2012: Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round with the 395th overall pick of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft ... gave UWM more than one MLB draftee in the same year for the first time in program history ... recorded five victories in 15 starts on the season, marking the second-highest start total in program history ... recorded 72 strikeouts (sixth all-time in a single season) in 88.1 innings, posting a 3.77 ERA and a .265 opponent batting average ... finished first in the Horizon League in strikeouts and strikeouts looking, second in starts, fifth in opponent average, sixth in ERA, seventh in innings pitched and tied for eighth in wins ... his career ERA of 3.94 ranks fifth all-time at UWM ... also finished sixth with 153 career strikeouts and in the Top 10 of innings pitched and starts despite playing just three seasons ... struck out six and allowed just one run in 7.0 innings at Minnesota Feb. 24, suffering a hard-luck 1-0 loss ... gave up one earned run in 6.0 innings against San Francisco March 1 ... recorded first win of season at Youngstown State March 16 ... pitched about as well as you could for not getting a victory April 31 against UIC ... dominated the Flames all day, taking a no-hitter into the seventh ... walked just one and allowed two hits in his 8.0 innings, while tying the school record with a career-high 13 strikeouts in the start ... struck out eight and walked one in a win over Butler April 5 ... recorded 11 K's against Youngstown State April 21, becoming the first UWM pitcher to record at least two starts with 10 or more strikeouts since Ben Stanczyk in 2004 ... also that day, marked the first time in school history that the Panthers had both starters in a twinbill record 10 or more K's ... won back-to-back starts against UIC May 4 and Butler May 11 ... earned Horizon League Pitcher of the Week honors after topping the Bulldogs, striking out eight in 7.0 shutout frames, allowing just three hits.
2012 game-by-game in PDF Format
2011: A weekend starter as a sophomore, was second on the team with 13 starts and second in ERA for a starting pitcher at 3.44 ... went 3-4, ending up with several hard-luck no-decisions when leaving with the lead ... struck out 63 batters in 86.1 innings, setting career-highs in all categories ... posted quality starts in nine of his final 11 outings - allowing two earned runs or fewer each of the nine occasions ... went 1-0 in four May starts despite an ERA of 1.55, recording 19 strikeouts in 29 innings ... final Horizon League rankings included fifth in strikeouts, seventh in innings pitched, ninth in opponent batting average (.241) and 11th in ERA and games started ... posted a 2.21 ERA over his final nine starts ... first start came against Tennessee Feb. 19 ... threw a complete game against Ohio March 19, allowing just a pair of runs ... beat UIC April 9, striking out seven and allowing just one run over 6.1 innings ... tied his then career-high with seven more K's his next start against Cleveland State April 15 ... fanned seven against Youngstown April 29, giving up just a run in 6.2 innings ... struck out eight in 7.0 innings against Valparaiso May 20, again allowing just one run but getting the no-decision ... saved his best outing for the Horizon League Tournament, throwing a complete-game shutout against Butler May 27, walking none and striking out a career-best nine batters ... never even reached a three-ball count on any Bulldog in the contest.
2011 game-by-game in PDF Format
2010: Made 12 appearances as a freshman, including two starts ... struck out 18 batters in 19.1 innings ... began the season as a weekend starter, taking the mound against Arkansas State in the second game of the year Feb. 27 ... allowed just two earned runs in 7.0 innings, striking out five in a no-decision ... slowed by injury after a start against SIU Edwardsville March 6, not appearing again until April 17 ... pitched a scoreless inning against Valparaiso April 30 and Northern Illinois May 12 ... recorded both outs via strikeout in 0.2 innings of relief against Youngstown State May 22 ... struck out four batters in 1.2 innings against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament May 29 ... struck out a batter in his outing against #15 San Diego in the NCAA Tournament June 5.
2010 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: Went 10-4 on the mound as a senior, leading his team to a divisional title in the Greater Metro Conference and a spot in the state tournament ... set a school record by throwing 85.1 innings, while his 10 wins and 97 strikeouts were second all-time ... had a 2.21 ERA as a junior, limiting opponents to just a .194 average ... offensively, he batted .404 with two home runs, two triples, nine doubles, 22 runs scored and a team-high 37 runs batted in ... earned a spot on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Honorable Mention Team as a utility player and was also named First Team All-Division Greater Metro Conference twice ... tabbed 2008 CNI All-Suburban High Honorable Mention and selected to play in the WBCA Brewers Classic All-Star Game.
Personal: Son of Michael and Kim Semmelhack ... a history major ... chose UWM to compete at a high level and be close to home ... career goals are to win a conference championship and play professional baseball ... played club baseball for the Racine Hitters ... most memorable sports experience was the high school state tournament ... lists hobbies as sports, fishing and friends ... born Jan. 7, 1991.
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Pitching Statistics Eric Semmelhack |
Season | ERA | W-L | Sv | IP | H | ER | App | GS | CG | SO | BB |
2010 | 6.98 | 0-0 | 0 | 19.1 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
2011 | 3.44 | 3-4 | 0 | 86.1 | 75 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 63 | 28 |
2012 | 3.77 | 5-7 | 0 | 88.1 | 90 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 72 | 39 |
Totals | 3.94 | 8-11 | 0 | 194.0 | 191 | 85 | 41 | 30 | 2 | 153 | 77 |