FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State baseball senior Elliott Herrmann was named MIAA Hitter of the Week for the opening weekend of the 2025 season, announced Monday by the league office.
The first baseman opened the new year with a bang, compiling a league-high four home runs, 11 RBI, seven runs, 19 total bases and a slugging percentage of 1.583 in four games against Adams State. He is tied for first in Division II in RBI, ranks second in the country in home runs and slugging percentage and ranks third in total bases. Herrmann leads the team with six base hits, five of which have gone for extra bases, and is tied for the team lead with a batting average of .500.
Herrmann kicked off the season with a 3-for-4 performance in the opener on Saturday, including two home runs, one double and six RBI. The Castle Rock, Colo. native then provided a go-ahead, three-run home run in the second win over ASU on Saturday before adding another solo home run on Sunday. He is one of two players to record at least one base hit in all four games this weekend along with Brady Kreutzer.
This is the third time Herrmann has earned a weekly honor from the conference office, and the second time he has done so in the first week of the season.
Tiger baseball will return to action next weekend (Feb. 8-9) when FHSU hosts East Central in another non-conference series. The teams will battle in a pair of doubleheaders beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday and noon on Sunday.