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Eldridge, Creighton
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Jersey Number 7
Creighton Eldridge
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- Previous School:
- McLennan CC
- High School:
- Mansfield Summit HS
- Pronunciation:
- L/L
Bio
2019: Moved into sixth all-time in program history for career home runs with 19 slammed in his Skyhawk career…Ranks second in school history for most career triples as he has legged out nine three baggers in his time donning a UT Martin uniform…Led the Skyhawks in walks (34) and stolen bases (nine)…Hammered 10 homers with two coming in the front end of a double header at Eastern Illinois on April 26…Plated 21 runs on the year as he accumulated two RBIs on four occasions coming against Morehead State (March 29), Austin Peay (April 21), at Eastern Illinois (April 26) and at Murray State (May 12)…Rapped out a season-best three hits against Union on March 27 while tallying seven two-hit outings…Showed patience at the plate as he drew multiple walks in five different games with his campaign-high of three coming at Eastern Illinois on April 28.
2018: Started the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury that led to a redshirt season…Picked up a double and an RBI in the back end of the doubleheader against Troy on Feb. 17 while also drawing a pair of walks in the contest and also swiped a base on the day…Drew a total of five walks in his five-game season.
2017: Started in 50 games for the Skyhawks…Led the Ohio Valley Conference as well as the team in triples (6) and paced the Skyhawks in walks (29) while ranking second on the squad in slugging percentage (.548) and home runs (9)…Put together multi-homerun games on back-to-back occasions against Bethel (March 7) and Tennessee Tech (March 9)…Against Bethel he drove in a season-high six runs and the aforementioned game against Tennessee Tech saw him move five runners across the plate…Tallied a total of nine multi-RBI games…Compiled a 13-game hitting streak from April 22-May 12, during that time he collected 11 RBIs and 18 runs scored to go along with four home runs…He also put together an 18-game on-base streak from April 18-May 14.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of the highly successful McLennan Community College program located in Waco, Texas…Playing for head coach Mitch Thompson, he helped the Highlanders post an 86-32 record and make a pair of Region V Tournament appearances in his two seasons…Posted a .273 batting average in 40 games, compiling a .404 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage as a sophomore…Scored 22 runs and collected 21 RBI’s while tying for the team lead with 11 stolen bases (in 12 attempts)…Upped his game against conference competition, posting a slash line of .324/.435/.649 in 21 games…Best game of the season came on Feb. 13 against Midland College when he went 3-for-3 with five RBI’s, two runs scored and a stolen base, finishing just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle…Was a freshman on MCC’s 2015 squad that won the Region V championship for the first time since 1987 before finishing in second place at the JUCO World Series…Appeared in 19 games as a true freshman, shaking off a slow start to hit .333 over the season’s final two months…Prepped at Mansfield Summit High School, where he played for head coach Chris Peacock…Accumulated a .330 batting average with a .463 on-base percentage and a .586 slugging percentage as a senior, tallying 34 runs scored, 20 RBI’s and 16 stolen bases for the Jaguars…Earned All-District 15-4A honors as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on December 18, 1995...Son of Mark and Charlyn Eldridge...Majoring in construction management.
2018: Started the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury that led to a redshirt season…Picked up a double and an RBI in the back end of the doubleheader against Troy on Feb. 17 while also drawing a pair of walks in the contest and also swiped a base on the day…Drew a total of five walks in his five-game season.
2017: Started in 50 games for the Skyhawks…Led the Ohio Valley Conference as well as the team in triples (6) and paced the Skyhawks in walks (29) while ranking second on the squad in slugging percentage (.548) and home runs (9)…Put together multi-homerun games on back-to-back occasions against Bethel (March 7) and Tennessee Tech (March 9)…Against Bethel he drove in a season-high six runs and the aforementioned game against Tennessee Tech saw him move five runners across the plate…Tallied a total of nine multi-RBI games…Compiled a 13-game hitting streak from April 22-May 12, during that time he collected 11 RBIs and 18 runs scored to go along with four home runs…He also put together an 18-game on-base streak from April 18-May 14.
BEFORE UTM: Was part of the highly successful McLennan Community College program located in Waco, Texas…Playing for head coach Mitch Thompson, he helped the Highlanders post an 86-32 record and make a pair of Region V Tournament appearances in his two seasons…Posted a .273 batting average in 40 games, compiling a .404 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage as a sophomore…Scored 22 runs and collected 21 RBI’s while tying for the team lead with 11 stolen bases (in 12 attempts)…Upped his game against conference competition, posting a slash line of .324/.435/.649 in 21 games…Best game of the season came on Feb. 13 against Midland College when he went 3-for-3 with five RBI’s, two runs scored and a stolen base, finishing just a home run shy of hitting for the cycle…Was a freshman on MCC’s 2015 squad that won the Region V championship for the first time since 1987 before finishing in second place at the JUCO World Series…Appeared in 19 games as a true freshman, shaking off a slow start to hit .333 over the season’s final two months…Prepped at Mansfield Summit High School, where he played for head coach Chris Peacock…Accumulated a .330 batting average with a .463 on-base percentage and a .586 slugging percentage as a senior, tallying 34 runs scored, 20 RBI’s and 16 stolen bases for the Jaguars…Earned All-District 15-4A honors as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on December 18, 1995...Son of Mark and Charlyn Eldridge...Majoring in construction management.
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