Biography
2009 All-America candidate
2008 All-American
2008 Northeast Region Player of the Year
2008 Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year
2008 All-ECAC
As a Junior in 2008:
Named an All-American and Northeast Region Player of the Year by three organizations...Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year...Connected for a home run over Fenway Park’s famed Green Monster in the New England College Baseball All-Star Game...Started all 55 games for the Owls…Second in the conference in hits (86), RBI (53) and doubles (20) and had the third highest batting average (.408)…Led the team in walks (33) and sacrifice flies (4), second in runs scored (51), on-base-percentage (.492) and triples (5) and third in stolen bases (28)…Opened the season with a 10-game hitting streak and hit safely in 47 of the team’s 55 games…Hit a triple with two RBI, scored twice, walked and stole a base at Florida Tech on 2/17…Went 2-for-2 with an RBI and three runs scored, hit a triple and a double, walked twice and stole a base versus C.W. Post on 3/1…Went 4-for-5 with three RBI, one run scored and a double against Saint Anselm on 3/3…Hit a double, drove in three runs, scored twice and walked once against Mercy on 3/14…Had two doubles, drove in a run and scored twice against Molloy on 3/15…Went 4-for-4 with two RBI, one run scored and two stolen bases against Dowling on 3/16…Went 3-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored against Bentley on 3/29…Finished 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk at UMass-Lowell on 4/3…Collected three hits including a triple and a double, drove in one run, scored three times and walked once at Assumption on 4/18…Went 4-for-5 with two RBI, a double and one run scored against American International on 4/22…Followed up with another 4-for-5 performance with three RBI and one run scored against Merrimack on 4/23...Hit two doubles, drove in two runs, scored once and stole a base at Merrimack on 5/6.
As a Sophomore in 2007:
Played in 39 games for the Owls, including 27 starts…Recorded a perfect fielding percentage over 78 chances…Hit .156 with four RBI, nine runs scored, one double, 14 walks, one hit by pitch, two sacrifice flies, one sacrifice bunt and three stolen bases…Slugged .167 and recorded a .271 on-base percentage…Made a relief appearance on the mound and threw one inning, gave up one run on two hits, walked three and struck out a batter against Franklin Pierce on 5/1…Finished 2-for-3 against Bryant on 5/3…Collected a season-high three hits in four at-bats and scored two runs at Assumption on 5/5.
As a Freshman in 2006:
Started all 55 games for the Owls…Tied for third in the Northeast-10 in walks (29), tied for seventh in runs scored (45) and tied for eighth in at bats (203)…Hit .271 with one home run, 21 RBI and eight doubles…Slugged .355 and posted a .367 on-base percentage…Played in his first collegiate game and went 2-for-2 with his first career hit at Armstrong Atlantic on 2/17…Finished 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader at Armstrong
Atlantic on 2/18…Went 1-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and his first career RBI at Bloomfield on 3/12…Finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base against Bridgeport on 3/17…Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, a double and a run scored at Eckerd on 3/20…Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored against UMass-Lowell on 4/6…Tallied three hits and two runs scored at American
International on 4/25…Went 2-for-5 with an RBI against St. Anselm on 4/29…Collected two hits and two runs scored at St. Anselm on 4/30…Went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored at St. Rose on 5/1…Finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in the second game of a doubleheader against St. Rose on 5/7…Collected two hits, a walk and a run scored against Stonehill on 5/12…Went 2-for-4 with his first career home run against Dowling on 5/20…Posted three hits, including a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs scored against Dominican on 5/21.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Played baseball and basketball at North Branford (Conn.) High School...All-State and All-Area selection as a junior and a senior…Named Conference Most Valuable Player…Team captain as a senior…Basketball team captain as a junior.
Personal:
Son of Judy and Karl Derbacher…Has a sister, Karyl, and a brother, Keith…Undecided on a major.
Derbacher's Career Highs:
At-Bats: 7, at St. Rose, 4/19/08
Hits: 4, four times
Runs: 3, four times
RBI: 3, four times
