2007: Made first collegiate start behind plate handling Eddie Burns' complete game shutout 3/21 at Georgia State....drove in a run as a pinch-hitter with first collegiate triple 4/24 vs. Georgia at Turner Field.

2006: Played in 12 games off the bench as a sophomore....Appeared in seven games as a pinch hitter and three others as a pinch runner....Earned a bases-loaded walk in his first game against Rutgers 3/3....Drove in a run with a pinch-hit single against Clemson 4/16....Had a base hit and scored a run at Georgia State 4/19....Scored a run in Tech's NCAA Regional game against Vanderbilt 6/3.

2005: Saw action in 14 games off the bench....collected first collegiate hit with an RBI double 3/9 vs. Georgia Southern.

2004: Did not see action while red-shirting.

High School: A four-year letter-winner for coach Alan Dyer at Roswell High School, the same school that produced Steven Blackwood and Jeff Watchko....Team captain in 2002 and 2003....An all-region selection in 2002 when he helped Roswell advance to the Georgia state semifinals....Batted .375 as a senior....Named Roswell's best defensive player for three consecutive seasons....Played with the East Cobb Yankees summer team that won the Connie Mack World Series in 2001 and 2003.

Personal: Nicholas Edward Scherer....Nicknamed "Flea"....Born Dec. 15, 1984 in Miami, Fla.....Son of Sylvan and Denise Scherer....Great grandfather Haile Witherill is a Georgia Tech graduate....Majoring in Management.