Player Bio: Russ Berger

Russ Berger

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Owings Mills, MD
	High School: Owings Mills

	Height / Weight: 6-1 / 192
	Position: P

At Hopkins: Will be the No. 2 or No. 3 starter in the rotation • big game pitcher • best fielding pitcher in JHU history • holds runners well • has a durable arm.

2003: Pitched in 11 games, making nine starts • was 8-0 with a 3.04 earned run average in 56.1 innings • was second on the team with three complete games and led Hopkins with two shutouts • walked just five batters and collected 26 strikeouts • ranks fourth at Hopkins with a career winning percentage of .809 (17-4) • had a consecutive scoreless inning streak of 22 innings in a span of four games from April 14 to April 30 • gave up just two hits and a walk in a shutout of Haverford on April 19 and followed that with a six-hit shutout of Washington on April 24 • pitched a complete game and allowed one run on seven hits in an elimination-game win over Rowan in the NCAA Tournament on May 17 • Centennial Academic Honor Roll • Mid-Atlantic Regional All-Tournament Team.

2002: Made nine starts and two relief appearances • posted a 4-2 record and 3.91 ERA in 48.1 innings • allowed 52 hits and 15 walks while striking out 28 • struck out six in five shutout innings for first win of the season versus Chicago March 20 • pitched six shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven, to earn the win against Haverford March 30 • allowed one run on five hits in seven innings to pick up the win over Washington April 5 • gave up just one earned run in six innings to secure the win against Gettysburg on April 24 • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2001: Pitched in 11 games, making four starts • posted a 5-2 record and 1.45 earned run average with two complete games and one shutout • was fourth on the team in innings pitched (49.2), third in strikeouts (40) and held opponents to a .216 batting average • struck out seven batters and did not allow an earned run for his first career victory against Virginia-Wise • followed that with five shutout innings against Johnson & Wales for his second victory • threw a three-hit shutout versus Washington College on April 4 and totaled five strikeouts • did not allow an earned run in his first five games, a total of 24.1 innings • allowed just two hits while striking out six in five innings for the win versus Villa Julie on May 4 • struck out seven and gave up just two runs in seven innings to pick up the win against Gwynedd-Mercy in the NCAA Tournament.

Personal: Also played basketball at Owings Mills High School • earned all-division and team Most Valuable Player honors for baseball and basketball • hobbies include listening to music, reading and maintains his internet blog • lists winning consecutive Centennial Conference titles as his greatest thrill as a member of the JHU baseball team • political science major • plans on attending law school in the fall.