DELAND, Fla. - The Stetson Hatters will close out their regular-season home slate this weekend when they host the Jacksonville University Dolphins at the MAC for a three-game ASUN series. Prior to Saturday evening's game, the Hatters will take the time to honor a group of five players that will be suiting up for their final home series.

David Bermudez, Trae Harmon, Brandon Hylton, Daniel Paret, Christian Pregent, and Cameron Hill comprise a senior class that has helped the Hatters to 91 wins over the past four seasons and an ASUN Tournament appearance in 2021.

Bermudez, from East Brunswick, New Jersey, has made the most of his lone season in DeLand, hitting .299 with 12 doubles and five home runs while driving in 38 runs. A two-time All-MAAC selection (2021 - 2^nd Team, 2022 – 1^st Team) and a 2022 Rawlings/ABCA All-Northeast 2^nd Team selection, Bermudez has made 159 starts over five seasons at Rider, Manhattan, and Stetson, collecting 179 hits, 117 RBI, 111 runs scored, 43 doubles, and 20 home runs. Bermudez is pursuing his Masters in Business Administration.

Harmon, a native of Somerset, Kentucky, has spent time at first base and as the designated hitter during his time at the University of Kentucky and Stetson, playing 89 games and tallying 46 hits, 26 RBI, 27 runs scored, eight doubles, and seven home runs. He has earned academic distinctions three times, being named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2019, the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2020, and the ASUN Academic Honor Roll in 2022, and will graduate with his Masters in Business Administration.

Hailing from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, Hylton has played first base, outfield, and designated hitter during his five years in DeLand. He has played in 111 games and turned in 92 hits and 74 RBI while scoring 58 runs to go with 15 doubles and 16 home runs. He is pursuing a degree in Business Administration.

Paret, from Miami Lakes, Florida, has a career record of 6-4 to go along with 150 strikeouts in 128.2 innings pitched while limiting opposing batters to a .208 batting average. His batting average against is the second-lowest in program history among qualified pitchers (at least 70.0 innings pitched), while his 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings is good for the sixth-most all-time. The lefty turned in one of the best freshman campaigns in Stetson history in 2019, when he went 5-4 with a 3.61 ERA while striking out 102 batters in 94.2 innings. He was the first freshman in program history to record 100 strikeouts in a season en route earning ASUN Freshman of the Year, All-ASUN Second Team, and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American honors. Paret is majoring in Communications and Media Studies.

A four-year starter from Daytona Beach, Florida, Pregent is the only four-year captain in program history. One of the best defensive catchers in the nation, Pregent has committed just four errors during his career, good for a .997 fielding percentage which is the second-highest in program history, while catching 48 of 157 would-be base stealers. His 48 caught stealing are the third-most in Stetson baseball history. Pregent has started 138 games during his career, collecting 116 hits, 71 runs scored, 85 RBI, 24 doubles, and 19 home runs. He will receive a degree in Psychology.

Hill, from Georgetown, Kentucky,  participated in Senior Day last season before choosing to utilize his remaining year of eligibility. Over the course of his career, which he split between Kentucky and Stetson, Hill has made 157 starts while collecting 166 hits, 123 runs scored, 85 RBI, 28 doubles, 13 home runs, and 67 stolen bases. He is pursuing his Masters in Business Administration.
 
On the field, the Hatters will square off with the Jacksonville University Dolphin looking to gain ground in the ASUN standings. Stetson, who enter the weekend in third place in the ASUN standings with a record of 16-8 in league play, are currently two games back of FGCU and Lipscomb, who are tied for first with a record of 18-6 in ASUN action. First pitch on Friday and Saturday is set for 6:30 PM, with Sunday's season finale scheduled for 1:00 PM.