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Eric Flynn   Eric Flynn

Outfield
Senior
6-2 * 210 * R/R

Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Falls

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2008: Played in 31 games, starting in 25... Went 3-for-3 with a double, triple and a homerun while batting in an RBI versus Morehead State (3/2)... Went 4-for-5 with a double and an RBI against New York Tech (3/7)... Recorded two hits with a double against Ohio State (5/13).

2007: Appeared in 39 games, making 38 starts... Was 2-for-4 with a double against Eastern Michigan (3/31)... Had two hits and three runs batted in against Western Michigan (4/14)... Had two hits, including a double, against Miami (5/4)... Went 3-for-6 with two runs batted in against Bowling Green (5/13).

2006: Started 35 of the 38 games that he saw action in... Recorded 10 doubles and finished a perfect 5-for-5 on stolen base attempts, which were tops on the team... Had three runs batted in as he finished 2-for-4 in a game against Marshall... Hit in five straight games during the season and crossed the plate a career-best five times against Niagara... Hit his first home run against Kent State in the second to last game of the season.

High School: Earned three letters and was a captain for two seasons for head coach Joe Contento... Centerfielder earned first-team Niagara-Frontier League honors and also was slotted honorable mention on the Buffalo News All-Western New York team... Helped team to the NFL League title as a junior... Also played for two seasons under coach Neal Turvey for Inferno, a Western New York travel team... Was named the Team MVP in 2004... Was one of 100 players selected to play at the Diamond King Select showcase at SBC Park in San Francisco as a junior, which he lists as his greatest athletic experience... Also lettered in football and basketball for the Wolverines.

Personal: Full name is Eric James Flynn... Born on January 24, 1988... Son of Wayne and Elizabeth... Has a sister, Zoe... Majoring in communications... Father, Wayne, played baseball at Albany and Alabama State... Favorite TV show is SportsCenter... Favorite movie is Drumline... Favorite athlete is Deion Sanders... Was also recruited by Niagara, LeMoyne, Rhode Island and Stony Brook... Would like to set the school records for runs and stolen bases.

Career Statistics
Year GP/GS BA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SLG% SB-A
2006 38/35 .219 128 27 28 10 1 1 8 43 11 46 .336 5-5
2007 39/38 .243 140 22 34 8 0 0 21 42 27 54 .300 11-13
2008 31/25 .220 82 10 18 6 1 1 5 29 10 34 .354 1-2
Totals 107/98 .227 350 59 80 24 2 2 34 114 48 134 .333 17-20



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