2008: Appeared in 29 games, including 11 starts in left field ... also saw time as a pinch-hitter, pinch runner and a defensive replacement at shortstop, second base and in left field ... hit .234 but drew seven walks and was hit by a pitch for a .345 on-base percentage ... scored multiple runs on six occasions ... turned in his best offensive performance of the season with a 2-for-4 effort and two runs in the second game of the season versus NC State (Feb. 23) ... made only two errors in the field.

2007: Perhaps the team’s most versatile player, appeared in 47 games, making 41 starts (22 at 2B, 19 at 3B) ... ranked fourth on squad with seven stolen bases (13 attempts) ... laid down team-best seven sacrifice bunts and also led team with 11 total sacrifices ... hit .375 against left-handed pitching ... hit .327 with two outs ... started off the season slowly at the plate, hitting .250 or below for the first half of the season ... came on to hit safely in 17 of his final 22 starts of the season, compiling a lofty .342 average during the stretch run ... twice reached as high as .299 before finishing season with .289 average ... legged out 11 doubles in just 149 at-bats ... drove in a season-best three runs in back-to-back games at East Tennessee State (March 27) and Furman (March 30) ... three RBI at ETSU came courtesy of a three-run home run ... blasted season’s only other long ball in a 2-for-5, two-run, two-RBI performance versus UNC Asheville (April 24) ... a week later, torched UNCA with a 2-for-3, three-run effort (May 2) ... matched season-high with three runs in 2-for-5, two-RBI performance at Davidson (May 8) ... committed just two errors over final 24 games of the season.

2006: Played in 55 games, making 54 starts (46 at 3B, seven in LF and one at 2B) ... was ASU’s primary leadoff hitter (29 games) ... scored 44 runs, tied for most on team ... also ranked second on squad in at-bats (212), tied for second in triples (2), third in doubles (14) and tied for third in stolen bases (5) ... recorded three or more hits in six games, second-best on the squad ... in just second-career start, had a season-best four hits in seven at-bats, driving in two and scoring once in 13-inning win over Gardner-Webb (Feb. 21) ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs in win over Army (Feb. 26) ... scored season-high four runs in win over Canisius (March 10) ... hit .615 (8-for-13) with nine runs scored and four driven in to lead four-game sweep of Canisius ... had two hits in each of three games at Wofford (April 14-15) ... drove in season-best four runs in rout over N.C. A&T (April 18) ... helped lead ASU to first SoCon Tournament win in five years with 3-for-4, two-RBI effort versus Davidson (May 23) ... went 2-for-4 in season-ending loss to Georgia Southern (May 25).

High School: A three-time all-conference performer at Reynolds H.S. in Winston-Salem ... Reynolds’ Offensive Player of the Year ... hit over .346 with two home runs and 21 RBI as a junior ... participated in 2004 and ?05 State Games ... coached by Doug Welch.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Paul DeRose ... born Jan. 27, 1987 (22 years old) ... son of Dawn and Marc DeRose ... enjoys raising tropical fish  ... is active in Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... is a double-major in finance and banking and economics ... aspires for a career in investment banking ... has brought home a plethora of academic honors during his collegiate career, including Dean’s List, SoCon academic honor roll, ASU athletics’ academic honor roll, SoCon Commissioner’s Medal for academic achievement and Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities.