Montana State University Billings Athletics

Sternhagen swinging strong in final season with 'Jackets

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Career Single Game Bests

Category	Total	Date	Opponent
At-Bats	6	2/14/16	4 times
Runs	4	4/20/13	at Northwest Naz.
Hits	4	3/7/15	at Cal Baptist
RBIs	4	4/20/13	at Northwest Naz.
2B	3	3/4/16	2 times
3B	1	4/8/16	2 times
HR	1	4/8/16	12 times
Walks	2	5/1/16	9 times
Stolen Bases	1	5/5/16	6 times
Putouts	5	4/24/16	2 times
Assists	6	5/12/16	2 times

*Date of last occurrence if multiple
*Bold Italics denote MSUB record
*Green highlight denotes GNAC record

2016: Second-team all-GNAC pick as a senior…started 49 games and played in all 50 primarily as a second baseman…batted .267 and ranked third on the team with five home runs and 37 RBIs…ranked second on the team with 13 doubles, and fourth with 30 runs scored…posted an on-base percentage of .367 and a slugging percentage of .449…became just the second player in GNAC history to hit a home run in four consecutive games, achieving the feat from March 26 to April 2…finished fourth on the team with 25 walks and racked up 79 total bases…ranked second with 105 assists and tied for the team lead in double plays with 22…made 200 of 207 plays at second for a fielding percentage of .966…tied for sixth in the GNAC in doubles, seventh in RBIs, and ninth in home runs…reached base in 12 consecutive games during the season…finished stellar career at MSUB third in doubles (34), fourth in home runs (12), and RBIs (96), fifth in at-bats (497), total bases (205), and assists (260), and sixth in runs (88), and hits (131)…member of MSUB’s back-to-back GNAC regular-season championship title teams.
 
2015: Started 41 games at third base and designated hitter after recovering from a season-ending injury in 2014…batted .273 with 14 doubles, one home run and 24 RBIs…scored 28 runs and drew 15 walks in 161 at-bats…tied for the team lead in sacrifice flies with five and in being hit by pitch with nine…now ranks No. 5 in MSUB record books in RBIs (60), No. 6 in assists (156), No. 7 in doubles (21), No. 8 in at-bats (327), No. 9 in runs (58), and total bases (128), and No. 10 in hits (86).
 
2014: Redshirted.
 
2013: Appeared and started in 45 contests…in 155 at bats posted 39 hits, seven doubles, six home runs, 35 RBIs, 29 runs, two stolen bases and 64 total bases…finished with a .252 batting average, .413 slugging percentage, and a .351 on-base percentage…ranked No. 8 in the GNAC and No. 4 on the team in RBIs, and No. 3 on the team and No. 5 in the conference in home runs…defensively registered a .870 fielding percentage with 27 putouts and 93 assists.

South Mountain Community College: Joined the Yellowjacket program after spending one year at South Mountain.

Helena High School: Four-year letterwinner in baseball, and held a career batting average of .421 while hitting 36 career home runs...during final year registered 94 hits, 21 home runs, 67 runs batted in and 14 stolen bases...also had a .994 slugging percentage, .503 batting average and a .640 on-base percentage...holds the state home run record for a single season (2011)…earned all-state honors 2011 and 2010 and also earned all-conference honors 2009 and 2008.