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    Eric Eymann
    Player Profile
    Class:
    Freshman
    Hometown:
    Omaha, Neb.
    High School:
    Creighton Prep
    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 185
    Position:
    IF
    Birthdate:
    02/09/1984
    B/T:
    R/R

    High School – Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Creighton Prep . . . Team won Nebraska state title in both his junior and senior seasons . . . Team finished third nationally his junior year and just missed another berth to the national tournament his senior season . . . His senior season Creighton Prep was ranked seventh in the nation by USA Today and first in the Midwest . . . As a senior led his team in average (.482), on base percentage (.508), slugging (.800), doubles, RBI, hits and runs scored . . . An all-state, all-metro and all-division pick as a senior . . . Named to all-region team made up of all-stars from seven Midwestern states . . .

    Personal – Mother is Sue Eymann . . . Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences . . . Lists biggest thrill in sports as winning back-to-back state championships in baseball as a junior and senior in high school . . . Favorite athlete is Alex Rodriguez because he’s a shortstop who is a five-tool player . . . Hopes to play professionally and then start a business of his own following graduation . . . Credits his grandparents in being very influential in his upbringing . . . Lists his mother, Sue, as the biggest influence on his athletic career because of the support and time she took for him.

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