As a sophomore at division one University of North Carolina Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C…Herring has appeared in 15 games starting 11 of them and has thrown a total of 37.1 innings with a 5.30 ERA and 45 strikeouts and has only allowed one home run…In his freshman campaign, Herring earned CAA All-Rookie honors and was named Rookie-of-the-Week twice…In his freshman season, Herring was 2-1 on the year in his 16 appearances which included 10 consecutive starts to end the season…Herring threw a total of 50.1 innings with a 2.78 ERA and 43 strikeouts in route to earning CAA All-Rookie honors…Herring is from Newton Grove, N.C. where he earned a spot on the All-Region team his junior season after posting a 0.51 ERA with 116 strikeouts and just 18 walks and he even threw a perfect game that season for the Hobbton Wildcats.