Harpster will start in center field for the fourth consecutive season ... could also see time this season on the mound ... is the older brother of teammate Kyle Harpster.
2008: Started every game … named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ranked third among GLIAC players in triples (4), fifth in hit by pitch (11), and 40th in batting average (.297) ... was hit by a pitch 11 times, the third-highest single-season total in school history ... produced a .426 on-base percentage, the ninth-highest single-season mark in school history ... hit .302 (16-53) with runners on base, .308 (12-39) with runners in scoring position, and .364 (12-33) with two outs ... reached base 37 percent (20-54) of the time when leading off an inning ... was 7-for-8 with a runner on third base and less than two outs ... recorded three hits, drove in three runs and scored two more at Northwood April 13 … homered as part of a two-hit, three-RBI day against Ashland April 19 … was third on the team with 11 multi-hit games ... went 5-for-8 with two runs during a doubleheader against Findlay ... drove in three runs during a game three times … had a five-game hit streak from April 20-April 26 ... ended the season with a four-game hitting streak.
2007: Saw action in 46 games, all starts ... led Gannon in average (.322), runs (26), hits (48), total bases (63), on-base percentage (.409), and fielding percentage (.984) ... earned All-GLIAC honorable-mention accolades ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ranked seventh among GLIAC players in stolen bases (15) and 30th in average ... posted the ninth-highest single-season fielding percentage in school history, committing only two errors in 127 chances ... hit .362 (21-58) with runners on base, .341 (14-41) with runners in scoring position, and .375 (12-32) with two outs ... led the team in multiple-hit games (12) ... produced a team-best 10-game hitting streak ... recorded a hit in 34 of 46 games he played in.
2006: Played in 53 games as a true freshman, all starts ... led the team and ranked seventh among GLIAC players in stolen bases (15) ... scored 35 runs, the ninth-highest single-season total in school history ... was hit by a pitch nine times, equaling the fifth-highest single-season total all-time at Gannon ... committed only three errors in 111 chances ... produced a .313 slugging percentage and .363 on-base percentage ... began his collegiate career by hitting .364 (12-33) during Gannon’s Spring Trip, producing a six-game hitting streak during the trip ... went 2-for-4 with a triple during his second career game ... was 3-for-4 with four runs against Stonehill ... had seven multiple-hit games.
High School: Played for head coach Mike Hayes at McDowell (Pa.) High School ... named to the District 10 All-Star team ... selected to the 2005 Pumas Pre-Season All-America team ... earned All-Region 6 honors.
Personal: Elementary Education major ... son of Sandra and Gordon Harpster ... has one brother ... is a member of the Gannon Dean’s List.
|
Year
|
G
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
SB
|
BA
|
|
2006
|
53
|
134
|
35
|
35
|
16
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
.261
|
|
2007
|
46
|
149
|
26
|
48
|
18
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
.322
|
|
2008
|
44
|
138
|
28
|
41
|
13
|
8
|
4
|
1
|
7
|
.297
|
|
Career
|
143
|
421
|
89
|
124
|
47
|
20
|
6
|
3
|
36
|
.295
|
