Hall of Honor
Verbick was a force to be reckoned with during his two seasons at Sam Houston.
The right-handed slugger was part of a pair of NCAA Regional teams for the Bearkats in 2007 and 2008, winning the Southland Conference Tournament each season.
Verbick hit .357 in 126 career starts, finishing his stint in Huntsville with 28 home runs, 138 RBI, 37 doubles, 10 triples and 85 walks. He also slugged .649 and had a .461 career on-base percentage.
A two-time All-Southland Conference first team choice, his breakout season came in 2007, his first year on campus, when he was named an NCBWA first team All-American. That season he posted a .370/.460/.665 slash line and had 23 doubles, five triples and crushed 14 home runs on his way to 80 RBI.
Verbick was named to the all-tournament team at the Southland Conference Tournament in Natchitoches, La., before the Kats took their act to the NCAA Oxford Regional. A year later the Kats were in the NCAA Rice Regional with Verbick posting a season which included a .343/.463/.630 slash line along with 14 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 58 RBI.
Along the way Verbick led the Kats in home runs in both seasons and had the fourth three-homer game in program history vs Lamar in 2008. His eight RBI vs UCA in 2007 stood as the SHSU single-game record until it was broken in 2022.
He was selected in the 30th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres and still ranks in the all-time top 10 in Bearkat history in home runs and RBI.
