2020 Baseball Roster
Adler, Eric
Jersey Number 7
Eric Adler
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rockledge, Fla.
- High School:
- Rockledge HS
Bio
Career Accolades
2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List
2022 Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List
Career Overview
Appeared in 43 games on the mound, including one start against Appalachian State (April 19, 2022)... Tossed 44 innings with 66 strikeouts and 11 saves... Posted a career ERA of 5.11 while holding opponents to an average of .181... Drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 191 pick in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Made a career-high 22 appearances, highlighted by first collegiate start against App State on April 19... Tossed 21.1 innings, fanning 37 batters... Record saves against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26), Central Michigan (March 5) and Georgia Tech (March 18), good for second on squad... Kept opponents scoreless in 12 outings... Struck out multiple batters in 11 appearances... Fanned a season-high four batters against VCU (Feb. 20) and High Point (May 11)... Went a season-long two innings against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26) and Boston College (April 3)... Tossed a career-high 42 pitches in first collegiate start versus App State (April 19).
2021 (Freshman)
Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen, serving as the team's closer... Posted a record of 1-3 with a team-best 2.00 ERA in 18 innings... Notched a career-best and team-high six saves, tied for the fifth-most in the ACC at the end of the regular season... Struck out a career-high 24 batters... Fanned at least two opponents in seven appearances... Notched a career-high five punch outs in a career-best two innings against Belmont (May 9)... Blanked opponents nine times, allowing no hits or earned runs... Picked up saves in four-consecutive outings against Elon (March 23), Florida State (March 27), Florida State (March 28) and Louisville (April 4).
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a save over four outings ... Over 4.2 innings, struck out five and walked three while conceding just two hits ... Tossed 2.0 shutout innings in his debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Picked up his first-career save against Brown (Feb. 29), striking out the only batter he faced on three pitches ... Only runs he allowed were three unearned against Sacred Heart (March 1).
Summer Ball
Played for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League with Wake Forest teammate Lucas Costello... Named the league's Relief Pitcher of the Year after striking out 29 batters in 15.2 innings with an ERA of 1.14 and seven saves... Became the first Cape Cod pitcher to post averages of 0.00 ERA, over 10 strikeouts per nine innings and less than 2.5 walks per nine innings since Marcus Stroman in 2010... Helped Braves reach the league's championship game, facing off against Teddy McGraw and Brennen Oxford.
Background
Rated as a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game ... His senior year, he struck out 135 batters in 63 innings with a 1.44 ERA while hitting .400 ... Notched a 1.01 ERA in 62 innings as a junior, striking out 97 ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball and another in football ... Played club ball with Power Baseball ... Chose Wake Forest over Tulane, UCF, Kentucky, Virginia, South Florida, Florida State and High Point.
Personal
Born on Oct. 12, 2000 ... Son of Marlon and Seanna Adler ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Father, Marlon, was a four-year starting quarterback at Missouri from 1982-85, throwing for more than 5,000 yards and totaling 53 touchdowns ... Grandfather, Donnie Smith, was a running back at Mizzou where he led the team in touchdowns in 1959 (four) and 1960 (13) and still holds program special teams records.
2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Preseason Watch List
2022 Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
2021 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Midseason Watch List
Career Overview
Appeared in 43 games on the mound, including one start against Appalachian State (April 19, 2022)... Tossed 44 innings with 66 strikeouts and 11 saves... Posted a career ERA of 5.11 while holding opponents to an average of .181... Drafted by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 191 pick in the sixth round of the 2022 MLB Draft.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Made a career-high 22 appearances, highlighted by first collegiate start against App State on April 19... Tossed 21.1 innings, fanning 37 batters... Record saves against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26), Central Michigan (March 5) and Georgia Tech (March 18), good for second on squad... Kept opponents scoreless in 12 outings... Struck out multiple batters in 11 appearances... Fanned a season-high four batters against VCU (Feb. 20) and High Point (May 11)... Went a season-long two innings against VCU (Feb. 20), NJIT (Feb. 26) and Boston College (April 3)... Tossed a career-high 42 pitches in first collegiate start versus App State (April 19).
2021 (Freshman)
Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen, serving as the team's closer... Posted a record of 1-3 with a team-best 2.00 ERA in 18 innings... Notched a career-best and team-high six saves, tied for the fifth-most in the ACC at the end of the regular season... Struck out a career-high 24 batters... Fanned at least two opponents in seven appearances... Notched a career-high five punch outs in a career-best two innings against Belmont (May 9)... Blanked opponents nine times, allowing no hits or earned runs... Picked up saves in four-consecutive outings against Elon (March 23), Florida State (March 27), Florida State (March 28) and Louisville (April 4).
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a save over four outings ... Over 4.2 innings, struck out five and walked three while conceding just two hits ... Tossed 2.0 shutout innings in his debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15) ... Picked up his first-career save against Brown (Feb. 29), striking out the only batter he faced on three pitches ... Only runs he allowed were three unearned against Sacred Heart (March 1).
Summer Ball
Played for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League with Wake Forest teammate Lucas Costello... Named the league's Relief Pitcher of the Year after striking out 29 batters in 15.2 innings with an ERA of 1.14 and seven saves... Became the first Cape Cod pitcher to post averages of 0.00 ERA, over 10 strikeouts per nine innings and less than 2.5 walks per nine innings since Marcus Stroman in 2010... Helped Braves reach the league's championship game, facing off against Teddy McGraw and Brennen Oxford.
Background
Rated as a top-500 prospect by Perfect Game ... His senior year, he struck out 135 batters in 63 innings with a 1.44 ERA while hitting .400 ... Notched a 1.01 ERA in 62 innings as a junior, striking out 97 ... Earned four varsity letters in baseball and another in football ... Played club ball with Power Baseball ... Chose Wake Forest over Tulane, UCF, Kentucky, Virginia, South Florida, Florida State and High Point.
Personal
Born on Oct. 12, 2000 ... Son of Marlon and Seanna Adler ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Father, Marlon, was a four-year starting quarterback at Missouri from 1982-85, throwing for more than 5,000 yards and totaling 53 touchdowns ... Grandfather, Donnie Smith, was a running back at Mizzou where he led the team in touchdowns in 1959 (four) and 1960 (13) and still holds program special teams records.
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