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  Eric Lawson
Eric Lawson

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Milford, Ohio

High School:
Milford

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 170

Position:
INF

Birthdate:
11/02/1984

2007: Played in 49 games, making 34 starts at second base • second on the team with 115 defensive assists • posted a .376 on-base percentage • busted out with a 4-for-5 day at Wright State (3/27) that included a homerun and two runs scored • recorded a pair of hits in back-to-back games vs. Northern Iowa (3/10) and Xavier (3/13) • connected for a walk-off RBI-single in the Falcons 16-15 win over Akron (4/22) • totaled five hits over the weekend at Kent State (5/4-5/6) • picked up two hits against Ohio (5/19) in his final contest as a Falcon.

2006 All-Mideast Region First Team
2006 All-MAC Second Team
2006: Played in 52 games, including 49 starts • led the team in batting average (.355), runs scored (42), hits (66), doubles (14), homeruns (5), slugging percentage (.511) and on-base percentage (.469) • .469 OBP was the highest in the Mid-American Conference • put together a stretch in which he recorded a hit in 20 of 22 games in the middle of the season • went on a tear for a six-game span (3/29-4/5) in which he batted .654 with six RBI and nine runs scored • compiled 17 multi-hit games • went 4-for-5 with four RBI against Ohio (5/19/06).

2005: All 43 starts came at second base with 42 starts as the lead-off hitter for the Falcons •failed to reach base via either a hit or a walk just three times this season •led BGSU and was T-3rd in the MAC with 19 doubles, tying the school's single-season record •ranked among the leaders in the MAC in on-base pct. (5th, .458), walks (T-7th, 33), and batting avg. (11th, .349) •was perfect in stolen base attempts with a career-high seven •had 19 multiple-hit games and hit safely in 20 of his last 24 games •for the season, hit safely in 38 of 43 games • had a season-high three hits four times • home runs came vs. Murray State (Feb. 27) and IPFW (April 19) •had a season-high three RBIs vs. Eastern Michigan (March 18) • scored a season-high three times on four different occasions • batted .346 in MAC play with 22 runs scored, nine doubles and 12 walks • has a .355 career batting avg., T-10th all-time at BGSU. • Had career-highs in at-bats (175), runs (48), hits (61), doubles (19), total bases (88), walks (33), on-base percentage (.458), stolen bases (7), and fielding percentage (.979) • had four multiple-RBI games.

2004 All-MAC Second Team
2004: Appeared in 45 games, making 38 starts at either second base or shortstop •was third on the team and 16th in the MAC with .363 batting avg. • was third on team with .538 slugging pct. •ended the season on a 10-game hitting streak, longest of the season • had 58 hits in 160 at-bats, including 11 doubles, one triple, five home runs and 29 RBIs •was second on the team with 38 runs scored •had 17 multiple-hit games •in just his third collegiate game went 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBIs vs. Dayton (Feb. 29) •had season-high four hits and four runs scored vs. Toledo (May 16) •had two home runs at Central Michigan (April 3) •hit safely in 32 of 45 games and reached base safely in 38 of 45 games for .435 on-base pct. •was the lead-off hitter in 21 games and batted second in 15 contests •batted .406 in MAC play with eight doubles, one triple, four homers.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner for Milford • team finished ranked 15th nationally in 2003 • 2002 and 2003 state runner-up • was named 2003 Greater Miami Conference Player of the Year, 2003 Cincinnati Player of the Year, and 2003 All-Ohio Second-Team • batted .526 with 10 doubles, four triples and six home runs, including 49 RBI, in 2003 • also lettered in football.

PERSONAL: Full name is Eric Clayton Lawson • born November 2, 1984, in Cincinnati, Ohio • son of Willard and Debra Lawson • undecided major • has one older sister (Amber).