ERIK HUBER

erik7@grizzliesbaseballacademy.com

Personal...

- Born and raised in Belleville, IL
- Married to Lauren Scannell (Belleville native as well)

High School...

- Played Varsity Baseball all 4 years
- Played Varsity Basketball 3 years
- 02 and 03 First Team All South Seven in both Basketball and Baseball

College...

- Signed a Division 1 scholarship to Eastern Illinois University
- Freshman year was the Sunday starter in the Ohio Valley Conference and DH with a .378 average
- Sophomore year played Center Field batting .322 and was also used as a closer
- Junior Year split time in Right Field and 1st Base batting .404 while continued my role in the bullpen, 2nd Team All OVC
- Senior year played primarily 1st base batting .409 and made it to the final 10 choices for College Player of the Year, 1st Team All OVC
- Single Season Records : Hits (3rd 80), OBP (6th - .492 & 10th - .473), AVG (11th - .409 & 17th - .404)
- Career Records: Hits (6th 224), OBP (4th - .456), HBP (2nd 35), Sac Flys (1st 13), AVG (3rd - .376)
- First and only baseball player at EIU to receive the ESPN 1st Team Academic All-American Award

Professional...

- Played Varsity Baseball all 4 years
- Played Varsity Basketball 3 years
- 02 and 03 First Team All South Seven in both Basketball and Baseball
- Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round (368th overall) in the 2007 Amateur Draft
- Played four years with the Pirate Minor Leagues
- A part of the 2009 Carolina League Championship Team Lynchburg Hillcats
- In 2009, led all Pirate minor league players with a .301 batting average
- Recorded 0 errors in my 2007 and 2009 campaigns