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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2021 Baseball Roster

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14 Steve Pickering

14 Steve Pickering

  • Position:
    Infield
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Wilbraham, MA
  • Highschool:
    Minnechaug Regional

Summary

Biography

At UR 2021: The senior had a terrific year to close out his Yellowjacket career, starting 32 of UR's 34 contests...Finished the season hitting .305 (39-128) with 32 runs, 30 RBI, 6 doubles, 2 triples and 1 home run...Added a .396 on-base percentage and .406 slugging mark...Drew 18 walks and two HBP to go along with 3 stolen bases...Honorable Mention All-Liberty League selection...Also, excelled defensively at first base with a .996 fielding percentage, leading the Liberty League in chances (268), putouts (259) and double plays (27)...Also, ranked 2nd in the league in at-bats, 4th in runs, 7th in walks and 8th in hits and RBI...Had 10 games with 2+ hits and 8 with multiple RBI...Earned seven at-bats against St. Lawrence on May 2, tying a UR single-game record and finished with 3 RBI, matching his career-high...Had UR's longest hitting streak of the season, 11 games, from Apr. 9 through Apr. 24...Also, led the Yellowjackets reaching base in 27 straight contests...Finished career with a .992 fielding percentage, ranking third all-time at Rochester, making just three errors in 395 chances...Honored for the third straight season as a member of the Liberty League All-Academic team.

At UR 2020: Hit .125 (1-8) during shortened junior season...Overall, made two starts for Rochester...Had an RBI double on Mar. 7 at Pomona-Pitzer...Named Liberty League All-Academic.

At UR 2019: Appeared in 41 games (40 starts) during sophomore season, hitting .268 (37-138)...Added 3 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run while scoring 19 runs and driving in 14...Struck out just five times, ranking as the 19th hardest hitter to strikeout in Division III this season...Had seven sac bunts, tied for the team lead, ranking 2nd in the Liberty League conference...Strong week to end the month of March, recording 10 hits and 9 RBI in five games against Brockport and Skidmore...Went 4-5 with 3 RBI and 2 runs against Skidmore on Mar. 30, finishing a double shy of the cycle...Member of the Liberty League All-Academic team.

At UR 2018: Burst onto the scene and made an immediate impact for the Yellowjackets...Started all 36 games at DH or in the outfeield...Named 2nd Team All-Region by D3baseball.com and was a 1st Team All-Liberty League selection...Finished the season hitting .389 (56-144) with 32 runs, 6 doubles, 2 triples, 1 home run and 17 RBI, batting near the top of the lineup...Added 10 walks, 4 HBP for a .443 on-base percentage while also slugging .479...Was successful on 11-13 stolen base attempts and fielded at a .972 clip, making only one error in 36 chances...Ranked first on the team in hits and was second in average, runs and stolen bases...Added six sacrifices which was second most in the Liberty League, also ranking 4th in the conference in hits, 6th in average and stolen bases and 7th in runs and on-base percentage...Was a 3-time Liberty League Rookie of the Week selection (3/19, 4/30, 5/14)...Had 15 multi-hit games, including a 4-5 performance against Brockport on Apr. 10 when he added two runs and two SB...Reached base safely in 33 of 36 contests, achieving a hit in 32 of those games.

HS: Attended Minnechaug Regional HS where he was a letterwinner on the Falcons baseball and basketball teams...Named baseball team captain as a senior...Earned three straight 1st Team All-League and 1st Team All-Western Mass. honors in baseball, also posting All-League and All-Western Mass. accolades on the hardwood as a senior...Career .445 batting average with over 90 hits...Member of the National Honor Society.
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