Lakeland University Athletics

2021: Played in 31 games, starting 30, and batted .386 with 44 hits in 117 at bats on his way to being named first team all-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference as a shortstop… Finished with eight doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 34 runs batted in, 37 runs scored and eight stolen bases and a .485 on-base percentage… Led team in batting average, home runs, RBIs, runs scored and on-base percentage, tied for lead in hits and doubles and was fourth in stolen bases… Set career high with four hits in second game of a doubleheader with Concordia (Wis.) May 1 and also went 4-for-5 with career-high 5 RBIs against Marian in NACC Tournament May 14… Pitched in nine games, starting all nine, and finished with a 1-5 record and an 8.32 earned run average… In 40 innings allowed 50 hits and 39 runs (37 earned) with 45 strikeouts and 13 walks… Tossed two complete games, including a nine-inning, one-hit shutout at Edgewood April 12 in which he struck out ten.

2020: Started all eight games in Muskies’ season shortened by the COVID-19 virus and batted .333 with nine hits in 27 at bats… Finished with four doubles, five runs batted in, ten runs scored and three stolen bases… Went 3-for-3 against Skidmore (N.Y.) March 14 and scored four runs while going 2-for-4 in season opener against SUNY Canton March 7… Also started two games on the mound and finished with 1-0 record and a 1.32 earned run average… In 13 2/3 innings allowed 12 hits and three runs (two earned) with 25 strikeouts and five walks… Struck out 13 over 5 2/3 innings in his season debut against SUNY Canton and fanned 13 in eight innings against Carroll March 13.

2019: Pitched in eight games, starting all eight, and posted a 4-4 record with a 2.50 earned run average… In 54 innings allowed 49 hits and 22 runs (15 earned) with 76 strikeouts and 16 walks on his way to being named to the All-NACC First Team as a pitcher… Also was a D3baseball.com all-Midwest Region selection, Lakeland’s first to receive that award since 2012… Led the team in innings pitched, games started, wins, and strikeouts and finished second in earned run average… His 76 strikeouts were the fourth-most in a season in school history… Finished second in NACC and 11th in NCAA Division III in strikeouts per 9 innings (12.67)… Also ranked fourth in conference in strikeouts and seventh in earned run average… Struck out 17 batters on two occasions, first at Edgewood April 6 and again at Rockford May 4, and his 17 Ks are tied for the third most in a game in school history… Played in 29 games overall, starting all 29… Batted .255 with 27 hits in 106 at bats… Hit one double, two home runs, scored 14 runs, and brought in ten runs... Finished second on the team in home runs… Had eight multi-hit games, including April 23 where he had two hits, including a solo home run, in the first game of a doubleheader against Ripon.

High School: Three-year letter winner on baseball team, where he was a team captain and was named first team all-conference.
 
Personal: Born July 27, 2000… Son of Mike & Lindsey Hemmerling and has one brother (Ryan)… Majoring in sport management and leadership.
 

Favorite movie: Den of Thieves
Favorite website: goat.com
Favorite food: Ice cream and steak
Favorite athlete: Mike Trout (MLB’s Los Angeles Angels)
Hero/most influential person: My pops
Greatest sports accomplishment: Having 17 strikeouts in eight innings pitching twice in my freshman year of college
Something people may not know about you: I cannot take naps