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Josiah Pletcher

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Josiah Pletcher
13 Josiah Pletcher
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Hometown:
    Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    Hempfield HS
  • Major:
    Communications (Digital Media)
  • m
    14
  • k/s
    0.83
  • h %
    .265
  • a/s
    0.06
  • b/s
    0.11
  • sa/s
    0.06
  • d/s
    0.39
Bio

High School Accolades

National Honor Society, Honor Roll, Top 10 in class, Class Historian

4-year letter winner in volleyball

League and District champions 2021

 

Personal

Son of Nancy Pletcher and John Pletcher. Has two brothers... Jared and Joel

Favorite team - Philadelphia Eagles

Favorite book - Harry Potter

Favorite Movie - The Sixth Sense

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 14 11
Sets 18 14
Kills 15 13
Kills per set 0.83 0.93
Errors 6 4
Total Attacks 34 28
Total Attacks per set 1.89 2.00
Hitting Percentage .265 .321
Assists 1 1
Assists per set 0.06 0.07
Service Total Attempts 21 16
Service Aces 1 0
Service Errors 1 0
Service Aces per set 0.06 0.00
Receptions 33 28
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 7 6
Digs per set 0.39 0.43
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 1
Block Total 2 1
Blocks per set 0.11 0.07
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 17.0 13.5
Points per set 0.9 1.0
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 - 2 2 1 5 .200 0 3.0
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.5
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 2 1 6 .167 0 2.0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 - 1 0 1 1 -1.000 0 0.0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 5 .800 0 4.0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1.0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 1.0
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 0 2 3 -.667 0 0.0
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 3 1 7 .286 1 3.5
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 13 Baldwin Wallace - - - - - - -
Jan 22 vs. Graceland W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Jan 23 vs. Midway W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 1 5 0
Jan 23 vs. Dordt (IA) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Indiana East - - - - - - -
Jan 29 Wittenberg L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Aquinas (MI) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 2 0
Feb 6 at Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 3 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 7 at Bethel (IN) L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Cornerstone (MI) W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Feb 20 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 5 0
Feb 21 at Lawrence Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Cumberland (TN) L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 8 0
Mar 11 at William Penn (IA) L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Bethel (IN) L, 3-1 - 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Aquinas (MI) L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 3-1 - 2 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Goshen (IN) W, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 at Indiana Tech L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Defiance College (OH) W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 6 0
Apr 10 Lawrence Tech L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Rochester Christian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 6 0
Apr 14 at Lourdes L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 17 33 11 0.33 11 54 1.64 .000 4 0.12 13.5 0.4
2025-26 14 18 15 0.83 6 34 1.89 .265 1 0.06 17.0 0.9
Total 31 51 26 0.51 17 88 1.73 .102 5 0.10 30.5 0.6
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 17 33 23 0.70 2 1 3 0.09
2025-26 14 18 7 0.39 0 2 2 0.11
Total 31 51 30 0.59 2 3 5 0.10
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 17 33 37 0 0.00 7 94 6
2025-26 14 18 21 1 0.06 1 33 0
Total 31 51 58 1 0.02 8 127 6
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 14 18 15 0.83 6 34 1.89 .265 1 0.06 17.0 0.9
Conference 11 14 13 0.93 4 28 2.00 .321 1 0.07 13.5 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 6 10 1.67 2 18 3.00 .444 1 0.17 10.5 1.8
Away 6 9 3 0.33 3 11 1.22 .000 0 0.00 3.0 0.3
Neutral 2 3 2 0.67 1 5 1.67 .200 0 0.00 3.5 1.2
Result
Wins 9 12 13 1.08 5 30 2.50 .267 1 0.08 15.0 1.3
Losses 5 6 2 0.33 1 4 0.67 .250 0 0.00 2.0 0.3
Month
January 3 4 3 0.75 1 6 1.50 .333 0 0.00 4.5 1.1
February 3 5 3 0.60 1 8 1.60 .250 0 0.00 3.0 0.6
March 6 7 6 0.86 1 10 1.43 .500 0 0.00 6.0 0.9
April 2 2 3 1.50 3 10 5.00 .000 1 0.50 3.5 1.8
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 14 18 7 0.39 0 2 2 0.11
Conference 11 14 6 0.43 0 1 1 0.07
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 6 2 0.33 0 1 1 0.17
Away 6 9 4 0.44 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 2 3 1 0.33 0 1 1 0.33
Result
Wins 9 12 6 0.50 0 2 2 0.17
Losses 5 6 1 0.17 0 0 0 0.00
Month
January 3 4 3 0.75 0 1 1 0.25
February 3 5 1 0.20 0 0 0 0.00
March 6 7 1 0.14 0 0 0 0.00
April 2 2 2 1.00 0 1 1 0.50
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 14 18 21 1 0.06 1 33 0
Conference 11 14 16 0 0.00 0 28 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 6 6 7 0 0.00 0 16 0
Away 6 9 9 0 0.00 0 12 0
Neutral 2 3 5 1 0.33 1 5 0
Result
Wins 9 12 15 1 0.08 1 33 0
Losses 5 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 0
Month
January 3 4 5 1 0.25 1 7 0
February 3 5 2 0 0.00 0 6 0
March 6 7 6 0 0.00 0 8 0
April 2 2 8 0 0.00 0 12 0
News mentions
Head Coach Doug Sherer Walking on the sideline during the match
  • Article
  • April 16, 2026
WHAC Announces Men’s Volleyball Honors, Coach Sherer Wins Champion of Character Coach for Sixth Consecutive Year

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference announced its All-Conference honors for the 2026 men’s volleyball season and the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team garnered several honorees.

  • April 16, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Defiance 3-0 in Ariel Arena
  • Article
  • March 07, 2026
Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Defiance 3-0 in Ariel Arena

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University men’s volleyball team (8-6, 5-4 WHAC) hosted Defiance College (3-10, 2-7 WHAC) on Saturday, March 7 at Ariel Arena.

  • March 07, 2026