ʃˈɜːlɑːk ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɹˈoʊlᵻnz kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː hiː plˈeɪd kəlˈiːdʒiət sˈʌmɚ bˈeɪsbɔːl wɪððə jˈɑːɹməθdˈɛnɪs ɹˈɛd sˈɑːks ʌvðə kˈeɪp kˈɑːd bˈeɪsbɔːl lˈiːɡ.
Sherlock attended Rollins College, and in 1981 and 1982 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.