2011: ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic First Team...All-PSAC West First Team...Started 48 of 51 games for the Lakers, primarily as the designated hitter… finished fifth on the team in hitting at .312 (58-for-186) and fourth in slugging (.452) after collecting the team’s second-best home runs total (4) and adding 14 doubles… was fifth on the team in RBI (31)… scored 29 runs and walked twice… in conference play he registered the highest batting average… posted an eight-game hitting streak from March 18 vs Gannon through April 3 vs California… had five games with three hits, including a 3-for-6 effort in an 11-10 extra-inning win against California (Pa.) in the PSAC Tournament and a 3-for-4 performance against Millersville in an 8-5 loss at the NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament… had a season-best four RBI against Clarion on April 20 and scored a season-best three runs on two occasions (vs Clarion, April 20 and vs Indiana, May 14 in the PSAC Championship game)
2010: 2010 Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Second Team, Designated Hitter...Versatile player who helped the Lakers’ lineup offensively and on the mound… started 22 of 31 contests, working his way into the starting lineup as the designated hitter after the annual spring training trip… started first contest on 3/20 against California (Pa.), registering a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate to earn his first collegiate hit and run scored… had nine multiple-hit games and an 11-game hitting streak, the longest of any Laker in 2010… that streak began with a 1-for 3 performance against Lock Haven on 4/3 and ended in the second game of a doubleheader against Slippery Rock on 4/17… finished with a .388 batting average (31-for-80, 5 2B, 3B, HR) to rank second on the team… knocked in 13 RBI while adding 17 runs scored… went 3-for-8 with two runs scored and an RBI in the conference tournament, including a 2-for-4 day in a 14-12 loss to IUP… posted four games with a hit, run and RBI...appeared in five games as a pitcher, earning two starts on the mound…posted 8.18 ERA, allowing 12 runs on 11 hits while striking out six…pitched scoreless inning, striking out two batters at Cal…threw three innings in starts at Lake Erie and at Clarion, leaving with the lead in each contest...pitched three innings of one-hit ball vs. Lake Erie April 7.
High School: First team All-Ohio selection in 2009...2009 co-conference player of the year...ranked 35th on Buckeye scout top-100 list...All-Ohio honorable mention in 2008.
Personal: Born on Sept. 9, 1990...majoring in intelligence studies...son of Bill and Lisa Gerstenslager...one brother, Brian.
