#6 Erik Turgeon

Junior
INF/RHP
R/R
Palm Harbor, Fla.
Dunedin High School

2007 SEASON: Started 23 of the 24 games he appeared in... had 17 hits, six runs batted in, 10 runs, and a batting average of .210... registered three doubles on the season... went 3-for-4 with two runs batted in and two runs scored against NYIT (Mar. 22)... also appeared in nine games on the hill starting four of those contests... hurled 27.1 innings compiling 16 strikeouts, a 1-0 record, and a 5.93 ERA . . . struck out a season-high five batters while allowing only one hit in three innings of work in a start against Hartford (Apr. 17).

2006 SEASON: Started in 27 of the 28 games on which he appeared … finished sixth on the team with a .327 batting average … ended the season with six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 22 RBI … was third on the club with a .490 slugging percentage … recorded his first collegiate hit and run scored in UConn’s 6-0 win over Iona (Mar. 5) … was 2-for-4 with two RBI in Huskies’ 17-0 shutout of Mt. St. Mary’s (Mar. 6) … went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBI in a 20-1 win at Sacred Heart (Mar. 15) … went 3-for-5 with three RBI and belted his first career home run in a 7-6 win at South Florida (Mar. 18) … had a season-high four hits in a 4-for-4 showing with two runs scored and two RBI in an 8-5 win over Yale (Mar. 29) … recorded a season-high four RBI in a 7-1 win over Massachusetts … also made six appearances on the hill for the Huskies … was tied for the team lead with three saves … finished the season with a 5.19 earned run average … struck out a season-high three batters en route to his first career save in UConn’s 5-4 win over Eastern Kentucky (Mar. 11).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Dunedin High School in Dunedin, Fla. ... drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2005 ... earned one varsity letter under head coach Tom Hilbert ... played in the Big League World Series for Team Florida ... participated in the Florida state All-Star game ... earned the Sky Hawk athletic award ... first team All-Suncoast all four seasons ... first team All-State ... earned the team’s defensive award in his junior year and the offensive award in his senior year.

PERSONAL: A resource economics major ... born March 25, 1987.