Erin Hershman

Position:
OF
Hometown:
Mars, Pa.
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mars HS
B/T:
L/R
Club Team:
Team Pennsylvania

Career Highlights
All-ACC First Team (2016)
ACC All-Tournament Team (2018)

AS A SENIOR (2018)
Part of the first team to win the ACC Coastal Division in 2018 ... Named to the 2018 ACC All-Tournament Team ... Appeared in 51 games, starting 48 games in the outfield for the Panthers ... Started the year off strong, going 1-for-1 against Loyola Marymount with a home run and two hit-by-pitches ... Had four RBIs and two runs scored in a 2-for-3 effort, including a home run, in a 14-4 victory against Kent State ... Went 1-for-2, including an RBI and two runs scored in the 6-4 comeback victory against Virginia Tech in the ACC Softball Championship quarterfinals ... Recorded three RBIs and two doubles in three at-bats against Duke to help the Panthers defeat the Blue Devils, 6-4 ... Hit a solo home run against Wisconsin to go 1-for-2 ... Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored a run in a 7-1 victory over FAU ... Went 2-for-2 with a two-run home run down the right field line against Coastal Carolina ... Went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in a 12-1 victory over Virginia ... Ranked second on the team in doubles (9) and third in home runs (5) ... Finished the season with 28 hits in 117 at-bats, 19 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

AS A JUNIOR (2017)
A staple in the Panthers outfield, starting all 47 games ... Had two hits and one run scored to help Pitt defeat No. 20 Kentucky in the season opener ... Went 1-for-3 with a walk, stolen base, RBI and two runs scored in the second game against Kentucky ... Scattered two hits and added two stolen bases, one RBI and one run scored against Florida A&M ... Stole two bases and scored a run in a 5-0 victory over Southeastern Louisiana ... Went 3-for-4, including a two-RBI double, with two runs and a stolen base against Louisville ... Went 2-for-2 with a RBI in a 4-2 Panther victory over Boston College ... Scored the game-winning run in an extra-inning 8-3 win against Saint Francis ... Hit two home runs in the series against NC State, including a game-tying solo home run in the seventh inning in the series finale ... Tied for first on the team with 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts ... Scored 21 runs on the year.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Earned All-ACC First Team honors ... Drove in two runs on two hits and scored a run in win over St. Bonaventure ... Knocked in two runs on a single and a double while scoring a run in win over Mercer ... Had a three-hit day in second win over St. Bonaventure ... Drove in a run and scored twice in win over Georgetown ... Drove in three runs and scored a run in second win over Georgetown ... Recorded two hits against Radford ... Scored a run and recorded a RBI in win over Colgate ... Drove in two runs and scored two runs in win over Providence ... Had two hits and two RBIs in win over Utah Valley ... Scored three runs and recorded a RBI in win over Grand Canyon ... Recorded a single and a run against San Diego ... Scored two runs and drove a runner in on two hits against St. Joseph’s ... Scored two runs and drove in a run on two hits against Virginia Tech ... Scored a run and picked up a RBI in finale of Virginia Tech series ... Had two hits against North Carolina ... Scored a run and drove in two runs on one hit in series finale against North Carolina ... Recorded two RBIs against Virginia ... Had two hits against St. Bonaventure ... Had two hits, two RBIs and scored a run against NC State ... Scored a run and recorded a run in series finale with NC State ... Scored two runs and recorded a RBI on two hits in two-game series against Bucknell ... Recorded a hit, RBI and run scored in series against St. Francis (PA.) ... Scored three runs and recorded two RBIs on a three-hit day against Georgia Tech ... Recorded four hits in series at Boston College ... Batted .366 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 31 RBIs.

AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Part of the first Pitt softball team to reach the ACC Championship Game and NCAA Regional Final ... Scored a run against Oakland in Pitt's first ever NCAA Tournament victory ... Batted a perfect 3-for-3 in game two against Saint Francis (Pa.) and scored two runs ... Chipped in a home run as a pinch hitter in game one against Saint Francis (Pa.) ... Had one hit and scored three runs in the Syracuse series ... Started in game one and two in left field against NC State ... Plated a season-high two runs in the series finale against Virginia ... Hit a double against Bowling Green in the Cougar Classic, scoring one run and stealing one base ... Had a stellar performance against Rutgers hitting her second home run of the season, tallying two RBIs ... Started off her college career by appearing in five games, including one start, in the 2015 opening tournament for the Panthers at the Hampton Inn & Suites Tournament ... Batted .500 going 2-for-4 and tallied three runs ... Hit her first career home run against Texas State.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mars Area High School in Mars, PA ... Back to back sectional champs ... Set school home run record ... Named Freshman of the Year ... Led the team in home runs all four years ... Named Offensive Player of the Year twice, both sophomore and junior years ... Named Defensive Player of the Year in her junior year ... Four year High Honor Roll.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Bill and Megan Hershman ... Has one sister, Shannon, and one brother, Caulen ... Competed in gymnastics for six years ... Father Bill, played baseball in the St. Louis Cardinal's minor league system.