Park University (MO)

Awards

• 2021 Heart Baseball Player of the Week award (4/5)
• 2021 Heart of America All-Conference Honorable Mention

Previous Seasons

• 2018: Started in 19 of his 25 games for Park…In the field, he had 32 putouts, two assists, and a .971 fielding percentage…At the plate, he had 75 at-bats, 15 hits, 12 runs, five doubles, two homeruns,14 RBI’s, and batted .200.
• 2019: Started in 12 of his 16 games played…In the field, he had seven putouts and a perfect fielding percentage…At the plate, he had 44 at-bats with a slugging percentage of .568, 11 hits, 11 runs, three doubles, one triple, three homeruns, six RBI’s, and batted .250.
• 2020: Started in all but one of his 21 appearances for Park...In the field, he had 15 putouts and an errorless fielding percentage...At the plate, he had 60 at-bats, leading the team in slugging percentage with .650, 21 hits, 16 runs, seven doubles, one triple, three homeruns, driving in 15 runs, one stolen base, and retained a .350 batting average at the end of the season.
• 2021: Derks started in 42 games for the Pirates. At the dish, he posted a .333 batting average with 44 hits, 10 doubles, team-leading 14 HRs and team-leading 46 RBIs. In the field, he recorded .987 fielding percentage and 11 assists. He also led the team in putouts with 140. He is second on Park's All-Time home run list with 14 in a season.