The Citadel Athletics

CAREER (entering 2015 season): Has appeared in 113 games (112 out of the bullpen) over the past three years to rank second in school history and 22 behind leader Raymond Copenhaver … has a record of 7-2 with two saves and an ERA of 5.25 … has worked 116.2 innings and allowed 130 hits and 80 runs (68 earned) with 53 walks and 84 strikeouts.

JUNIOR (2014): Appeared in 36 games out of the bullpen and went 4-1 with a 5.82 ERA … ranked third in the SoCon in games pitched ... gave up 48 hits and 31 runs (28 earned) in 43.1 innings with 30 strikeouts … picked up a win against No. 8 Louisville (2/15) after striking out two in 1.1 hitless innings … also fanned two in 1.1 innings against Nebraska and retired the final batter of the seventh with the tie run at second (3/1) … worked out of a two-on, no-out jam in the seventh and earned the win against USC Upstate (3/12) … threw 2.2 innings of shutout ball against UNC Wilmington (5/11) … turned in his best performance of the season in a win over Elon in the opening round of the SoCon Tournament (5/20) … went a career-long 3.2 innings, allowed two hits and struck out four and was credited with the victory … followed that up with 2.1 shutout innings against Wofford (5/22).

SOPHOMORE (2013): Set a school single-season record with 48 appearances, nine more than previous record holder Randy Corn in 2002, and ranked first in the country in regular season and conference tournament games only … David Berg of UCLA was the only pitcher in the country to appear in more games (51) but 10 of those came during the NCAA tournament … posted a record of 3-1 and an ERA of 4.14 … threw 45.2 innings and allowed 39 hits, 28 runs (21 earned) with 17 walks and 38 strikeouts … called in from the bullpen in 11 consecutive games beginning with Wofford (3/15) through Coastal Carolina (4/2) … that stretch covered 12 innings in which he gave up only six hits and one earned run … had four appearances of at least two innings without allowing a run, highlighted by a season-high 3.1 innings of one-hit ball that helped The Citadel post a 1-0, 11-inning victory over Georgia Southern (4/13) … blanked Samford (3/9) and Akron (3/12) over two innings in consecutive appearances … also tossed two innings of one-hit shutout relief against Georgia Tech (3/26) … earned his first career win against Charleston Southern (3/22) when he allowed one hit and no runs in 1.1 innings … emerged as the winning pitcher after shutting down Appalachian State (4/19) and Furman (4/27) … retired all-conference selection Hector Crespo with the tying run at third and two out in the seventh in the win over the Mountaineers … appeared in each game of the SoCon Tournament and gave up only one hit and one run with two strikeouts in a total of 3.2 innings.

FRESHMAN (2012): Appeared in 29 games including his only career start … did not figure in a decision but had a pair of saves … worked 27.2 innings and allowed 43 hits, 21 runs (19 earned) with 16 strikeouts … had five at bats and doubled and scored a run against Appalachian State (3/18) … started against North Florida (5/2) and allowed two hits and no runs in two innings … earned a save against Delaware (2/25) when he worked 1.2 shutout innings … fanned two batters in one inning to pick up another save against Columbia (3/1) … struck out two batters in working scoreless innings against Winthrop (3/14) and Charleston Southern (4/4).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Wilson Hall High School … lettered four times in baseball and football … named to all-region team all four years and was a two-time all-state selection … batted .478 with nine home runs and a slugging percentage of .870 his senior season … helped team win state championship in 2011.

PERSONAL: Zachary Luke Sherrill ... born Jan. 22, 1993 ... son of Dale and Lynn Sherrill … majoring in health, exercise and sport science with a concentration in health and wellness.