Derek Trovillion

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Hometown:
Vienna, Ill.
High School:
Vienna
Prev School:
John A. Logan College

2013 (Senior)
2013 Game-by-Game Appeared in 24 games and made 12 starts, four at first base and eight as designated hitter...Pinch hit his first career home run on 5/12 at Bradley to start a six-run, ninth-inning comeback...Appeared in 10 of SIU's final 14 games...Did not commit an error in 40 chances on the season.

2012 (Junior)
2012 Game-by-Game
Played in 23 games and started 12 games...Made one start at first base and 11 starts as designated hitter...Appeared in three conference games and made one start...Recorded two multi-hit games...Drove in two runs against Jacksonville State on 3/10...Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and singled in the 10th inning rally in SIU's 9-8 win over Bradley in the second round of the MVC Tournament...Appeared as a pinch hitter in three of SIU's four MVC Tournament games.

Prior to SIU: Played two years at nearby John A. Logan College and helped the Volunteers to a No. 10 ranking at the NJCAA Division 1 level his sophomore year...Hit .302 with nine home runs and 48 RBIs as a sophomore.

High School: Played three years at Vienna High School...Missed his senior year of high school with an injury but still finished his career with the third highest batting average in school history...Named all-conference and all-south all three seasons he played...An SIBCA all-star his sophomore and junior seasons...Played four years of basketball and was a three-time all-conference selection, a two-time all-south selection and a one-time all-state honorable mention.

Personal: Born on Dec. 7, 1989 in Paducah, Ky....Son of Ned Trovillion and Vanessa Hopkins...Majoring in recreation.