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2022 Baseball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

15 Jake Silverstein

  • Position RHP/OF
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Highschool Turpin

Biography

2022 (Senior)
  • Played in 45 games, starting 30 in the field in 2022
  • Also made 10 appearances on the mound
  • Hit .257 with three home runs and 11 RBIs to go along with four stolen bases
  • Struck out 14 in 12.2 innings on the mound
  • Picked up one save and finished with a 7.11 ERA
  • Made his season debut on the mound on Feb. 17 at North Carolina A&T, allowing one run on one hit in 1.1 innings while picking up his first strikeout of the season
  • Earned his first career save and tied a career high on Feb. 27 at Evansville with three strikeouts in 1.2 innings while giving up zero earned runs on one hit
  • Made his debut in the field on March 15 at Purdue Fort Wayne, entering the game defensively and picking up his first hit of the season, going 1-4
  • Started his first game offensively on March 20 at Michigan in center field
  • On April 1 against Rhode Island, went 1-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and his first stolen base of the season
  • Struck out two in one scoreless inning on April 5 at Northern Kentucky
  • On April 16 at Fordham, allowed just one run over 1.2 innings on the mound with another strikeout
  • Went 2-3 against Wright State on April 19 with a pair of runs and an RBI
  • Had the longest outing of his career on April 22 against Massachusetts, allowing just two hits across three scoreless innings
  • Hit his first career home run on April 23 against Massachusetts, driving in a career high three RBIs
  • Made his final career appearance on the mound on May 7 at St. Bonaventure, striking out three in two scoreless innings
  • Hit his second home run of the season on May 13 against Richmond and followed that up with a 3-4 game against the Spiders the next day
  • Homered for the final time on the last day of the season at Saint Louis in the first game of the doubleheader and played in his final game going 2-4 against the Billikens

2021 (Junior)
• Appeared in 43 games in the field, making five starts for the Flyers
• Tied for third on the team with six stolen bases
• Hit .182, picking up four hits on the season
• Tallied his first career RBI on March 28 against Kent State, and his first multi-RBI game on March 30 against Akron
• Did not make an error in the field
• Made 13 appearances on the mound for the Flyers, compiling 15.1 innings pitched
• Struck out 15 batters in 2021
• Pitched two scoreless innings against VCU in the Atlantic 10 Championship Game, striking out two and allowing just one hit in the appearance


*2020 (Sophomore)
• Pitched three scoreless innings over two appearances
• One of five Flyers to not allow a run in 2020
• Recorded three strikeouts in two innings against Memphis on February 23
• Appeared in 11 games as a position player, going 1-3 with a double on the season
• Was named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2019 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 27 games for the Flyers during his Freshman season
• Was five for five on stolen bases this season
• Had six runs and one hit through nine at-bats

High School
  • Was a four-time varsity letter winner at Turpin High School under head coaches Drew Schmidt and Don Gullett Jr.
  • A two-time member of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference First Team
  • Named Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year his senior year
Personal
  • Son of Larry and Heather Silverstein
  • Siblings are Sami, Michael, and Justin
* 2020 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2020Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 185 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2021Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    6'1" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2022Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher/Outfield
    6'1" 175 lbs
    15