NDSU

2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Pitched nine innings and had a 4.00 ERA in five relief appearances...Worked two scoreless innings with a strikeout in the midweek win at South Dakota State...Longest outing was three innings in the home loss to Minnesota...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team as a Distinguished Scholar and to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had a 2-7 record and 5.94 ERA in 12 appearances including 11 starts...Second on the team with 35 strikeouts but also led the staff with 40 walks...Lost three decisions by 2-1 scores, including an eight-inning complete game at Lamar in his second start of the year, and at Southern Utah in April when he struck out a career-high nine...Pitched five innings for a win against Butler and went 5 1/3 for a win at Oakland...Named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made 13 appearances with a 1-3 record and 4.10 ERA in 52 2/3 innings...Led the pitching staff with 46 strikeouts but walked a team-high 32...Was second in ERA and innings...Threw a seven-inning complete game win at Western Illinois with seven strikeouts...In four relief outings, allowed only one unearned run in 11 1/3 innings of work...Ranked ninth in the Summit League-only stats with a 4.28 ERA in seven games and also ranked fourth in opponent batting average (.243) and 10th in strikeouts per game (7.75)...Got one official at-bat as a pinch-hitter against Bucknell (E9) and also appeared once as a pinch runner at Fort Wayne...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2009 from Apple Valley High School...Two-year starter under coach Allen Iversen...Played pitcher, catcher, third base and shortstop...Hit .427 with six home runs his senior year and was named to the Minnesota Class 3A all-state team...Played two seasons for the Apple Valley American Legion team under coach Bruce Young...Team MVP in 2009 when he hit .412 with 10 homers and went 9-1 with a 2.22 ERA on the mound...Led the 76ers to a 39-11 record, state runner-up finish, and appearance in the Central Plains Regional...All-conference quarterback and team offensive MVP in football...Also lettered and made a state tournament appearance in basketball...PERSONAL: Nickname is "Boomer"...Son of Brian and Miriam Hermes of Apple Valley, Minn...Has an older brother, John...Majoring in exercise science...Played for the Kelowna Falcons of the West Coast League the last two summers...Went 2-3 with a 1.88 ERA in 38 1/3 innings in 2011...Had a 1-1 record and 5.29 ERA in 17 innings last summer.