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Weiss, Erich
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Jersey Number 6
Erich Weiss
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brenham, Texas
- High School:
- Brenham
Bio
2013
He was named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for the 2012 fall semester. 2012
In his sophomore season, he started in every game (52 games) and batted .350 (71-for-203) with five home runs and 38 RBI ... earned ABCA All-Midwest Region second team and All-Big 12 first team honors ... also earned Academic All-Big 12 second team honors ... led the team in batting average and RBI ... had 17 doubles, four triples and 11 stolen bases ... registered 19 multi-hit games and led the team with 13 multi-RBI games ... finished the season with a 1-for-4 game and one RBI on May 24 against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament ... had his season-high 12-game hitting streak snapped on May 18 vs. Baylor ... went 2-for-7 with two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep on May 12 against Tarleton State ... recorded back-to-back three-hit games on May 5 and 6 at Missouri ... went 3-for-3 on May 5 with two doubles, one home run and three RBI ... had two RBI in a 2-for-4 game on May 1 against Prairie View A&M ... went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI on April 27 at Texas A&M ... collected four hits and four RBI in the Kansas series (April 20-22) ... had a 3-for-4 game with a double and three RBI on April 10 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... in the series at Texas Tech (April 5-7), he batted .588 (10-for-17) with five runs, one double, one home run and two RBI ... posted back-to-back four-hit games on April 6 and 7 ... tallied two hits, two runs and two stolen bases on March 30 against California ... hit two home runs with a season-high four RBI in a 3-for-4 game on March 25 at Kansas State ... recorded his first four-hit game of the season on March 17 at Oklahoma in a 4-for-5 game with two runs scored, a triple and two RBI ... went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored on March 2 against Rice ... registered his first hit of the season on Feb. 19 against Duke. 2011
He played and started in all 68 games as a freshman ... batted .348 (78-for-224) with 46 runs, 12 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 45 RBI and 11 stolen bases ... recorded a .518 slugging percentage and .483 on-base percentage ... hit .371 in Big 12 play with 20 runs, 33 hits, eight doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI ... earned Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors ... earned Baseball America and NCBWA Freshman All-America second team honors ... named Big 12 Freshman of the Year ... earned All-Big 12 first team and unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors ... two-time Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection (March 14 and April 11) ... knocked two hits, one run and one RBI in each of the final two games of the NCAA Austin Regional against Kent State (June 5-6) ... went 2-for-4 with a run and one RBI in the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri (May 28) ... had a 2-for-3 day against Texas A&M on May 20 ... on May 14 in the second game of a doubleheader against Texas Southern, he went 1-for-2 with two runs and three RBI ... scored twice in a 2-for-3 performance against Nebraska (May 7) ... stole two bases and went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI on May 3 against Prairie View A&M ... combined to hit .556 (5-for-9) with two runs and five RBI in the final two games of the Kansas series (April 22 and 23) ... registered a 4-for-10 (.400) series with two runs and one RBI against Texas Tech (April 15-17) ... recorded a .500 series (6-for-12) with three runs and three RBI against Baylor (April 8-10) ... went 3-for-5 with two runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 5 ... recorded a 3-for-4 game with a run and stolen base on March 26 against Oklahoma State ... had a 2-for-3 game with three runs, two RBI and a stolen base in the series finale on March 13 against Brown ... hit a grand slam against Brown on March 12 ... drew three walks against UTSA on March 8 ... had a 2-for-3 game with one RBI in the series opener on Feb. 25 at Hawai[apos]i ... batted .818 (9-for-11) in his first collegiate series against Maryland (Feb. 18-20) with six runs, a double, two triples and seven RBI ... in his first collegiate game on Feb. 18 against Maryland, he went 3-for-3 with three RBI ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll in the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters. HIGH?SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner as a second baseman and shortstop under Coach Jim Long at Brenham (Texas) High School ... helped the Brenham Cubs win the State Class 4-A baseball Championship his senior year ... tabbed first-team All-District 18-4A and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association ... hit .470 and produced 50 runs, 15 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 39 RBI as a senior ... named All-District 18-4A Co-MVP and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior ... batted .457 with 17 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 35 RBI as a junior ... earned Academic All-State and was a member of National Honor Society. PERSONAL
Born on September 11, 1991 in Bellville, Texas ... son of Gary and Phyllis ... father played baseball at the University of Houston and for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... has an older sister, Lauren ... majoring in corporate communication.
