University of Evansville Athletics

At UE - Pat Tumilty is expected to once again fill UE’s designated hitter role this spring...One of the top returning power hitters in the Midwest...On pace to rank in UE’s career top five for home runs and RBI...Named to the 2007 Preseason Wallace Award Watch List. 2006 - A first team all-MVC DH for the second time in his career; also a first team pick in 2004...Second leading hitter for UE at .325...Hit a team-best .400 (8-for-20) in NCAA Tournament play with a home run, three RBI, and seven runs scored, but was edged out in All-Regional honors by Regional MVP Phil Disher of South Carolina...Led UE with a .387 average in MVC play...31 of his 69 hits went for extra bases...Led the team and the MVC with 13 home runs...Ranked fourth in the MVC in slugging percentage (.604) and sixth in on-base percentage (.436)...Second on the team with 49 RBI...Went a career-best 6-for-6 with three doubles and a game-winning two-run homer in the 11th inning to beat Bradley (5/18)...Named MVC Player of the Week (5/21) after hitting .643 (9-for-14) with two home runs and seven RBI in UE’s series sweep of Bradley to win the MVC regular-season title...Named co-MVP of the Central Illinois Collegiate League this summer after hitting .293 with a CICL-best 10 home runs and 35 RBI for the Quincy Gems. 2005 - Played in 52 games, with 43 starts...Hit .230 with seven doubles, a triple, and 22 RBI...Scored 23 runs...Played a majority of the year injured...Regained his form over the summer to earn all-star status for the Quincy Gems by hitting .324 with seven home runs...A CICL Tournament MVP after helping Quincy to the title. 2004 - A Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America pick...Hit .321 with eight home runs and 49 RBI...A first-team all-MVC DH...Led all MVC rookies in home runs...Hit .462 with three doubles and five RBI in the MVC Tournament...A CICL all-star for the Quincy Gems. Background - Finalist for the Illinois High School Player of the Year...Two-time all-state pick...All-Chicago Area three times...A career .480 hitter...Holds NCHS single-season and career records for home runs...Also a four-year all-state hockey player...A marketing major at UE...Chose UE for the baseball program, great coaches, and great academics.