#42 Eric Balson
Senior, 5-10, 175
Outfield
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Staten Island, New York
St. Joseph's by the Sea
At Hofstra
2005: Played in 40 games, starting 32...Batted .250 with six doubles, three triples, two home runs and 11 RBIs...Also scored 15 runs...Went four-for-seven with his first collegiate home run in doubleheader against Niagara...Hit a two-run home run against UNC Wilmington...Went two-for-four with a triple, two runs and three RBIs versus Stony Brook...Had a double and three RBIs in game at Stony Brook...Stole three bases...Posted a .980 fielding percentage...Batted .186 in Colonial Athletic Association play...2004: Played in 25 games, starting 10...Hit .207 with six hits in 29 at bats...Had two doubles, four RBIs and nine runs scored...Stole three bases...Went one-for-four with a double, a run scored and two RBIs versus Old Dominion...Was one-for-two with a double, an RBI and a run scored at Auburn...Was one-for-11 with two RBIs in Colonial Athletic Association games...2003: Played in 13 games, starting five...Batted .167 with two hits in 12 at bats...Scored four runs...Stole two bases...Was one-for-three versus Fairleigh Dickinson...Went one-for-two versus Iona...Stole two bases and scored a run against Long Island University.
High School/Personal
Lettered in baseball for four seasons and track for one season at St. Joseph's by the Sea High School in Staten Island, New York...Batted .381 in 2002...Led the CHSAA in runs scored (16) and RBIs (20)...Was starting centerfielder in the North-South Senior All-Star Game...Has one brother...Lists Bo Jackson and Michael Jordan as his favorite athletes...Also recruited by Centenary and Dominican...Has volunteered on toy drives for underprivileged children on Staten Island...Management major.
Year G AB R H Avg. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB
2003 13 12 4 2 .167 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
2004 25 29 9 6 .207 4 2 0 0 5 7 3
2005 40 108 15 27 .250 11 6 3 2 6 29 3
Career 78 149 28 35 .235 15 8 3 2 13 42 8
