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Missouri State

2020 Baseball Roster

12 Anthony Herron, Jr.

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 240
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Prev School Mount Carmel HS

Biography

2019: Herron joined Missouri State’s talented group of freshmen in putting their collective stamp on the Bears’ offense, hitting .244 in 42 games as a rookie ... Made 30 starts as MSU’s designated hitter, clubbing a pair of home runs and logging six multi-hit performances ... Registered his first hit as a Bear Feb. 23 at San Diego, then went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in his Hammons Field debut vs. Central Arkansas (Feb. 26) ... Added two more RBIs in MSU’s second-straight win over UCA (Feb. 27), finishing the two-game sweep 3-for-8 with three RBIs ... Collected three hits in a doubleheader with UC Irvine (March 1), extending his hit streak to four games ... Drove in a run at Oral Roberts (March 13) as part of an 11-2 win, before plating a pair of runs in MSU’s come-from-behind victory at Oklahoma (March 15) ... Came off the bench to deliver a critical pinch-hit, three-run homer in a 15-10 win at Murray State (April 3) that kicked off a season-best five-game hit streak; added a 2-for-4 night with two stolen bases in a series-opening win at Southern Illinois (April  5) and drove in a run at Kansas (April 7) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against  Missouri (April 16), then recorded his first three-hit effort as a Bear two days later to open MSU’s series with New Orleans ... Went a combined 3-for-7 vs. DBU (May 2-4) to help the Bears secure a key MVC series win ... Scored a pair of runs and drove home another during MSU’s comeback victory at Evansville (May 11) ... Matched a season high with three RBIs May 17 vs. Valparaiso, helping clinch a Valley series sweep for the Bears ... Doubled home a run and scored another against the Crusaders in the series finale as well ... Hit .379 with a pair of home runs for the Springfield Cobras of the Show-Me Collegiate League over the summer.

Background: Brought his reputation as a right-handed, power-hitting corner infielder to the Bears program after completing a standout prep career at Chicago's Mount Carmel High ... Hit .370 with seven homers and 41 RBIs as a senior, garnering all-conference and all-state honors while leading his club to a 27-11 season ... Batted .485 with three homers and 34 RBIs, to earn Prep Baseball Report's top ranking among all Illinois first basemen in the class of 2018 ... Also earned Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American recognition in 2017.
 
Personal: Anthony Maurice Herron, Jr., is the son of Anthony, Sr. and Yolonda Herron ... Born Dec. 19, 1999, in Blue Island, Ill. ... Undecided on an academic major.

Statistics

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2020

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2019Freshman

    IF/OF
    6'2" 240 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Sophomore

    IF/OF
    6'2" 240 lbs
    12

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