2013 Baseball
Derek Toadvine
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Ohio
Kent State Awards & Honors
• Letterwinner: 2011
• 2013 MAC All-Tournament Team
• 2013 Second Team All-MAC
• 2011 All-NCAA Championship Austin Regional Team
Career Game Highs
At-bats: 10 (vs. Kentucky, 6/1/12)
Runs: 5 (at Youngstown State, 5/1/13)
Hits: 4 (three times, last time: at Penn State, 4/25/12)
RBIs: 5 (twice, last time: at San Diego - Game 1, 2/23/13)
Doubles: 2 (at Central Michigan, 4/21/12)
Triples: 1 (twice, last time: at San Diego, 2/24/13)
Home Runs: 1 (twice, last time: at San Diego - Game 1, 2/23/13)
Walks: 3 (at Charlotte, 3/10/13)
Stolen Bases: 3 (three times, last time: vs. Miami, 5/24/13)
2013 Junior Season
2012 Sophomore Season
• Started 60 of the 63 games he played. Batted .244 with 55 hits, five doubles, 15 RBI and eight
stolen bases in 11 attempts. Had 172 assists (second on team) with 131 putouts (third on team) and a .965 fielding percentage.
• Picked up first multi-hit performance on February 18 at Winthrop. Went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases.
• In three games against Western Kentucky, batted .500 in 12 at-bats.
• Was 3-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored against Pittsburgh on March 28.
• Had a big weekend against Ball State, picking up eight hits in 15 at-bats, including a double, while scoring eight runs and earning four RBI in three games.
• Hit 4-for 5 with a double at Penn State on April 25.
• Got a hit in every NCAA Super Regional Game in Oregon. Scored the winning run in the final game to reach the College World Series.
2011 Freshman Season Highlights
• Won the team's starting job at second base and started 61 of the 62 games he played in.
• Posted a .280 batting average, .338 on base percentage and .339 slugging percentage with 61 hits, 44 runs (tied for fourth on the team), six doubles, two triples, a home run, 25 RBIs, a team-high 16 stolen bases, a team-best .941 stolen base percentage and 117 putouts (fifth on the team).
• Posted 14 multi-hit games to rank seventh on the team, including one with four hits, six with three hits and seven with two hits.
• Made his collegiate debut and first start at second base in the season opener at Georgia Tech (2/18), tallying a single and scoring a run.
• Cracked a clutch two-RBI double down the left field line to score two runs in the sixth inning and give Kent State a lead it did not relinquish in a 6-1 win at then-No. 19 Georgia Tech (2/19).
• Batted .500 with eight hits, six runs, a double, three RBIs and a team-high three stolen bases over four games in the Johnny Gill Memorial Tournament in Winthrop, S.C. Posted the first multi-hit game of his career, tallying three singles while driving in one run and scoring another as Kent State beat Wagner (2/25), 12-2. Tallied three singles and scored two runs at Winthrop (2/27) as Kent State earned an 8-6 victory.
• Went 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBIs and a career-high two stolen bases as Kent State won at Pittsburgh (3/16), 10-7.
• Totaled five hits as Kent State swept a Saturday (4/23) doubleheader against Buffalo to sweep the season series, totaling three hits and matching his career high of three runs in a 13-3 romp in game one and adding two more base knocks -- including an RBI triple in the fourth inning -- in a 7-0 shutout in game two.
• Totaled a career-high four singles and scored two runs as Kent State rolled to an 11-3 win at Ohio (4/29).
• Had a big day in the series opener against Miami (5/6), blasting a three-run home run over the left-field wall in the sixth inning for the first round tripper of his collegiate career and finishing with a career-high five RBIs as Kent State won, 8-6.
• Earned All-NCAA Championship Austin Regional honors, tallying four hits and scoring three runs over games -- including three hits and two runs at Texas (6/5).
• Played summer ball for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, batting .221 with 27 hits, 17 runs, two doubles, five RBIs and a team-high 11 stolen bases over 34 games to help Keene capture its third NECBL championship in franchise history alongside Kent State junior catcher David Lyon and redshirt freshman right-handed pitcher Tyler Skulina. Had the opportunity to compete for the All-NECBL Team against Lyon, who was playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team at the time, at Fenway Park (6/27), collecting a double in a 3-2 win.
Prior to Kent State
• Three-year letterwinner at Kenton Ridge High School under head coach Aaaron Shaffer.
• Three-time first team all-conference pick and two-time First Team Miami Valley selection.
• Named First Team All-Ohio as a senior in addition to garnering county, conference and Miami Valley Player of the Year honors after setting single-season school records in stolen bases (36), runs scored (51) and batting average (.529).
• Helped lead the Cougars to the state playoffs as a freshman and sophomore.
• Also competed for the Ohio Warhawks under coach Ron Slusher, helping the squad capture the 2010 Pastime 18U National Championship.
Personal
• Born March 20, 1992.
• Son of Heather Toadvine.
• Nickname is "Dtoad."
• Is the first person in his family to go to college.
• Majoring in business management.
