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Eric Cantrell

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Oakton, VA

High School:
Oakton HS

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 200

Position:
RHP

Bats/Throws:
R/R

At GW: Expected to be a major part of the pitching staff.

2009 Eric Cantrell Game-By-Game Get Acrobat Reader

2008 Season: Named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team after making 11 appearances, all starts...Also Named A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week (5/12)...Led the team with a 4.02 ERA and finished with a 5-4 overall record...Threw 71.2 innings, striking out 66 and allowing 67 hits...Had five starts of 8.0 innings pitched and allowed four earned runs or less in all of them...Threw 7.0 innings at Lehigh (3/16) and struck out eight, allowed four hits and no earned runs...Allowed just three home runs all season...Struck out five or more batters in eight starts...Threw five or more innings in 10 of 11 appearances.

High School: Played for Scott Rowland ... 2007 team MVP ... Named Regional Tournament MVP, First-Team All Northern Region and Concord District of the Year ... Help lead team that was crowned 2007 Northern Region Champions ... In 2006, team was tournament runner-ups ... Finished with a career record of 16-5 and sported a 1.50 ERA during his junior and senior seasons ... Member of the French Honor Society ... Treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America ... Played for the Vienna Senators (2008) and Legion Post 180 (2006-07) club teams.

Personal: Eric James Cantrell ... Born in Chicago, IL ... Son of John and Kari Cantrell ... Has one younger sister, Anna (17) ... Plans to major in finance.