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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Barrington, Ill.
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| High School:
Barrington High School
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 178
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| Position:
RHP
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| Experience:
2L
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| B/T:
R/R
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2009 (Junior):
• Tied for the team lead with 24 appearances on the mound.
• Finished the season with a 2-2 record.
• Racked up a team-high nine saves.
• Led the team with a 1.48 ERA in 30 1/3 innings pitched.
• Tallied 20 strike outs and walked just five.
• Limited opponents to a .206 batting average.
• Held opponents scoreless in 18 appearances and allowed just five of 29 inherited runners to scored.
• Team posted a 15-9 record in games he pitched.
• Was tagged with the loss in the Frogs season-opener at Cal State Fullerton.
• Rebounded with three straight scoreless outings spanning four innings.
• Tossed a season-high two innings against Wichita State on March 8.
• After allowing a run on two hits against Minnesota on March 14, turned in three more scoreless outings.
• Streak spanned five innings and included his first save of the year.
• Picked up two outs at Utah on March 20 for save No. 1.
• Suffered his second loss of the season against San Diego State on March 29.
• Followed with 10 scoreless innings over the course of seven appearances.
• Tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings against New Mexico to earn second save of the season.
• Combined with three other pitchers to throw the ninth no-hitter in school history.
• His scoreless inning of work garnered him his third save of the season.
• Tallied his fourth save of the season with 11/3 innings of work against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 22.
• Recorded two saves in the series at San Diego State on April 25-26.
• The three saves in the week earned him MWC Pitcher of the Week honors on April 27.
• First win of the season came on May 1 against BYU.
• Put together another stretch of five straight scoreless outings spanning 7 1/3 innings.
• Save No. 7 came against Utah on May 10.
• Picked up eighth save with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of work at UNLV on May 15.
• Evened his record at 2-2 in the Fort Worth Regional.
• Held Oregon State scoreless in the top of the ninth in the championship game on May 31.
• Picked up a two-inning save at Texas on June 7 in the NCAA Super Regionals.
• Had a 4.0 K:BB ratio.
2008 (RS-Sophomore)
• Ranked third on the team with 16 relief appearances.
• Finished the season 3-0 with a save and an ERA of 4.91.
• Tossed 25 2/3 innings and fanned 17 batters.
• Combine on both of the Frogs' shutouts.
• Held opponents scoreless in eight of his 16 appearances.
• Allowed just three of his 16 inherited runners to score.
• TCU was 13-3 in games that he pitched in.
• Tossed 5 1/3 scoreless innings spanning three appearances to open the season.
• Earned a victory in his first appearance of the season against Texas State on March 5.
• Didn't allow a hit, walked one and struck out one in two innings of work.
• Lone save of the season came on March 9 against No. 2 Ole Miss.
• Tossed 2 1/3 scoreless frames without allowing a hit and fanning two.
• Picked up win No. 2 against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi on March 25 with a scoreless inning of work.
• Allowed just two runs over his next four outings spanning 5 1/3 innings.
• Third win of the campaign came on April 21 at Dallas Baptist.
• Retired all four batters he faced in the MWC Tournament Championship game against New Mexico on May 24.
• Named a 2008 MWC Academic all-conference performer.
• Honored as a MWC Scholar-Athlete.
2007 (Redshirt Freshman):
• Made just one appearance on the season against Coastal Carolina on Feb. 23.
• Surrendered two runs on two hits in 1 1/3 innings pitched.
2006 (Freshman):
• Made just two appearances on the season before suffering a season-ending arm injury.
• Received a medical redshirt.
• Made first collegiate appearance against No. 2 Rice at the Houston College Classic on Feb. 12.
• Struck out the only batter he faced.
• Returned to the mound on Feb. 14 against Texas State.
• Allowed two runs on three hits with a walk and a strikeout.
Barrington High School:
• Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 37th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
• Named all-state by the Illinois High School Coaches Association and the Chicago Tribune.
• Was the Great Northwest Player of the Year as a senior.
• Earned all-area honors as a junior and senior.
• Conference Player of the Year as a senior.
• Threw a no-hitter in the state supersectionals.
• Owns the school record for shutouts in a season (8) and victories (14).
• Had a career record of 22-1 with a 0.99 ERA.
• Also an outstanding hitter, batting .511 as a senior.
Personal:
• Eric is the son of Peter and Carol.
• Has an older brother, Peter, and an older sister, Haley.
• Graduated with a degree in finance.
