2019-20 Baseball Roster

#25 Eric Gilgenbach 2018-19 Baseball Roster

Height 6-2

Weight 207 lbs.

B/T R/R

Class Graduate Student

Hometown Rochester Hills, MI

High School Stoney Creek

Bio / Statistics

HONORS & AWARDS

GRADUATE STUDENT SEASON (2020)*

Played in 11 games and made seven starts during the abbreviated season.
Finished the year with a .370 average, nine runs, 10 hits, 10 RBI, two home runs and a team-high .741 slugging percentage.
Launched his first home run of the season in his first game of the year against UAB on Feb. 15.
Hit a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the 12-1 win over Incarnate Word at the Alamo Irish Classic.
Hit the go-ahead bases clearing double in the 10th inning of the 11-8 win over North Carolina to clinch the series.

*Season suspended after 13 games due to COVID-19

SENIOR SEASON (2019)

Played and started in 53 games in right field for the Irish.
Eclipsed the 40 RBI mark for the second straight season and hit nine home runs, both good for second on the team.
Gilgenbach also ranked second on the team with a .428 slugging percentage.
He recorded his third career multi-home run game against Ball State (3/3).
Eclipsed the 100 career hit mark against No. 7 Louisville (5/5).
Tied a career high with 30 runs on the year and was one shy of his career high with 46 hits.

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)

Led the Irish in home runs (10) and RBIs (45) while slugging .506 on the season, ranking second on the team.
Named the ACC’s Co-Player of the Week on 2/19/18 after opening the season with four extra-base hits, three homers, five runs scored and nine RBI at No. 9 LSU.
Selected as one of Collegiate Baseball’s nine National Players of the Week for the week of 2/19/18.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)

Played in 36 games on the year, starting 14 contests.
Hit .333, going 17-for-51 with five doubles and three homers.
Made 12 of his 14 starts in May, with all three home runs coming in the Austin Peay series (one home run in each game of an Irish sweep).
Went 3-for-5 with two doubles in 13-inning ACC Championship loss to Florida State.
First career RBI was an eight-inning single to knock in game-winning run in a 5-4 decision over Duke.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)

Did not see the field during rookie season.
Played for Battle Creek Bombers of Northwoods League during Summer 2016, hitting seven homers with 21 RBI and 21 runs scored in 41 games.

HIGH SCHOOL

Earned four varsity letters in both baseball and basketball at Stoney Creek
Rated the top third baseman in Michigan and No. 7 player overall in the state by Perfect Game
Slotted as the No. 36 third baseman nationally, also by Perfect Game
Hit .400 as a senior, along with 10 doubles, three home runs, 27 walks and 25 runs in 32 games
On the mound, posted a 7-3 record and 2.23 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 59.2 innings
Selected all-league, all-district and all-region, as well as academic all-district
Named preseason all-state, High Honorable Mention Preseason Senior High School All-American by Perfect Game entering senior year, and honorable mention Preseason Central Region All-High School Senior
Produced a .471 average as a junior along with three triples, three home runs, 29 RBI and 27 runs in 39 games
Added a 3.07 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 45 innings of work on the mound
Helped team win the last of three consecutive district titles as a junior, earning all-league, all-district, all-region and all-conference honors to go along with second team all-state accolades
Set school record with 20-game hitting streak
Earned all-league honors as a sophomore after hitting .300 with four home runs and 30 RBI in 35 games
Hit .419 as a freshman with five home runs
Two-time Award of Excellence winner at Stoney Creek, while also named a Scholar of Highest Distinction in 2015

PERSONAL

Born in Rochester Hills, Michigan
Son of Karl and Kristin Gilgenbach
Has a sister, Maya
Three cousins, Eddie (Saint Xavier basketball), Steven (Arkansas-Little Rock baseball) and Beth Ann (Cardinal Stritch basketball) played collegiate sports
Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business