Presbyterian College

2014: Played in 47 games, starting 39 at catcher… Drove in three runs in a win over Maine (3/8)… Went 3-for-3 against UCF (5/10)… Posted three multiple-RBI games, tied for sixth on the team… Tallied six multiple-hit games… Delivered a .982 fielding percentage… Went 2-for-2 on stealing bases… Caught 16 runners stealing… Registered three assists against NC Central (2/19), Auburn (3/1), Coastal Carolina (4/17).

2013: Played in 29 games at catcher, starting 19… Made his collegiate debut in a season-opening start against Savannah State (2/15)…  Caught nine runners stealing… Picked up his first career hit against Savannah State (2/16) and his first RBI against UConn (3/17)… Went a season-high 3-for-5 against Charlotte (4/23)… Drove in two RBI against Wofford and also tallied another RBI against Clemson (4/10).

High School: Played catcher for Alpharetta (Ga.) H.S…. Was named to the All-Region Team as a senior and led Alpharetta as captain… Earned Most Valuable Player honor for the East Cobb Indians summer team as a catcher in 2012… Won the CABA World Series Fall 2012… Also played football for Alpharetta and served as captain as a senior, capturing All-Region honors…

Personal: Derek Robert Long was born on February 21, 1994, in Denver, Colo…. Son of Jarrett and Karen Long… Majoring in Business Administration… Cites his father as his biggest influence.