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2023 Baseball Roster

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24 Eric Roberts

  • Position Outfielder/Right-handed pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hamilton, Ohio
  • Highschool Hamilton HS

Biography

Honorable Mention All-MVC Selection As An Outfielder (2022)
 
2022
  • Played in 53 games in the field, with 47 starts split between designated hitter and outfielder
  • Earned honorable mention all-MVC honors as an outfielder
  • Hit .288 with 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 35 RBI
  • Tied for the team-lead in stolen bases by going 9-of-10 in the stolen base department
  • Led UE in MVC play by hitting .365 and posting a .494 on-base percentage
  • Had 15 multi-hit games, including 12 two-hit efforts and three three-hit games
  • Produced nine multi-RBI contests (five two-RBI games, two three-RBI contests and both a four- and six-RBI outing)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and a career-best six RBI against Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament (5/27/22)
  • Hit .400 (6-for-15) with a double, a triple, a home run and nine RBI in the MVC Tournament
  • Went 2-for-3 with four RBI against Illinois State (5/7/22)
  • Went a season-best 3-for-3 with two doubles at Missouri State (4/16/22 – Game 1)
  • Hit his first home run of the year at #18 Tulane (3/13/22)
  • Also homered at Indiana (3/25/22), against Belmont (4/26/22) and Bradley (5/1/22) and at Dallas Baptist (5/13/22)
  • His home run at Dallas Baptist cleared the scoreboard in right-center field
  • After moving into right field permanently on April 26, he produced a season-best 11-game hitting streak, and hit safely in 16 of his final 18 games, while hitting .367 (22-for-60) with four doubles and four home runs and 21 RBI
  • Also made eight appearances out of the UE bullpen
  • Went 0-2 with a 4.38 ERA spanning 12.1 innings of work
  • Longest outing was 3.0 innings of work against Ohio (3/6/22)
  • Best outing was 2.0 scoreless innings of one-hit baseball with a strikeout at Kentucky (3/2/22)
  • Struck out a season-high three men twice – at #18 Tulane (3/13/22) and at Indiana (3/27/22)
  • Did not allow a home run on the mound
 
2021
  • Emerged as a key two-way player for UE
  • Played in 41 games in the field with 22 starts, primarily at designated hitter
  • Hit .270 with seven doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI
  • Had five multi-hit games (four two-hit games and one three-hit contest)
  • Had six multi-RBI games (two two-RBI, two three-RBI, one four-RBI and one five-RBI game)
  • First home run of the year was a grand slam against South Dakota State (4/4/21)
  • 15 of his 22 RBI came in the season’s final two weeks (5/14/21-5/25/21)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and a season-best five RBI at Valparaiso (5/14/21)
  • Also went 2-for-4 with three RBI the next day in game three of the series at Valparaiso (5/15/21 – Game 2 of DH)
  • Went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI against Illinois State in the MVC Tournament (5/25/21)
  • Also appeared in 18 games out of the UE bullpen, going 4-2 with a save and a 4.50 ERA in 30.0 innings of work
  • Ranked fourth on the team in pitching appearances
  • Made his UE mound debut with 2.0 scoreless, hitless innings at #12 Georgia (2/20/21)
  • Earned his first victory in relief of UE’s home opener against Northern Illinois with 2.0 innings of one-run, three-hit relief, while striking out a career-high four men (2/26/21)
  • Went a season-high 3.0 innings on the mound in back-to-back outings against Butler (3/21/21) and Xavier (3/27/21)
  • Also earned wins at Southern Illinois (3/14/21), against Xavier (3/27/21) and South Dakota State (4/3/21)
  • Also earned his first save in a non-conference game against Southern Illinois with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief (5/7/21)
  • Did not allow a home run on the mound
 
2020
  • Redshirted
 
2019
  • Appeared in 20 games, with six starts at UE as a freshman
  • Made one start in right field, one start at second base, and four starts at DH
  • Used primarily as a pinch-runner and pinch-hitter
  • Actually made his UE debut as a defensive replacement at third base in the eighth inning at #1 Vanderbilt (2/20/19)
  • Also played an inning at third base in the MVC Tournament against Dallas Baptist and made the play on both balls hit to him in the ninth inning defensively (5/23/19)
  • Knocked a double and had two home runs, while driving in eight
  • His two home runs both came at Illinois State’s Duffy Bass Field in UE’s final two games of the season – at Illinois State (5/18/19) and against Dallas Baptist in the MVC Tournament (5/23/19)
  • Produced his first career multi-hit game by going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored at Illinois State (5/18/19)
  • Collected his first collegiate hit with a two-run double against Iowa (3/9/19)
  • Made his first career start in right field at Murray State (4/16/19), going 1-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI
 
PREP
  • Was first-team all-conference in both baseball and golf at Hamilton High School
  • Helped Hamilton qualify for the Ohio Division I district golf meet as both a junior and a senior, shooting 79 as a junior and an 80 as a senior at the sectional tournament
 
PERSONAL
  • Son of Lori and Jeff Roberts
  • Has an older sister, Emily
  • Graduated from UE last May with a degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Pursuing his Master's Degree in Leadership from UE
  • Also played golf, football and basketball growing up
  • Lists golf as his second-best sport, and wants to be a golf course superintendent when his baseball days are done
  • Favorite food is ice cream
  • Claims to have slight barber shop experience, as Eric, Nate Hardman and Kieren Hall claim to have a barber shop

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2019Freshman

    INFIELDER
    6'2" 215 lbs
    38
  • 24

    2020Sophomore

    Infielder/Right-handed pitcher
    6'2" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Sophomore

    Infielder/Right-handed pitcher
    6'2" 215 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Senior

    Infielder/Right-handed pitcher
    6'2" 205 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Graduate Student

    Outfielder/Right-handed pitcher
    6'2" 210 lbs
    24
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