He was named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for the 2012 fall semester. 2012
In his sophomore season, he started in every game (52 games) and batted .350 (71-for-203) with five home runs and 38 RBI ... earned ABCA All-Midwest Region second team and All-Big 12 first team honors ... also earned Academic All-Big 12 second team honors ... led the team in batting average and RBI ... had 17 doubles, four triples and 11 stolen bases ... registered 19 multi-hit games and led the team with 13 multi-RBI games ... finished the season with a 1-for-4 game and one RBI on May 24 against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament ... had his season-high 12-game hitting streak snapped on May 18 vs. Baylor ... went 2-for-7 with two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep on May 12 against Tarleton State ... recorded back-to-back three-hit games on May 5 and 6 at Missouri ... went 3-for-3 on May 5 with two doubles, one home run and three RBI ... had two RBI in a 2-for-4 game on May 1 against Prairie View A&M ... went 1-for-5 with a double and two RBI on April 27 at Texas A&M ... collected four hits and four RBI in the Kansas series (April 20-22) ... had a 3-for-4 game with a double and three RBI on April 10 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... in the series at Texas Tech (April 5-7), he batted .588 (10-for-17) with five runs, one double, one home run and two RBI ... posted back-to-back four-hit games on April 6 and 7 ... tallied two hits, two runs and two stolen bases on March 30 against California ... hit two home runs with a season-high four RBI in a 3-for-4 game on March 25 at Kansas State ... recorded his first four-hit game of the season on March 17 at Oklahoma in a 4-for-5 game with two runs scored, a triple and two RBI ... went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored on March 2 against Rice ... registered his first hit of the season on Feb. 19 against Duke. 2011
He played and started in all 68 games as a freshman ... batted .348 (78-for-224) with 46 runs, 12 doubles, seven triples, four home runs, 45 RBI and 11 stolen bases ... recorded a .518 slugging percentage and .483 on-base percentage ... hit .371 in Big 12 play with 20 runs, 33 hits, eight doubles, one triple, two home runs and 11 RBI ... earned Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors ... earned Baseball America and NCBWA Freshman All-America second team honors ... named Big 12 Freshman of the Year ... earned All-Big 12 first team and unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors ... two-time Phillips 66 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week selection (March 14 and April 11) ... knocked two hits, one run and one RBI in each of the final two games of the NCAA Austin Regional against Kent State (June 5-6) ... went 2-for-4 with a run and one RBI in the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri (May 28) ... had a 2-for-3 day against Texas A&M on May 20 ... on May 14 in the second game of a doubleheader against Texas Southern, he went 1-for-2 with two runs and three RBI ... scored twice in a 2-for-3 performance against Nebraska (May 7) ... stole two bases and went 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI on May 3 against Prairie View A&M ... combined to hit .556 (5-for-9) with two runs and five RBI in the final two games of the Kansas series (April 22 and 23) ... registered a 4-for-10 (.400) series with two runs and one RBI against Texas Tech (April 15-17) ... recorded a .500 series (6-for-12) with three runs and three RBI against Baylor (April 8-10) ... went 3-for-5 with two runs against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 5 ... recorded a 3-for-4 game with a run and stolen base on March 26 against Oklahoma State ... had a 2-for-3 game with three runs, two RBI and a stolen base in the series finale on March 13 against Brown ... hit a grand slam against Brown on March 12 ... drew three walks against UTSA on March 8 ... had a 2-for-3 game with one RBI in the series opener on Feb. 25 at Hawai[apos]i ... batted .818 (9-for-11) in his first collegiate series against Maryland (Feb. 18-20) with six runs, a double, two triples and seven RBI ... in his first collegiate game on Feb. 18 against Maryland, he went 3-for-3 with three RBI ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll in the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters. HIGH?SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner as a second baseman and shortstop under Coach Jim Long at Brenham (Texas) High School ... helped the Brenham Cubs win the State Class 4-A baseball Championship his senior year ... tabbed first-team All-District 18-4A and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association ... hit .470 and produced 50 runs, 15 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 39 RBI as a senior ... named All-District 18-4A Co-MVP and first-team All-State Class 4A by both the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Texas Sports Writers Association as a junior ... batted .457 with 17 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 35 RBI as a junior ... earned Academic All-State and was a member of National Honor Society. PERSONAL
Born on September 11, 1991 in Bellville, Texas ... son of Gary and Phyllis ... father played baseball at the University of Houston and for the Los Angeles Dodgers ... has an older sister, Lauren ... majoring in corporate communication.
