Eric DeJesus

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Class:
Senior
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 180
Position:
INF
Hometown:
Diboll, Texas
High School:
Diboll HS

2018 (Senior): Closed out his collegiate career by taking over as the program's all-time leader in walks drawn...Was one of only three players to take part in all 53 games throughout the season and started 44 of them in the infield...Posted a slash line of .277/.394/.377...Racked up 44 hits - including five doubles, a triple and a trio of home runs - as well as a team-high 29 walks...Drove in 26 runs - the third-highest total on the team...Enjoyed 13 multi-hit games which included a pair of three-hit outings...Drove in a career-best three runs on two occasions, the first of which came in a non-conference home win over Prairie View A&M (3/13)...Posted the first three-hit game of his career in a Southland Conference home setback to Incarnate Word where he also finished with two RBI and a run scored (3/31).

2017 (Junior): Relied on once again to play third base during his inaugural season as an upperclassman...Played in 44 of SFA's 57 games and made 20 appearances in the starting lineup...Batted .213/.412/.315 and finished with 17 hits, 16 RBI, three doubles, one home run, 22 runs scored and 22 walks against 11 strikeouts...In the field, racked up 21 putouts along with 35 assists and finished with a fielding percentage of .903...Enjoyed a pair of multi-hit outings, the first of which came in a non-conference home win in which he struck for a pair of singles and scored a career-high three runs against Texas Southern (3/1)...Tied his career-best by driving in two runs on five occasions, the last of which came in a Southland Conference setback at Lamar in which he launched his first collegiate home run (5/12).

2016 (Sophomore): Took part in 49 of SFA's 60 games and made 21 starts at third base...Posted a slash line of .167/.310/.236 during his second collegiate campaign...Finished the season 12-for-72 at the plate with four RBI, 12 runs scored, 14 walks and five doubles...Enjoyed his lone multi-hit game of the season in a Southland Conference win at Abilene Christian (5/1) where he went 2-for-2...Stole his only base of the season in a road tilt at No. 4-ranked Texas A&M (2/23)...Amassed 16 putouts, 46 infield assists and six errors for a fielding percentage of .912.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 45 games with 31 starts ... .270 batting average ... 409 on base percentage ... .342 slugging percentage ... 30 hits in 111 at bats ... Drew a team-high 21 walks ... Four doubles ... Two triples ... 21 RBI ... one stolen base ... 18 putouts.

Before SFA: Four-year letterwinner at shortstop and pitcher for Diboll ... Third team All-State in 2014 ... All-District selection in 2013 ... Voted as team's Offensive MVP in 2012 ... Newcomer of the Year in 2011.