NCAA women's tennis singles champion Amanda McDowell!
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Catcher that has spent four years in the Georgia Tech program ... Has added valuable depth to the position in the past ... An outstanding defensive catcher with a strong, accurate arm ... Used as Tech's third catcher his first two years and split time as the No. 2 catcher in 2007 ... Also played in both corner outfield positions in the last year.
2007: Appeared in 21 games during the season, including starting three midweek contests ... Was used primarily as a late-inning replacement for Matt Wieters ... Called the entire game in Eddie Burns' complete-game shutout of Georgia State (3/21) ...Had a pinch-hit RBI triple against Georgia (4/24) at Turner Field.
2006: Played in 12 games during the season, hitting .333 with two RBI ... Appeared in seven games as a pinch hitter and three others as a pinch runner ... Earned a bases-loaded walk in his first game against Rutgers (3/3) ... Drove in a run with a pinch-hit double against Clemson (4/16) ... Had a base hit and scored a run at Georgia State (4/19) ... Scored a run in Tech's NCAA Regional game against Vanderbilt (6/3)
2005: Played in 14 games as Tech's No. 3 catcher ... Played a valuable role as the No. 2 catcher when Matt Wieters served as the team's closer ... Went 2-for-6 (.333) with a double and RBI.
2004: Redshirted.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Alan Dyer at Roswell High School, the same school that produced former teammate Steven Blackwood and former Tech pitcher Jeff Watchko ...Team captain in 2002 and 2003 ... An all-region selection in 2002 when he helped Roswell advance to the Georgia state semifinals ... Batted .375 as a senior ... Named Roswell's best defensive player for three consecutive seasons ... Played with the East Cobb Yankees summer team that won the Connie Mack World Series in 2001 and 2003.
Personal: Full name is Nicholas Edward Scherer ... Born December 15, 1984 in Miami, Fla. ... The son of Sylvan and Denise Scherer ... Great grandfather, Haile Witherill, is a Georgia Tech graduate ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics
Career Statistics
Year G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB SO SB-A Fld%
2005 14-0 6 2 2 .333 1 0 0 1 3 .500 0 2 0-0 1.000
2006 12-0 6 3 2 .333 1 0 0 2 3 .500 1 2 0-0 1.000
2007 21-3 10 2 1 .100 0 1 0 1 3 .300 3 3 0-0 1.000
Totals 47-3 22 7 5 .227 2 1 0 4 9 .409 4 7 0-0 1.000
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