Eric Roof Class: Junior Hometown: Paducah, Ky. Last College: St. Catherine's CC Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Position: 3B/C Experience: 1L B/T: L/R

Scouting Roof: Versatile defensive player with a very high baseball IQ...has made significant strides defensively after converting to catcher...offensively, solid hitter with gap power.

2007: Saw action in 36 games, starting on 24 occasions...hit .247 with nine RBI...scored 16 runs...posted a .347 on-base percentage...five of his 20 hits were for extra bases...picked up first career hit and scored a run versus Auburn (2/24)...doubled and scored against St. Joseph's (3/4)...scored two runs at Stetson (3/7)...had first career multi-hit game with 2-for-4 effort against Quinnipiac (3/9)...doubled and scored in home opener versus Concordia (3/24)...went 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in a run at Indiana (3/31)...walked, stole a base and scored a run versus Western Michigan (4/10)...walked and scored at Minnesota (4/21)...walked twice, scored a run and drove in a run against Michigan (4/29)...hit first career home run with solo shot in first game of doubleheader at Illinois (5/19)...went 2-for-4 with a double and in the second game of that doubleheader...had two hits - including a double - and scored a run in season finale at Illinois (5/20).

St. Catharine (Ky.) College (2006): Played one year for Coach Luther Bramblett...team went 39-14 and finished the season ranked No. 15...hit .338 with five homers and 34 RBI.

High School: Played four years under Billy Hodge at St. Mary High School...two-year captain...led the team in batting his senior year with a .490 batting average to go along with three homers and 34 RBI...a first team all-region selection as a junior and senior...named a Kentucky Senior All-Star.

Personal: Born Nov. 15, 1986...son of Gene and Marianne Roof...accounting major...favorite player is Brandon Inge...enjoys playing PlayStation and golf...earned a spot on the MSU baseball "Top 9 Club" for the second year in a row...played for the Columbus All-Americans in the summer of 2007...will play for the Hay Larks in the Jayhawk League in 2008...his father, Gene, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Montreal Expos in the early 80s, and is currently a coach in the Detroit Tigers organization...his younger brother, Jonathan, is a freshman infielder for MSU...his older brother, Shawn, played baseball at Illinois.