2016 (Junior)
Made 38 appearances in the infield while starting all 38 games... Batted .238 with 17 RBI and 13 runs... Earned 16 free passes (13 walks, three hit-by-pitch)... Also made 22 appearances out of the bullpen and finished season with 41.1 innings of work and allowed just five extra-base hits.... tied school record with 10 saves a mark held by Michael Durham in the year 2000... he currently sits second all-time with 16 career saves and is just five saves away from the school record… Logged a career long 5.2 innings of work in matchup at No. 19 UL-Lafayette where he held the Cajuns to just two runs and six hits while striking out four Cajuns... In a three game series at Western Carolina, Herrera went seven-for-15 (.467) with four RBI’s and four runs scored... went two-for-three against SEC foe Mississippi State... went five-for-14 in three game series at Troy with five RBI’s... had 10 multi-hit games including four of those games coming in Sun Belt action...
2015 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2015 (Sophomore)
Named Second Team All-Sun Belt (utility player)... Saw action in a total of 44 games with 34 starts in the infield, including the final 33... Tallied 35 total hits (four doubles), with 13 runs scored and four RBI... Had two hits and one RBI in middle game of series at Appalachian State... Pair of hits started a 16-game hitting streak (Mar. 21 - Apr. 12) and a 17-game reached base streak (Mar. 21 - Apr. 15)... Had one hit and one run in finale against the Mountaineers... Notched two hits and two runs in road contest at Southeastern Louisiana... Had one hit in all three games against South Alabama... Was 2-for-4 at the plate at Louisiana Tech... Tallied one hit in all three games against UT Arlington... Had two hits and one run in win over McNeese State... Had two hits and one run in series opener at Georgia State... Drove in what proved to be game-winning run with a RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning against Arkansas State... Had two hits in both games of doubleheader at Georgia Southern... Tallied two hits, one run and one RBI in series finale against Troy... Was 2-for-4 at plate in series opener against UL-Lafayette... Also logged 24 appearances on the hill... Finished with a 1-2 record with six saves in 32.2 innings of work... Owned a 2.76 ERA and struck out 35 while walking just nine batters... Tossed two scoreless frames with three punchouts against Indiana State... Logged 1.2 innings of work with two strikeouts against Central Arkansas... Tossed a scoreless frame against Grambling State... Saw action in games one and three of Stephen F. Austin Series... Logged 2.2 innings of work against the Lumberjacks... Did not surrender a run in two innings of series finale win against Sam Houston State... Scoreless outing started a streak of seven appearances without surrendering a run (earned or unearned)... Earned first career save in series finale win at Texas State... Earned save with 1.2 scoreless innings in series finale against South Alabama... Notched save with a shutout inning in finale against UT Arlington... Credited with save in midweek finale against McNeese State... Notched first career win with 1.1 shutout innings and two strikeouts in series finale win over Arkansas State... Earned save in series opener against Troy after allowing one hit with one punchout in one inning of work... Notched save in series opener at UALR... Saw action in all three games against the Trojans, logging 2.1 innings of work with just 26 pitches thrown to record seven outs... Tossed two scoreless innings in season finale against UL-Lafayette.
2014 (Freshman)
Made 40 appearances in the infield with 28 starts... Batted .252 with 19 RBI and 16 runs... Earned 15 free passes (10 walks, five hit-by-pitch)... Also made eight appearances out of the bullpen and finished season with 8.1 innings of work and allowed just two extra-base hits.... Made collegiate debut with 0.2 innings of work in series finale against Grand Canyon... Logged a season-high with 2.2 innings of work in series finale at No. 3 UL-Lafayette... Recorded first career hit and first career run against Western Illinois... Was 2-for-4 with four RBI in middle contest of series at Samford... Had three hits (two doubles), two RBI and one run against Jackson State... Had one hit and one run in series opener against UALR... Had one hit, two runs and one RBI in middle contest of UALR series... Concluded UALR series with two hits (one double), two runs and one RBI... Drove in one run in midweek contest against No. 15 Alabama... Was 5-for-6 at the dish with five RBI in middle contest of Texas State series... Tallied two hits, two RBI and one run in finale against Texas State... Had one hit and one run in finale at South Alabama... Recorded one hit and one run in middle contest of Georgia State series.
Prep
Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball at McKinney North High School... Batted .467 as a senior and posted a 0.00 ERA en route to a trio of first team honors (All-District, All-Area and All-State)... Earned District 13-4A MVP honors and played in the Texas High School All-Star game... Holds single-season McKinney records in triples and ERA... Was also an Academic All-District selection.
Personal
Full name is Anthony Keith Herrera... Born Mar. 4, 1995 in Houston, Texas... Son of George and Tricia Wilson... Has two younger sisters, Hailey and Kylie Wilson... A construction management major.
