Eric Christopher Roof (born November 15, 1986) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the former head baseball coach at Eastern Michigan University. Roof played college baseball at St. Catharine College and at Michigan State University for coaches David Grewe and Jake Boss from 2007 to 2009.
_(cropped).jpg) Roof with Michigan State in 2007 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1986 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2006 | St. Catharine College |
| 2007–2009 | Michigan State |
| 2009 | Oneonta Tigers |
| 2010 | West Michigan Whitecaps |
| 2010 | Connecticut Tigers |
| 2011 | Lakeland Flying Tigers |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | Michigan State (vol. asst.) |
| 2015–2017 | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
| 2018 | Eastern Michigan (Interim HC) |
| 2019–2023 | Eastern Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 78–153–1 |
| Tournaments | MAC: 4–2 NCAA: 0–0 |
Amateur career
editRoof attended St. Mary High School in Paducah, Kentucky.[1] Roof then enrolled at St. Catharine College, to play college baseball for the Patriots baseball team.
As a freshman at St. Catharine College in 2006, Roof had a .345 batting average, 4 home runs and a 33 RBIs.[2]
As a sophomore in 2007, Roof transferred to Michigan State University to play for the Michigan State Spartans baseball team.[3] He batted .247 with a .333 SLG, 1 home run, and 9 RBIs.[4]
In the 2008 season as a junior, Roof hit .308 with a .423 SLG, 3 home runs, and 33 RBIs.[5] Roof was drafted in the 46th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers, but Roof opted to return to Michigan State for his senior season.
Roof had his best season as a senior in 2009, hitting a career high in doubles (14), home runs (6), RBIs (41) and slugged (.525).[6]
Professional career
editRoof was drafted by the Tigers again, this time in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. Roof played 3 years in the Tigers's organization. Playing for the Oneonta Tigers, West Michigan Whitecaps, Connecticut Tigers and Lakeland Flying Tigers.
Coaching career
editRoof returned to Michigan State as a volunteer assistant in 2013 and remained with the program through 2014.[7] In late December 2017, Van Ameyde left Eastern Michigan to become the pitching coach at Michigan State. On January 3, 2018, Roof was named the interim head coach for the Eagles.[8]
On June 4, 2018, Roof was named the full-time head coach of the Eastern Michigan program.[9]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Eastern Michigan | 22–34 | 14–13 | 6th | Mid-American Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 11–43–1 | 6–21 | 9th | |||||
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 2–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Eastern Michigan | 21–30 | 15–25 | T-9th | |||||
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 22–34 | 16–24 | 7th | |||||
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 27-26 | 12–18 | T-9th | |||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 105–179–1 | 63–101 | |||||||
| Total: | 105–179–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Al Willman (June 4, 2018). "St. Mary alum promoted to full-time baseball coach at Eastern Michigan". www.paducahsun.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Eric Roof". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Spartans" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Michigan State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for 2007". www.msuspartans.com. Michigan State University. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for 2008". www.msuspartans.com. Michigan State University. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Summary for 2009". www.msuspartans.com. Michigan State University. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan State University baseball coach Jake Boss, assistants get Jackson-area players in the swing of baseball". www.mlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. January 14, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "Eric Roof Named Interim Head Coach For EMU Baseball". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. January 3, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ Tony Paul (June 4, 2018). "EMU names Eric Roof baseball coach, removes interim tag". www.detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Eastern Michigan Eagles bio