| Erich Weiss |
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Updated 6/7/11
FRESHMAN (2011)
2011 honors
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• All-Big 12 - First Team
• Big 12 All-Freshmen Team (unanimous selection)
2011 highlights
• Batted 3-for-3 in his first career game adding one run and three RBI against Maryland (2/18).
• Went 9-for-11 in his first collegiate series against Maryland (2/18-20), with six runs, one double, two triples and seven RBI.
• Hit 2-for-3 with one RBI in the series opener against Hawai'i (2/25).
• Drew three walks and went 1-for-3 against UTSA (3/8).
• Hit 1-for-2 with a grand slam against Brown (3/12).
• Batted 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI and a stolen base in the series finale against Brown (3/13).
• Went 3-for-4 with one run and a stolen base against Oklahoma State (3/26).
• Hit 3-for-5 with two runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/5).
• Combined to go 6-for-12 with three runs and three RBI in the series against Baylor (4/8-4/10).
• Hit 4-for-10 with two runs and one RBI in the series against Texas Tech (4/15-4/17).
• Combined to hit 5-for-9 with two runs and five RBI in the final two games of the series against Kansas (4/21-4/23).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one run, two RBI and two stolen bases against Prairie View A&M (5/3).
• Hit 2-for-3 with two runs against Nebraska (5/7).
• Went 1-for-2 with two runs and three RBI in the second game of the double header against Texas Southern (5/14).
• Batted 2-for-3 with one run against Texas A&M (5/20).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri (5/28).
• Knocked two hits, one run and one RBI in each of the final two games in the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Kent State (6/5-6/6).
• Recorded three hits, two RBI and a double in the three games of the NCAA Baseball Super Regional against Arizona State (6/10-6/12).
HIGH SCHOOL
• A two-year letterwinner as a second baseman and shortstop under Coach Jim Long at Brenham (Texas) High School.
• Helped the Brenham Cubs win the State Class 4-A baseball Championship his senior year.
• Tabbed first-team All-District 18-4A and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association.
• Hit .470 and produced 50 runs, 39 RBI, 15 doubles, four triples and three home runs as a senior.
• Named All-District 18-4A Co-MVP and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior.
• Batted .457 with 17 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 35 RBI as a junior.
• Earned Academic All-State and was a member of National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born Erich Weiss on September 11, 1991 in Bellville, Texas ... son of Gary and Phyllis ... father played baseball at the University of Houston and for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... has an older sister, Lauren ... interested in majoring in corporate communication.
