2005 (Duke) ? A catcher and designated hitter for Duke during the 2004 and 2005 seasons ... Played in 57 games with the Blue Devils in two years ... Batted .272 in 2005 with 22 hits in 81 at bats ... Started 23 of 29 games, scoring 12 runs and knocking in 18 RBI ... Had eight extra-base hits, with four doubles and four home runs ... Was walked 14 times and hit by three pitches ... Stole two bases.
2004 (Duke) ? Saw action in 28 games, starting nine... Eight of his 11 hits were for extra bases (five doubles and three home runs) ... Recorded a .510 slugging percentage ... Hit .385 with a 1.154 slugging percentage in regular season ACC games ... Played in his first collegiate game against Navy (2/8) ... Recorded his first collegiate hit - an RBI-double - and scored against Cincinnati on Feb. 14 ... Went 1-2 with a double two walks and an RBI in his first collegiate start against the Bearcats (2/15) ... Went 3-4 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and two RBI against Radford (2/21) ... Went 1-3 with a walk, double and run scored against Radford (2/22) ... Hit a double against No. 17 N.C. State (3/19) ... Hit his first career home run against No. 18 North Carolina (4/25)... Hit his second consecutive pinch-hit home run with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the game against No. 21 Georgia Tech (5/7) ... Went 2-3 with the game-winning two-run homer against Clemson (5/21).
High School ? A four-year letterwinner at Armwood High School ... Hit .340 with five home runs, three triples, 15 doubles and 29 RBI as a junior ... Led team in home runs, triples and slugging percentage ... Hit .390 as a sophomore ... Hit .295 with three home runs as a freshman, when his team won the Class 4A state championship ... Was the runner-up in the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championship in 2001 with Team Florida USA ... Won the USA Baseball Junior National Olympic National Championship with Team Florida USA in 2001 ... Led Team Florida USA in home runs in the summer of 2002 ... Lettered in football as a sophomore ... Member of the National Honors Society ... John Lynch Foundation student-athlete of the month in December 2002.
Personal ? Full name is Eric Arthur Baumann ... Born Oct. 1, 1984 in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Art and Maggie Baumann ... Has one brother, Sean (20) who plays baseball at Georgetown and one sister, Jessica (15) ... Uncle, Chris Baumann, played college football at Springfield College ... Enjoys going to the beach and video games
