Pat Hirschberg Season 2011

Honors & Awards
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2009, 2010)

2011 Outlook: Pat Hirschberg is a redshirt freshman outfielder who is aiming to gain his first playing time in the NU outfield this season • Hit .182 with one double in the Red-White Series while starting all three contests in left field • Played for Junction City in the M.I.N.K. League last summer • Is part of a large corps of Colorado natives on the Nebraska roster • Was a talented three-sport athlete at the prep level • Turned in a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall 2010 semester. 

Chaparral High School: Hirschberg was one of the top prep outfielders in the state of Colorado playing for Coach Tony Persichina at Chaparral High School • Named first-team All-Colorado as a senior, hitting .446 with eight homers and 29 RBIs in just 19 contests • Selected to play in the Colorado Rockies Top 50 all-star game at Coors Field • Played summer ball for the Slammers, hitting .390 with eight homers and 70 RBIs in 2009 • Collected second-team all-state honors during his junior campaign, hitting .535 with six homers and 23 RBIs to help Chaparral to a sixth-place finish at the state tournament • Was a three-time All-Continental League selection after hitting .457 with three homers and 15 RBIs as a sophomore • Lettered three times in both baseball and basketball at Chaparral High School • Selected as academic All-State in each of his final three years, as he finished with a 4.03 GPA and ranked 14th in a class of 503 students • Chosen as a CHS Athlete of the Year in each of his final three years.

Personal: Born on Jan. 1, 1991, in Leawood, Kan. • Parents are Joanne Mielnick and Eric Hirschberg • Has one older sister (Helen) and one younger brother (Willis) • Majors in business administration and has posted an impressive 3.975 GPA.