#16 Eric
Maust
Alpharetta, Ga. Blessed Trinity H.S. RHP
Senior
6-1
185
Bats: R • Throws: R
AT NOTRE DAME: Three-year monogram winner that enters senior season with a 4.51 career ERA and 14-6 record, plus 104 strikeouts, 58 walks and 237 hits allowed (.292 opponent batting average) in 43 appearances (27 starts) and 199.2 innings (16 hit batters, eight wild pitches, 12 home runs allowed) ... averaging 4.69 strikeouts and 2.61 walks per 9.0 innings pitched in his career ... two-sport talent who impressively has met the challenge of playing football and baseball at Notre Dame on a high level ... a tremendous athlete who also played center field and was a football quarterback during his high school years ... has served as Notre Dame’s third starter each of the last two seasons ... known for his pitching savvy and effectiveness in locating three pitches for strikes, with high-80s fastball and solid changeup ... has a good feel for his delivery and knows how to “will” outs by aggressively attacking the hitters ... does good job controlling running game and fielding his position ... has competitive presence and strong leadership. JUNIOR SEASON (2009): Made 14 appearances on the mound in the spring, all starts ... served as Notre Dame’s third weekend starter for the second consecutive season ... his 14 appearances were tied for sixth-most by any Irish pitcher ... his 14 starts were tied for first with Cole Johnson for most on the staff ... went 6-3 (second straight season with 6-3 mark) with a 4.94 earned run average in 85.2 innings of work ... allowed 104 hits as his opponents batted .295 against him ... struck out 26 and walked 28 ... among hurlers with at least 56.0 innings (1.0 inning pitched per team game), he ranked first in runners picked off, tied for first in fewest earned runs allowed, second on the staff in ERA, second in lowest opponent batting average, second in winning percentage, second in innings pitched, second in fewest hits allowed, second in fewest runs allowed, second in fewest walks allowed, second in fewest doubles allowed, second in fewest home runs allowed ... tied for second in victories and fourth in strikeouts ... went at least six innings in eight of his 14 starts, including working into the eighth inning in six of his last eight starts of the season ... right-handed hitters batted .274 (65-for-237) against him ... averaged 2.73 strikeouts and 2.94 walks per nine innings ... induced a staff-high seven groundball double plays ... Notre Dame posted a 9-5 record when Maust started ... went 3-3 with a 5.74 ERA in nine appearances (all starts) in BIG EAST action ... allowed 76 hits in 53.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .329 against him ... struck out 19 and walked 18 ... averaged nearly six innings per start in league games ... ranked tied for second in the BIG EAST in overall starts, tied for sixth in overall runners picked off and seventh in overall innings pitched ... in conference games only (minimum 1.0 inning per team game), tied for the lead in fewest triples allowed (one of eight qualifying pitchers to not surrender a triple) and ranked tied for third in runners picked off ... made season debut on Feb. 21 against Illinois (allowed six runs, only three earned, on four hits in 5.0 innings; walked three and struck out one in no-decision) ... tossed 5.1 innings and allowed two runs, both earned, on eight hits (struck out one and walked none) in a no-decision against Creighton on March 1 ... picked up first victory of the season with a solid outing against NCAA Tournament qualifier Washington State on March 8 (allowed three runs, only two earned, on four hits in 7.0 innings; walked three and struck out two) ... registered his second consecutive quality start and victory against UTPA on March 15 (allowed two earned runs on six hits in 7.0 innings; walked three and struck out one) ... was charged with the loss against Seton Hall on March 22 (roughed up for five runs, four earned, on nine hits in 4.1 innings of work) ... posted worst outing of the season in next start against Pittsburgh on March 29 (rocked for 12 runs, 11 earned, on 14 hits in just 4.0 innings of work) ... the totals for hits, runs and earned runs were staff highs ... rebounded with three consecutive outstanding outings against Villanova (April 4), Cincinnati (April 11) and West Virginia (April 18) ... picked up the victories in all three contests ... tossed 8.1 innings and allowed three earned runs on six hits in the triumph over the Wildcats ... salvaged the final game of the series with the Bearcats (allowed two earned runs on six hits in 7.1 innings of work) ... closed the three-game winning streak with a complete game, shutout of the Mountaineers (struck out two, walked one and yielded only five hits; all singles over the first four innings) ...
