33 Eric Semmelhack Class: Junior Hometown: Oak Creek, Wis. High School: Oak Creek Height / Weight: 6-5 / 230 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: Right/Right

2011: A weekend starter as a sophomore, was second on the team with 13 starts and second in ERA for a starting pitcher at 3.44 ... went 3-4, ending up with several hard-luck no-decisions when leaving with the lead ... struck out 63 batters in 86.1 innings, setting career-highs in all categories ... posted quality starts in nine of his final 11 outings - allowing two earned runs or fewer each of the nine occasions ... went 1-0 in four May starts despite an ERA of 1.55, recording 19 strikeouts in 29 innings ... final Horizon League rankings included fifth in strikeouts, seventh in innings pitched, ninth in opponent batting average (.241) and 11th in ERA and games started ... posted a 2.21 ERA over his final nine starts ... first start came against Tennessee Feb. 19 ... threw a complete game against Ohio March 19, allowing just a pair of runs ... beat UIC April 9, striking out seven and allowing just one run over 6.1 innings ... tied his then career-high with seven more K's his next start against Cleveland State April 15 ... fanned seven against Youngstown April 29, giving up just a run in 6.2 innings ... struck out eight in 7.0 innings against Valparaiso May 20, again allowing just one run but getting the no-decision ... saved his best outing for the Horizon League Tournament, throwing a complete-game shutout against Butler May 27, walking none and striking out a career-best nine batters ... never even reached a three-ball count on any Bulldog in the contest.

2011 game-by-game in PDF Format

2010: Made 12 appearances as a freshman, including two starts ... struck out 18 batters in 19.1 innings ... began the season as a weekend starter, taking the mound against Arkansas State in the second game of the year Feb. 27 ... allowed just two earned runs in 7.0 innings, striking out five in a no-decision ... slowed by injury after a start against SIU Edwardsville March 6, not appearing again until April 17 ... pitched a scoreless inning against Valparaiso April 30 and Northern Illinois May 12 ... recorded both outs via strikeout in 0.2 innings of relief against Youngstown State May 22 ... struck out four batters in 1.2 innings against Wright State in the Horizon League Tournament May 29 ... struck out a batter in his outing against #15 San Diego in the NCAA Tournament June 5.

2010 game-by-game in PDF Format

High School: Went 10-4 on the mound as a senior, leading his team to a divisional title in the Greater Metro Conference and a spot in the state tournament ... set a school record by throwing 85.1 innings, while his 10 wins and 97 strikeouts were second all-time ... had a 2.21 ERA as a junior, limiting opponents to just a .194 average ... offensively, he batted .404 with two home runs, two triples, nine doubles, 22 runs scored and a team-high 37 runs batted in ... earned a spot on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-Area Honorable Mention Team as a utility player and was also named First Team All-Division Greater Metro Conference twice ... tabbed 2008 CNI All-Suburban High Honorable Mention and selected to play in the WBCA Brewers Classic All-Star Game.

Personal: Son of Michael and Kim Semmelhack ... a history major ... chose UWM to compete at a high level and be close to home ... career goals are to win a conference championship and play professional baseball ... played club baseball for the Racine Hitters ... most memorable sports experience was the high school state tournament ... lists hobbies as sports, fishing and friends ... born Jan. 7, 1991.