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2016 Baseball Roster

9 Eric Solberg

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Waukesha, Wis.
  • Highschool Waukesha West

Biography

2016: Made 47 starts among his 48 appearances on the season ... batted .239 with a career-high 44 hits, 32 runs scored and 21 runs batted in ... also went 16 for 18 on the basepaths to rank sixth in the Horizon League ... his 30 walks was fifth in the conference ... had two hits and scored twice when UWM knocked off No. 25 Texas Tech Feb. 20 ... 2-for-3 with two walks and a pair of runs scored in a win over Bethune-Cookman Feb. 26 ... pair of hits and pair of steals against Ball State the next day ... his single to center plated a pair and gave the Panthers an early 2-1 lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in an exhibition March 2 ... recorded two hits, two walks and two stolen bases against Arkansas State March 6 ... walked three times and came around to score each time in Milwaukee's win at Kansas State March 11 ... career-day at Youngstown State March 26, setting collegiate-bests with four hits and four RBI, while tying career-high with three runs scored ... 3-for-5 against Valparaiso April 3 ... two RBI and three runs scored in a win over Chicago State April 13 ... two hits - including a home run - against Northern Illinois April 19 ... 2-for-3 with two RBI against UIC April 24 ... two hits, two RBI and two steals against Parkside May 4 ... three-hit day in the victory over Oakland May 19 ... made his collegiate debut on the mound with a scoreless inning against Arkansas State March 5 ... also had scoreless outings against Northern Illinois May 17 and Oakland May 21 ... allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings, striking out one.

• 2016 game-by-game in PDF Format

2015: Set career highs across the board, playing in 37 games and making 24 starts ... scored 15 runs and had 26 hits, including six doubles and a home run ... started the season opener against Maine Feb. 13, adding a hit, run, RBI and stolen base ... 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a win at Mizzou March 6 ... two hits, including a home run, and a career-high three runs scored in a win over Edgewood April 28 ... set a collegiate best with three hits against Wright State May 8 ... drove in a career-best three runs four days later on two hits against Northern Illinois.

• 2015 game-by-game in PDF Format

2014: Appeared in 26 games overall, working his way into the starting lineup by season's end ... started 14 games on the year, 13 of them down the stretch in May ... batted .232, recording 13 hits ... scored seven times and drove in nine runs ... went 4-for-4 in stolen bases ... played third base, shortstop and second base over the course of the season ... pinch-hit in the season opener at Cal-Bakersfield Feb. 14 for his first collegiate at bat ... first hit and first RBI came in win over MSOE April 16 ... 2-for-3 with an RBI at UIC May 4 ... 2-for-2 two days later in win over Chicago State ... drove in a pair and stole two bases against Wright State May 17 ... season-high three RBI's in Horizon League Tournament victory over UIC May 22 ... perfect 3-for-3 with a double the next day against Youngstown State.

• 2014 game-by-game in PDF Format

2013: Redshirted and maintained freshman eligibility.

High School: Named to the First-Team Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State squad after leading his team in batting average (.444), hits (52), runs (41) and stolen bases (15) ... added 25 RBI and four triples ... First-Team All-Classic 8 Conference three times and also all-district as a junior ... on varsity since the middle of his freshman year ... multi-sport prep athlete who was a four-year volleyball player - earning honorable mention all-league honors - and four-year point guard on the basketball team where he was second-team all-conference ... National Honor Society ... AP Scholar with honors and two-time member of all-state academic team.

Personal: Son of Shane and Lisa Solberg ... brother, Ryan was also a member of the Milwaukee baseball team (2011-14) ... a mechanical engineering major ... chose UWM because of the baseball program and proximity to home ... career goal is to get as far as he can in baseball ... most memorable sports experience was his team winning on a buzzer-beater in a sectional basketball game ... hobbies include drawing, video games and piano ... born Feb. 11, 1994.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013Freshman

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Sophomore

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    2016Redshirt Junior

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    6'2" 185 lbs
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