became the first pitcher to throw a complete game shutout of West Virginia since May 11, 2007 ... outing was even more impressive when you consider he spent the earlier part of the afternoon playing for the Irish in the Blue-Gold spring football game (punted five times for 187 yards, including two inside the 20 yard line) ... did not allow more than one base runner in any inning, and no West Virginia runner advanced past second base in the game ... West Virginia, who entered the game batting .368 (third best in the nation) and scoring 10.2 runs per game, was shutout for the first time of the season (first time in 94 games) and recorded a season-low five hits (previous low hit total had been eight) ... after threegame winning streak was halted in a difficult start against Louisville on April 26, helped the Irish salvage the final game of the UConn series despite not rendering in the decision (worked 8.0 innings and allowed just two earned runs on eight hits) ... failed to earn a decision in a third straight start against USF on May 10 (scattered 14 hits and four earned runs in 7.1 innings of work; struck out four and walked none) ... struggled in final tune-up for the BIG EAST tournament (roughed up for four runs, three earned, on seven hits and three walks in 3.0 innings) at St. John’s on May 16 ... rebounded from quite possibly his worst start of the season (at Louisville, April 26) to silence the Cardinals in their BIG EAST tournament meeting ... induced 10 ground ball outs over the first five innings ... sent down 20 of the 22 batters he faced between the third and eighth innings ... only allowed a twoout single in the fifth and a solo home run in the sixth ... was not able to finish the game and was pulled after a double and walk in the ninth (leading to a pair of runs after his removal), but picked up the victory with 8.0+ innings of six-hit and four earned run baseball ... spent the summer of 2008 with the Mentium Athletics of the Great South League. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008): Made 14 appearances on the mound in the spring, including 10 starts ... named all-BIG EAST second team ... opened the season in the Irish bullpen as the long reliever ... made first four appearances out of the bullpen before moving into the starting rotation ... his 14 appearances were tied for fourth-most by any pitcher ... his 10 starts were third-most on the staff ... went 6-3 with a 4.52 earned run average in 69.2 innings of work ... allowed 75 hits in 69.2 innings as his opponents batted .278 against him, but also struck out 46 and walked 23 ... among hurlers with at least 55.0 innings, ranked second on the staff in ERA, second in lowest opponent batting average, tied for the team-lead in victories, third in innings pitched, third in strikeouts, first in fewest total runs allowed, second in fewest earned runs allowed, first in fewest walks allowed, first in fewest
doubles and tied for fewest home runs allowed ... went at least six innings in seven of his 10 starts, including a span of five consecutive outings of at least seven innings ... surrendered 16 extra-base hits on the entire season (10 doubles, 6 home runs) against 301 batters faced ... proved even tougher against left-handed hitters as they managed just a .244 batting average (22-for-90) ... right-handed hitters batted .294 (53-for-180) against him ... averaged 5.94 strikeouts and 2.97 walks per nine innings ... held opponents to a .258 batting average (31-for-120) with runners on base ... Notre Dame posted a 6-4 record when Maust started ... as a starter, went 6-3 with a 4.67 ERA in 60.1 innings of work (10 starts) ... struck out 36 and walked 20 ... as a reliever, went 0-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 9.1 innings of work ... yielded seven hits as opponents batted just .219 against him ... struck out 10 and walked three ... went 6-1 with a 2.98 ERA in seven appearances (all starts) in BIG EAST action ... allowed 39 hits in 48.1 innings of work as his opponents batted just .223 against him ... struck out 27 and walked 16 ... averaged nearly seven innings per start in league games ... in conference games only (minimum 1.0 inning per team game), ranked seventh in ERA, sixth in opponent’s batting average, tied for second in wins and tied for fifth in fewest runs allowed ... made season debut on Feb. 22 against Liberty ... tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief ... surrendered one hit and struck out three ... faced two batters (hit one and retired the other) versus Boston College on Mar. 2 ... was stellar out of the bullpen against Lehigh on Mar. 6, but did not render in the decision ... tossed 5.2 innings and allowed one earned run on five hits (struck out six and walked one) ... struggled in final relief outing of season (before moving into the starting rotation) against top-ranked Arizona ... went 6.0+ innings
2010 BASEBALL
63