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TOP PERFORMANCES
Batting
At-Bats: 5 (10x, last time vs. Gallaudet, 4/27/12)
Hits: 4 (at Keuka, 4/20/12)
Runs scored: 3 (2x, last time vs. Keuka, 5/1/09)
RBI: 3 (4x, last time at Keuka, 4/20/12)
Doubles: 2 (3x, last time vs. SUNYIT, 4/15/12)
Triples: 1 (vs. Eastern, 3/5/10)
Home Runs: 1 (2x, last time vs. PSU-Harrisburg, 4/20/11)
Walks: 2 (6x, last time vs. Kutztown, 4/12/12)
Stolen Bases: 2 (2x, last time vs. SUNYIT, 4/11/09)
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 7.2 (vs. Alma, 3/4/11)
Strikeouts: 5 (at Philadelphia Bible, 4/18/09)

Longest Hitting Streak: 7 games (Apr. 30, 2011-Mar. 6, 2012)

CAREER: Ference finished as a career .284 hitter with 52 RBI. He ranks among the top-10 all time at Penn State Berks in at-bats (313), hits (89), RBI (52), doubles (20), walks (41), total bases (117), games played (125), and games started (89).

2012: Played in and started 39 games as a senior…batted .252 (34-for-135) with 11 doubles, 16 RBI and 12 runs scored…recorded eight multi-hit games…was 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored and a double in a win over Keuka College…made three pitching appearances…had a 6.00 ERA with two strikeouts in 3.0 innings.

2011: Appeared in 24 games and made 15 starts in his junior year… raised his batting average from .158 to .269 after recording two hits in each of the final four games…hit a three-run home run to help the Nittany Lions to a critical win over Penn State Harrisburg…threw 15.2 innings, with a 3-2 record and six strikeouts…in his only start on the mound, pitched 7.2 innings and scattered four hits in a win over Alma.

2010: Played in 32 games and made 11 starts as a sophomore…batted .372 (16-for-43) with 10 runs scored and seven runs batted in…appeared in seven games as a pitcher, compiling a 2-0 record…struck out eight batters in 24.1 innings pitched.

2009: Earned Third Team All-NEAC honors after hitting .301 with 20 RBI and 19 runs scored…appeared in 42 contests and made 29 starts…recorded five doubles, one home run and six stolen bases…drew 18 walks and had a .438 on-base percentage…made six pitching appearances…struck out 11 batters in 21.2 innings of work.

Birth Date: March 2
Major: Information Science Technology (IST)
Minor: Security Risk Analysis (SRA)
Hobbies: Halo, Networking, traveling
Fun fact: I run a web-consulting business / play Halo and love to travel
Favorite food: Chicken
Favorite TV show: The Big Bang Theory
Favorite vacation spot: Orlando, Florida