Southpaw Dakota Herman comes to Rutgers-Camden after playing two seasons at NAIA William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. A southpaw from Oxnard, California, who attended high school in Colorado, Herman is a graduate student at Rutgers-Camden who is pursuing his MBA. He has junior athletic eligibility.
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Pre-Rutgers: Pitched two seasons at William Penn University in 2016 and 2017…Compiled an overall mark of 5-3 with a 4.25 ERA in 72 innings, allowing 82 hits while walking 46 and striking out 55…Pitched in 18 games, starting 10 and hurling one complete game…As a freshman in 2016, went 2-2 with a 3.80 ERA in 10 games (seven starts), including a complete game…Walked 28 and struck out 32…During his sophomore season, posted a 3-1 record in eight games (three starts), covering 27 innings…Walked 18 and struck out 23.
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High School: Graduated from Woodland Park (Colorado) High School in 2015…Multi-sport star who earned three varsity letters apiece in baseball and soccer, while adding two in both basketball and football…First Team All-Conference outfielder as a senior and Second Team All-Conference pitcher as a junior on the baseball diamond…All-Conference Honorable Mention as a junior in basketball…Class Salutatorian…All-State Academic First Team for two years for his accomplishments in baseball, basketball, football and soccer.
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Personal: Born December 31, 1996…Enjoys spending his free time in the weight room…Pursuing his MBA at Rutgers-Camden…After obtaining his MBA, hopes to use his combined expertise in exercise science and business to eventually become a Director of Performance for a professional sports organization…Dakota is the son of Joel and Shannon Herman of Nichols, Iowa.
