Christian Garcia Named NACC Honorable Mention

The Rockford University baseball team had four players recognized Monday afternoon when the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference released its 2021 postseason awards. Pitcher/designated hitter Jared Herzog headlined the group with his NACC South Division Freshman of the Year selection. Herzog becomes just the third RU baseball player to be named the NACC Freshman of the Year (Jimmy Dercks, 2009 and Cole Logemann, 2013). Rockford also had a trio of players receive NACC South Division Honorable Mention status. Pitchers Christian Pearcy and Christian Dahlstrom and catcher Christian Garcia were all selected NACC Honorable Mention for the first time in their respective careers. Rockford's four NACC postseason awards are the most for the Regents since 2015.

Senior catcher Christian Garcia was also selected NACC South Division Honorable Mention for the first time in his collegiate career. Garcia caught nearly every game and spent the entire year in the heart of the Regents' lineup. He finished his season with nine home runs (4th NACC), 40 runs batted in (12th NACC), six doubles, 21 runs scored, a .309 batting average, a .401 on-base percentage and a .547 slugging percentage. Garcia also provided one of the most memorable moments of the season, when he hit a walk-off grand slam in the tenth inning against Lakeland.