Eric Mahler
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Eric Mahler

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Schaumburg, Ill.
High School:
Schaumburg
Last College:
Gadsen State CC
Height / Weight:
5-9 / 165
Position:
OF
Experience:
1L
Bats/Throws:
R/R

Eric Mahler

Career Batting
Year
GP-GS
Avg
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB-A
2008
14-1
.286
7
5
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
0-0
2009
14-6
.348
23
6
8
1
0
0
4
2
3
1-4
Total
28-7
.333
30
11
10
1
0
0
6
2
5
1-4

Career Bests
Hits: 3 vs. Western Michigan (3/8/09)
Runs: 3 vs. Western Michigan (3/8/09)
RBI: 2 vs. UTPA (3/14/09)
Hit Streak: 3 (3/7/09-3/10/09)

Biography and Career Highlights

2008: Played in 14 games, with one start ... used primarily as a pinch runner and defensive replacement ... scored his first-career run as a pinch runner at Evansville (4/5) ... collected his first-career hit, an RBI single, as a pinch hitter against Northern Iowa (4/13) ... scored a run as a pinch runner against Illinois-Chicago (4/15) ... made his first-career start in the outfield against Chicago State (4/19) ... recorded a pinch-hit RBI single on the first pitch he saw at Northern Illinois (4/23) ... also scored a career-high two runs during that game.

Gadsen State CC: Academic All-American, while earning dean's list recognition every semester ... batted .296 his sophomore year, with 44 runs scored and 24 RBI ... was named a team captain.

Schaumburg HS: Two-year letterwinner.

Personal: Born 3-1-87 in Elk Grove, Ill. ... son of Bob and Ruth Mahler ... has one brother, Steve, and one sister, Kristen ... his uncle, Len Mahler, played baseball at Birmingham Southern, while his cousin, Marc Mahler, currently is a member of the baseball team at West Alabama ... major: finance.

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.348
Batting average

6
Runs scored

4
Runs batted in

1-4
Stolen bases