2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 8
Eric Callahan
- Position:
- Shortstop
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Bexley
Career Highlights
- All-PSAC East First Team (2019)
- Millersville single-season record for home runs by a shortstop (6, 2019 and 2021)
- Millersville Dining with Champions Career Achievement Award (2021)
2021 (Fifth-Year Senior)
- Capped Millersville career with the fifth-most games played (211), sixth-most at-bats (680), fourth-most assists (437)
- Tied career-high in home runs with six
- Ranked fourth on the team with 31 RBIs
- Tied for the team-lead and tied for sixth in the PSAC with 17 stolen bases
- Led the PSAC in assists with 94
- Recorded a career-high four hits, a season-high five RBIs and two home runs in game two of the PSAC Semifinal series vs. Bloomsburg
- Outstanding PSAC Tournament performance, going 9-for-18 with four runs scored and four steals in the team's four games
- Produced 12 multi-hit games including four in the postseason
2020 (Senior)
- Totaled 67 at-bats for the season (the second-highest total in the PSAC)
- Scored 17 runs (the seventh-highest total in the PSAC and second-highest on the Marauders)
- Played and started all 18 games at shortstop
- Hit .313 with 21 hits (third-most on the team)
- Hit four doubles and drove home 5 RBIs
- Stole six bases on eight attempts (tied for the second-most on the team)
- Finished the season on a five-game hitting streak, batting .421 during that stretch and scoring at least one run in each of those games
- Season ended early due to coronovirus pandemic
2019 (Junior)
- A career year for the junior shortstop, setting career highs in average (.314), on base percentage (.376), slugging percentage (.491), home runs (7), RBIs (40), runs (31) and steals (15)
- Led the PSAC in assists with 112, posting a .966 fielding percentage--first among all league shortstops
- Second on the team with a .338 average against the PSAC East
- Produced 14 multi-hit games including four games with three hits
- Produced 10 multi-RBI games including a career-high five as part of a two-homer game at Mansfield on April 13
- Went 5-for-10 with eight RBIs and three home runs in that doubleheader
- Doubled in two of Millersville's three runs in a win over Shepherd on April 23
- Reached base in 18 consecutive games in one stretch
- Hit a home run against CalU in the PSAC Tournament.
2018 (Sophomore)
- One of just three players to start all 57 games
- Started every game at shortstop
- Ranked second on the team in doubles (12)
- Scored 23 runs and drove in 22
- Stole nine bases in 12 attempts
- Posted a .948 fielding percentage with a team-high 139 assists
- Led the PSAC in assists
- Contributed to 30 double plays turned, ranking fourth in the PSAC
- Of the 26 PSAC players with at least 70 assists, only eight produced a better fielding percentage
- Had six fewer errors and 19 and 34 more chances than two PSAC shortstops who were selected in MLB Draft
- Committed just one error in final 18 games (Millersville went 12-5 in those games)
- Did not have an error in each of the final 13 games
- Turned a double play in eight of the last 13 games
- Closed the season with a streak of 56 consecutive chances without an error
- Hit .250 against the PSAC East
- Hit .267 in nine postseason games
- Walked three times and scored twice, including the game-tying run in the top of the ninth against Mercyhurst, in the PSAC Tournament
- Went 3 for 4 with a run scored against West Chester in the NCAA regional
- Totaled eight multi-hit games on the season
- Had a career-high four RBIs including a three-run homer against Goldey-Beacom on March 3
- Stole a season-high two bases against Lake Erie on Feb. 24
2017 (Freshman)
- Opened the season sharing time at shortstop but took over the full-time starting role on April 1 for the Mansfield series
- Started each of the final 31 games and drove in 14 runs with two doubles and two homers in 89 at bats
- Hit .213 after April 1
- Grew more comfortable in the field
- Committed only two errors over the final 24 regular season games while totaling 84 chances in that span (.976)
- Had two hits in four games after April 15
- Drove in five runs as part of a two-hit game at Goldey-Beacom
- Reached base in each of the final four games of the season
- Team went 24-13 (.649) with him in the starting lineup and 10-6 without him
- Posted a season-high six assists with nine chances without an error against Lock Haven on April 21.
High School
- Helped his team to an undefeated, league championship as a junior
- Named All-Mid-State League
About the Marauder
- Why Millersville: The coaching staff, the facilities, the winning tradition, and the availability to play and learn from great teammates.
- Favorite professor at Millersville: Dr. Trout
- Off-the-field hobbies: I enjoy hanging out with my teammates and watching sports.
- Interesting summer job or internship: Summer Baseball in the Futures League
- Hidden talent: Too many to list
- Favorite pro athlete: Derek Jeter
- Favorite show to binge watch: Mind Hunter
- Pregame ritual: Lots of water, lots of stretching, other than that just getting my mind locked in and making sure I have a good feel for the stadium we're playing in and the arms/lineup we're gong to face.
Personal
- Son of Richard and Barb Callahan
- Has one older sister (Emily) and a younger brother (Ryan)
- Grandfather Thomas Jennel played baseball and football and Miami of Ohio, and great grandfather Warren Ott is a member of the Miami Athletic Hall of Fame
- Majoring in business
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill [DH] (May 17, 2025)
Saturday, May 17
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. Seton Hill (May 16, 2025)
Friday, May 16
Highlights: Millersville Baseball NCAA Atlantic Regional vs. California (Pa.) (May 15, 2025)
Thursday, May 15
Highlights: Millersville Baseball PSAC Tournament Championship vs. Cal U(May 10, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
