Derek Orndorff Season 2018

2018 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Reached base at a .404 clip over 26 appearances with 10 starts combined at catcher (8), first base (1) and right field (1). at Elon (2/17-18): Made his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in the series opener and started the next game, going 1-for-3 with a triple. Cornell (3/28): Made first start at catcher and walked four times. vs. Lafayette (4/25): Drove in first career RBI with a sacrifice fly. at Pitt (5/8): Hit an infield single and started at catcher. Xavier (5/11): Reached base three times and drove in a season-high two runs with a double in the series finale. St. Bonaventure (5/14): Drove in a run and scored.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner playing baseball at Connellsville Area under head coach Rob Orndorff, his father ... Ranked by Perfect Game in the Top 500 and as the second best Pennsylvania outfielder and 13th overall PA player ... 2017 Rawlings-Perfect Game honorable mention All-America and Atlantic All-Region second team ... Named USA Today All-Pennsylvania second team and all-section first team as a senior after batting .542 (second in school history) with six home runs ... Was also a three-time all-county first team pick and a second-team all-section pick as a sophomore and junior ... Pennsylvania American Legion All-Star in 2015 and 2016 ... Selected to represent Team PA in the 2016 Big 26 Baseball Classic ... Played travel ball for Northeast Baseball ... Also lettered twice in football as a quarterback ... Member of National Honor Society, Penn State - Fayette 4.0 Club and Student Council.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Derek Robert Orndorff ... Born on March 16, 1999 in Mill Run, Pennsylvania ... Parents are Rob and April Orndorff ... Has an older sister, Alyssa ... Majoring in kinesiology.