Eric Roof

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Eric Roof
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Roof with Michigan State in 2007
Biographical details
Born (1986-11-15) November 15, 1986 (age 36)
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)
2013–2014Michigan State (vol. asst.)
2015–2017 Eastern Michigan (asst.)
2018Eastern Michigan (Interim HC)
2019–2023Eastern Michigan
Head coaching record
Overall78–153–1
TournamentsMAC: 4–2
NCAA: 0–0

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.

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Amateur career

Roof 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

Roof 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

Roof 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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference)(2018–2023)
2018 Eastern Michigan 22–3414–136th Mid-American Tournament
2019 Eastern Michigan 11–43–16–219th
2020 Eastern Michigan 2–120–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Eastern Michigan 21–3015–25T-9th
2022 Eastern Michigan 22–3416–247th
2023 Eastern Michigan 27-2612–18T-9th
Eastern Michigan:105–179–163–101
Total:105–179–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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