Monmouth University Athletics

Tish Derer begins her first season as assistant coach following a standout four-year collegiate career as the Hawks’ starting shortstop. Derer hit .254 for her career, primarily in the leadoff spot, starting all 177 games she played from 2010-13. Each year, her batting average went up until it reached .278 in her senior year. She finished her career with 58 walks, good for seventh all-time at Monmouth, to go along with 99 runs scored, 42 RBI’s, 11 doubles and seven triples. She also had a .351 on-base percentage and was successful on 16-of-23 stolen base attempts. Derer graduated from Monmouth with a bachelors degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting. 

Why Monmouth: "The deciding factor in my selection to attend Monmouth would have to be the location. I wanted to go to a school away from home, but close enough for my family to come to as many softball games as they could. Monmouth is a perfect distance from my home in Philadelphia and also to New York city, where I would like to live someday. The beach being so close also helped my decision because I love to spend a lot of time on the beach in the summer."

2013 (Senior): Hit .278 with 31 runs scored, 15 RBI’s, five doubles and three triples… Led the team with eight hit-by-pitches and two sacrifice flies, while finishing second in runs scored (31), triples (3), sacrifice bunts (5) and stolen bases (5)… Also walked 16 times, good for third on the team, while 53 total bases and 42 hits were fourth for the Hawks… Had a triple and an RBI vs. Delaware State (Feb. 24)… Went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored at George Mason (Mar. 8), sparking a three-game stretch of multi-hit games… Went 2-for-4 with a run scored vs. Cornell (Mar. 9)… Went 2-for-3 at George Mason (Mar. 9)… Had a double, a walk and two runs scored at UCF (Mar. 20)… Went 2-for-3 at North Florida (Mar. 21)… Went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and a run scored in the NEC opener vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Mar. 23)… Went 1-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI and two walks in Game 1 at Penn (April 3), before going 1-for-2 with a double, three runs scored and an RBI in Game 2… Had a double and two RBI’s at Wagner (April 7)… Sparked a season-best eight-game hitting streak with a 1-for-5 effort at Central Connecticut (April 14)… Went 2-for-3 vs. Temple (April 17)… Went 1-for-3 with a single, a sacrifice fly, three RBI’s and a run scored at Mount St. Mary’s (April 20)… Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored vs. Saint Francis (April 28).

2012 (Junior): Saw action in 40 games, all starts, at shortstop for the Hawks… Hit .269 with three doubles, a triple, 11 RBI’s and 18 runs scored… Finished second in the nation in sacrifice hits per game (0.45)… Was also hit by three pitches, good for second on the team… Was a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts… Had a team-high 81 assists… Had eight multi-hit games, including three-hit efforts against Wagner (Apr. 6), Bryant (Apr. 21) and Mount St. Mary’s (Apr. 28)… Had a season-high three RBI’s with a double and a triple in a 2-for-3 effort against Villanova (Apr. 12).

2011 (Sophomore):  Started all 42 games at shortstop in her sophomore year... Hit .263 for the year (35-133)... Tied for second on the team with 22 runs scored... Finished fourth on the team with an on base percentage of .329 and a stolen base percentage of .714 (5-7)... Finished the year with 13 walks... Went 1-for-2 against George Washington (2/26) with two walks and one RBI... Went 3-for-4 against George Mason (3/18) with a stolen base... Went 3-for-4 against Sacred Heart (4/2) with 2 runs scored.

2010 (Freshman): Started all 48 games at shortstop for Monmouth in her freshman campaign... Hit .198 on the year (23-116)... Finished fourth on the team with 28 runs scored... Second on the squad with 21 free passes... Had three doubles, three triples and 11 RBI's... Compiled an .886 fielding percentage... Hit a run-scoring triple and scored a run at Saint Francis (3/27)... Had an RBI-triple and scored a run against Long Island (4/10)... Recorded two hits, including a three-bagger, and scored twice against Lehigh (4/14)... Drew a walk and hit a RBI-double at CCSU (4/24)... Singled, doubled, scored a run and plated two against Rider (4/29).

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Saint Basil Academy in Jenkintown, Pa... Helped lead squad to a 56-7 record in three seasons with the Panthers and head coach Steve Sonneborn... Helped lead team to a league championship in 2006 and a district title in 2008... Named All-State in 2009... Earned All-Academy accolades all four seasons, while being named to the Carpenter Cup team in 2007 and 2008... Also earned three letters in soccer, helping lead team to a 37-19-3 record.

Personal: Born November 11, 1990 in Philadelphia, Pa... Daughter of Joann and Joe Derer... Father, Joe, is a graduate of La Salle University... Majoring in business.