Monmouth University Athletics

Quickly: Named to the Collegiate Baseball/TPX Freshman All-American Team... 2006 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year... First-team All-NEC as a designated hitter... Named second-team All-New Jersey... Tremendous offensive player... Continues to progress defensively through hard work... Could see time in the outfield.

2006: Named the 2006 NEC Rookie of the Year, first-team all-conference and second-team all-state... Appeared in 42 games, earning 41 starts... Ranked second on the team and third in the league with his .383 batting average... Collected 54 hits, including five doubles, three triples and four home runs... Drove in 28 runs... Ranked second on the team in slugging (.546)... Made collegiate debut at Florida Atlantic (3/7)... Collected first career hit, going 3-for-5 versus St. Bonaventure (3/11)... Was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in win at Navy (3/19)... Drove in two at Rider (3/22)... Went 2-for-3 at Temple (3/29)... Had a triple and three RBI in win at Long Island (4/2)... Connected on first career round-tripper, a walk-off home run in the 11th inning versus Rider (4/19)... Registered a nine-game hit streak between 4/6 and 4/25... Collected three hits, including a home run, against Rider (4/25)... Ended seven-game hit streak with 3-for-6 outing at Seton Hall (5/10).

High School: Two-year letterwinner at Hunterdon Central H.S... Team won back-to-back conference championships in 2004 and 2005... Won Hunterdon/Warren Championship in 2004, while also ranking in the Star Ledger Top 10... North Jersey Group IV finalist in 2005... Named HCRHS Player of the Year as a junior... Tabbed first-team all-conference, first-team all-area and first-team All-West Jersey in 2004... Earned third-team All-Group IV as well... As a senior, honored as HCRHS Player of the Year once again... Earned Golden Glove Award and Best Athlete in Sport Award... First-team all-conference honor as a senior... Named first-team All-West Jersey and second-team all-area... Tabbed second-team All-Group IV... Selected to the State Senior All-Star Game... Named HC Most Valuable Athlete as a senior... Earned Parker Agency Outstanding Athlete Award in 2005... Batted .427 with 85 hits, 27 doubles and 75 RBI in his two years.

Personal: Son of Rick and Jennifer Niederhaus... Born February 5, 1987 in Morristown, New Jersey... Majoring in business management.