ERIK HUBER
3/6/85; '07 12th; Eastern Illinois Univ.
R/R; 6-5, 230
| Level |
BA |
OBP |
SA |
AB |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
CS |
| 2004 NCAA |
.378 |
.429 |
.378 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 2005
NCAA |
.322 |
.401 |
.407 |
202 |
11 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
1 |
| 2006 NCAA |
.404 |
.496 |
.480 |
198 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
| 2007
NCAA |
.409 |
.473 |
.679 |
159 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
20 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
| 2007 A- |
.227 |
.308 |
.313 |
150 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
Huber
led the Ohio Valley Conference in hitting his last two years. In an article on the school's web site, he was quoted as saying he didn't regard himself as a power hitter. He did, however, add a lot of power in his senior year at the request of his coaches without sacrificing his contact ability at all. Still, it was just like the power-starved Dave Littlefield Pirates, after drafting no power hitters in the draft's first eleven rounds, to select a 6'5" corner player who viewed himself as a singles hitter. Hopefully he'll retain the adjustment he made in 2007. He played firstbase in college but the Pirates announced him as an outfielder. Not surprisingly, as a senior he signed quickly. He played RF and DH for State College and didn't hit. His initial season was similar to that of another 12th round pick, Jason Delaney, including the fact that both showed passable plate discipline. It's possible that Huber, like Delaney, just needed some adjustment time. He'll head to Hickory for 2008. He's expected to start in LF, so the Pirates probably believe his struggles at State College were just an initial adjustment, as proved to be the case with Delaney.
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