| Eric Salvador |
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Notables - Will be the team's starting designated hitter and could see time in the outfield ... Will hit in the middle of the lineup as one of the team's best hitters and run-producers ... Good gap-to-gap power and sprays the ball to all fields ... runs the bases well and has good plate discipline.
2008 - Transferred from Massasoit Community College and started all 41 games that he played in, seeing nine games at catcher and served primarily at designated hitter ... Led the team with 25 runs
batted in, a .399 on-base percentage and was hit by nine pitches to top the team ... Ranked second for UMB in batting average at .322 (46-143), hits (46) and doubles (14) and placed third on the team with 26 runs, 65 total bases and a .455 slugging percentage ... His doubles total was the second-most in school history and ranked eighth among Little East Conference leaders ... Led the Beacons with seven multi-RBI efforts and was second with 14 multi-hit outings ... Put together an eight-game hitting streak from March 21 to April 6 and hit .538 (14-26) and knocked in seven runs to go with six doubles during that span ... Hit by a pitch nine times to top the squad and ranked fourth among LEC players ... Reached base via a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch in 38 of 41 contests ... Owned two separate streaks of four games, where he drove in at least one run ... Cracked a pair of doubles in three different games and collected three overall hits in each of those efforts ... Batted .395 (30-76) with runners on base, including 3-3 with six RBI with the bases loaded ... Hit an eye-popping .500 (25-50) with runners in scoring position and .364 (10-22) in that situation with two outs ... Led the team with 10 two-out RBI and was second on the team vs. right-handed pitching with a .333 (41-123) mark ... Grounded into just two double plays in 163 plate appearances.
Personal/High School - Earned four letters at Middleboro High School ... Named a Patriot League All-Star for the Sachems and helped them to the Patriot League Championship ... Earned Dean's List honors at MHS ... Selected Third Team All-American at Massasoit Community College as well as First Team All-New England ... Helped MCC to the Region XXI Championship and was named the team's Most Valuable Player ... Born February 25, 1986 ... Son of Vasco and Denise ... Majoring in marketing ... Would like to pursue a career as a business owner ... Enjoys sports and music.