#15 Eric Gilgenbach 2018-19 Baseball Roster

HONORS & AWARDS

• Team Captain (2019)
• ACC All-Academic Team (2017)
• Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll (2016 & 2017)
• Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2018)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (2018)
• Third Team All-ACC (2018)

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