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2023 Baseball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

10 Jay Curtis

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • Highschool John Curtis
  • Bats/Throws R/R

Biography

2023 (Graduate Student)
• One of three captains
• Played in 50 games in his final season with the Flyers, turning in a .156 average with a .466 OPS
• Hit five doubles and a home run, driving in 17 runs and scoring 11

2022 (Senior)
• The only Flyer to start all 50 games in 2022
• Tanked eighth in the Atlantic 10 catching nine baserunners stealing
• Hit .275 with four home runs and 38 RBIs, all career bests
• Led the team with 193 at bats
• Ranked second on the team with 53 hits, 11 doubles and 38 RBIs
• Tied for third on the Flyers with eight stolen bases in 10 attempts
• Scored 27 runs, fourth-most on the Flyers
• Led the team with 11 multi-RBI games
• Made his season debut on Feb. 17 at North Carolina A&T, starting at catcher and going 1-3 with two RBIs
• Had a 12-game hitting streak from Feb. 27-March 18
• On March 6 at Belmont went 3-4 with a career-high three doubles against the Bruins
• Had his first career multi-home run game on April 2 against Rhode Island
• Picked up a career high four hits against VCU on May 1, going 4-5 with four RBIs and a home run
• Started his 150th career game on May 15 against Richmond

2021 (Junior)
• Ranked sixth in the A-10 with 294 putouts
• Tied for tenth in the conference with four sacrifice bunts
• Played in 45 games, starting 41 contests for the Flyers as the team's primary catcher
• Drove in 13 runs and hit two home runs to go along with two doubles and 17 runs scored
• Threw out seven baserunners behind the plate to lead the team
• Tied for third on the team with 10 hit by pitches

*2020 (Sophomore)
• Played in 11 games, starting nine of them
• Hit .265 which ranked fifth of qualified Flyers
• Recorded three multi-hit games in 2020
• Went 3-4 on March 6 with a double and two RBI against Northern Kentucky
• Did not record an error and threw out 5 runners attempting a steal

2019 (Freshman)
• Had an 11 game hit streak that continued from March 27th to April 12th
• Started 53 games for the Flyers on the season
• Had the third most at-bats (212) and hits (55) on the team
• Was responsible for 34 RBI, the fourth highest total on the team
• Recorded only 3 errors and threw out 22% of attempted base-stealers

High School
• A member of both the baseball and football teams at John Curtis High School, with his baseball coach being Jeff Curtis
• Helped lead the baseball team to state championships in 2015, 2017, and 2018
• Helped lead the football team to a 2013 state championship

Personal
• Parents are Johnny and Dawn Curtis
• Siblings are Michael and Jason Curtis

* 2020 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    6'0" 235 lbs
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    2020Sophomore

    C
    6'0" 235 lbs
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    2021Junior

    Catcher
    6'0" 235 lbs
    10
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    2022Senior

    Catcher
    6'0" 235 lbs
    10
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    2023Graduate Student

    Catcher
    6'0" 235 lbs
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