LaSalle High grad Herron is honored at Duke for baseball

Former La Salle High multisport star Jimmy Herron, now a freshman baseball player at Duke, earned Louisville Slugger freshman all-America honors this week.

Herron, who also starred as a receiver on the Explorers football team, was named second-team all-ACC. He finished the regular season tied for the league lead with 22 doubles and was second with 24 steals.

Herron started all but one of the Blue Devils' 57 games, playing center and left field. He finished second on the team with a .324 batting average and led the team in hits (67), doubles and stolen bases. He also reached base safely in 53 of 57 games.

Herron is the 11th Blue Devil to earn freshman all-America accolades and the first since first baseman Chris Marconcini in 2011.

- Aaron Carter