2017 Baseball Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

21 Erik Ostberg

21 Erik Ostberg

  • Position:
    Catcher
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Florence, MA
  • Highschool:
    Williston

Summary

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Drafted in the 13th round (No. 379 overall) of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays
  • NEIBA All-New England Third Team (2017)
  • NEIBA All-New England First Team (2016)
  • America East All-Conference Second Team (2016)
  • ABCA All-Northeast Region Second Team (2016)
  • America East All-Academic Team (2016)
  • CoSIDA All-District 1 Academic Team (2016)


JUNIOR (2017)
Started 24 games for the Hawks as both catcher and DH … batted .500 with 43 hits and 23 RBI … walked 22 times … had 14 multi-hit games … 4-for-5 with a home run and a double vs Bucknell (3/5) … 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI at Arizona (3/12) … 3-for-3 with a home run and two walks vs. Yale (3/29) ... led the nation in batting average, slugging (.860) and On-Base Plus Slugging (1.456) before suffering a season-ending knee injury midway through his junior campaign.

SOPHOMORE (2016)
Started 54 games for the Hawks, 46 as designated hitter and eight behind the plate … hit .340 for the year … crushed 12 doubles and two home runs … drove home 47 runs and crossed the plate 42 times … went 5-for-10 on the base paths … recorded 54 putouts and five assists … went 3-for-3 with a double and homerun, driving in five and scoring four runs against UMass Lowell (5/13) … went 4-for-6 driving in two and scoring twice against Radford (3/4) … went 2-for-2 with two walks, driving in two runs and scoring twice against Maine (4/24)

FRESHMAN (2015)
Made 37 starts in 38 appearances for Hartford, splitting time between DH and catcher … ripped 12 RBIs and 29 hits in 124 at-bats, scoring 16 runs and walking 13 times … led the team with ten steals, good for 12th overall in the America East … racked up two hits, three walks, and two steals in a win at Stony Brook (5.2.15) … played for the Nashua Silver Kings in the Futures Collegiate League during the summer.

BEFORE HARTFORD
Played four years of baseball and football at Williston High School … captain of the baseball team as a junior and senior  … earned Western New England Prep Baseball League Player of the Year honors in 2013 and 2014 … was a three-time WNEPBL First Team All-Star as a sophomore, junior, and senior … earned the Walter R. Miller MVP Award two years in a row … was named to the 2014 Perfect Game Northeast All-Region First Team … was the eighth ranked player in Massachusetts and 81st ranked catcher in the nation according to Perfect Game … batted .500 as a junior while leading the team in all offensive categories … batted .535 his senior year with a .672 on base percentage and a .767 slugging percentage, while driving in 30 run in 15 games … a communications major in the College of Arts and Sciences.


CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4(2x), Last: vs. Bucknell  (3.5.17)
RBI:  5, vs. UMass Lowell (5.13.16)
Doubles: 1, (26x) Last: at Maine (4.9.17)
Triples: 1, at Maine (4.8.17)
Home Runs: 1 (8x), Last: vs. Sacred Heart (4.4.16)
Runs Scored: 4, at Radford (5.4.16)
Walks: 3 (2x), Last: vs. Holy Cross (3.30.17)
Stolen Bases: 2 (2x), Last: vs. Northeastern (5.2.15)
Putouts: 15, vs. Fairfield (3.25.15)
Assists: 2 (4x), Last: vs. Sacred Heart (4.4.17)

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    2015Freshman

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    5'10" 215 lbs
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    2016Sophomore

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    2017Junior

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