s ... belted two-run homer in seventh inning to give Tigers an 8-2 lead ... doubled and scored a run in 11-10 victory over James Madison ... played key role in Tigers’ 4-3 victory over JMU in series finale that clinched berth in the CAA Tournament ... gave Tigers a 2-0 first inning lead with a two-run homer ... led off bottom of tenth inning with a single and scored game-winning run on Pat Fitzgerald’s walk-off single ... singled and scored a run in CAA Tournament loss to Delaware ... had a single and scored twice in 16-8 win over George Mason ... ended season with seven-game hitting streak.
2011 SEASON: Sat out entire season due to off-season shoulder surgery.
2010 SEASON: Played in 48 games as a freshman ... started 41 times ... made 36 starts in left field ... started at designated hitter five times ... batted .280, eighth on the team ... led Tigers with 32 walks ... fourth on team with a .410 on-base percentage ... had seven doubles, seven home runs and 25 runs batted in ... also scored 28 runs ... batted .298 in Colonial Athletic Association games with 4 homers and 14 RBI’s ... batted .375 with two doubles and three RBI’s in series at James Madison ... had two hits, including a two-run double, in 17-6 win over UMBC ... batted .429 with five runs scored and three runs batted in, leading Tigers to a three-game sweep over Georgia State ... hit first career homer in Tigers’ 9-8 loss to Virginia Commonwealth ... helped Tigers to a 6-5 victory over George Washington by hitting a two-run homer ... batted .400 in series at Delaware ... helped Tigers to a series win at Old Dominion by batting .400 with one homer and four RBI’s ... led Tigers to a 4-3 win in the series finale with two hits and three RBI’s ... honored as Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week on April 26 after batting .375 in five games ... had a two-run double in win at Delaware State ... homered and doubled in 17-8 loss to Hofstra ... had first four-hit game of career in series opener at North Carolina State ... went four-for-four with a double, a homer and two RBI’s at NC State ... helped Tigers to a 17-8 win over George Washington with two hits, including a home run ... was 2-for-3 with one RBI in loss to West Virginia ... hit a solo home run in season finale, a loss to George Mason.
BACKGROUND: Four-time selection as All-Mid-Penn Conference ... batted .541 as a senior ... hit three home runs in one game ... hit eight home runs with 36 runs batted in as a senior ... had a 1.200 slugging percentage in 2009 ... led Coach Shawn Finn’s Mountaineers to second place finish in the district ... also a member of the Mountaineers’ golf team.
PERSONAL: Has one brother and two sisters ... career goal is to become an athletic trainer ... lists parents as people he admires most ... favorite athlete is Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees ... lists "Boondock Saints" as his favorite movie ... favorite actor is Will Smith ... hobbies include playing golf ... favorite book is "The Outsiders" ... enjoys listening to music by "Three Days Grace" ... favorite meal is stuffed shells ... most memorable experience was hitting three home runs in one game ... father is a retired electrician ... son of Kurt and Rita Wertz ... born on January 28, 1991 in Williamsport, Pa. ... major is exercise science.
