Biography
Coach Taps says: "Q had a break-out year in 2025, developing into one of our most trusted outfielders and bats. He has a chance to be one of the top talents in all of Division III baseball as there is not much he can't do on the baseball field."
2026: Second Team All-MAC Freedom ... Appeared in 35 games and started 28, posting a .350 batting average ... Tied for 2nd on the team in sacrifice bunts (2) ... Tied for 3rd in hit by pitches (6) and stolen bases (14) ... Went 1 for 2 (RBI, 3 BB, SB) vs. William Paterson (2/15) … 2 for 4 (2B, 3 RBI) vs. RV / RV Montclair State (2/27) … Went 1 for 3 (R, 2B, BB) in the 2nd game of a doubleheader vs. Union (3/8) … 1 for 3 vs. William Paterson (3/9) … Had a key pinch-hit RBI double in his only at-bat and scored a run vs. Amherst (3/17) … Went 3 for 4 (2 R, 2 RBI, BB) vs. Centenary NJ (3/25) … 2 for 5 (R, 3 RBI) vs. Manhattanville (3/31) … Combined to go 3 for 7 with a run scored in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (4/4) … Went 4 for 6 (4 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB) vs. RV/NR Eastern Connecticut (4/8) … Combined to go 3 for 8 (R, 3 RBI) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (4/11) … Went 1 for 3 (R, RBI, HBP, SB) vs. NJCU (4/14) … 2 for 2 (R, 2B, RBI, SB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. King’s (4/18) … Went 2 for 2 (R, HR, 3 RBI, SB, SF) vs. SJ-LI (4/21) … 3 for 3 (3 R, HR, 2 RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (4/24) … Went 1 for 2 (R, 2B, RBI, HBP) in the 1st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/26).
2025: Appeared in 26 games and started 12, batting .263 ... Came in as a pinch runner and scored a run vs. RV/RV Catholic (2/23) … Went 1 for 3 (3 R, RBI, SB) vs. William Paterson (3/7) … 1 for 3 with a stolen base in the 1st game of a doubleheader vs. NR/RV Middlebury (3/9) … Recorded a hit in his only at bat of the game, a single, in MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (3/21) … Scored the game winning run vs. RV/RV Montclair State (3/25) … Went 1 for 2 (R, RBI, 2 SB) in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (3/29) … 1 for 2 (R, HR, 2 RBI) vs. Farmingdale State (4/3) … Drew walk in his only plate appearance and stole a base vs. St. Joseph’s - Long Island (4/22) … Hit a solo home run in his only plate appearance vs. RV/RV Misericordia (4/25) … Had a clutch pinch hit double and scored a run in Game One of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10) … Went 2 for 5 (R, HR, RBI) in Game Two of the MAC Freedom Finals vs. Arcadia (5/10).
2024: Appeared in 12 games … Came in as a pinch runner and scored a run vs. North Central (3/12) … Appeared as a pinch runner and scored a run in the 2nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/30).
High School: Tri-M Music Honor Society … Competed for Chris Melvin of Gunn High School … Earned All-League status both his junior and senior year as well as Silver Slugger Award after slashing .369 / .443 / .484 … Helped lead team to a runner-up finish in CCS Division 6 … Played for coaches Brandon Boyd and Jamal Harrison of C2S and the California Warriors … Attended Headfirst and Showball Camps.
Personal: Son of Adina and Elvin Sterling … Has one sibling, Naila Sterling … Majoring in Business & Technology as well as a minor in Business … Picked Stevens because it had a major that aligned with his interests and because he loved the area and the team … Favorite book and movie are The Checklist Manifesto and Whiplash … Top MLB team and player are the Atlanta Braves and Ronald Acuna Jr. … Enjoys making music and playing video games in his free time.
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Competed for the Bergenfield Yankes of the Metropolitan (Met) League in summer 2024.
