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2023 Baseball

Hailey ji Cai deyhun Latlief
Hailey ji Cai deyhun Latlief

Eddie Niemann III #23 C

  • Position:
    C
  • Hometown:
    Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Highschool:
    Pinnacle
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-3 / 225
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Major:
    Business Administration and Management
  • Prev School:
    Paradise Valley C.C.

Summary

Biography

AS A GRADUATE(2023)
Appeared in 39 games and started 32 of them… Batted .326 and recorded 39 RBI’s… Had 43 hits including two doubles and seven homeruns… Scored 26 runs… Had a .500 slugging percentage and a .387 on base percentage… His best game of the season came against Nova Southeastern on 3/31 where he went a perfect 4-4 including a double, a homerun, and he drove in a massive seven runs.

AS A SENIOR (2022)
2nd on the team in batting average, hitting .344 in 38 games of action. Had 44 hits on the season

AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Appeared in 23 contests for the Lions while making 20 starts … posted a .243 batting average with five doubles and a homerun … drove in 11 runs while scoring 11 … drew six walks and three hit by pitches … made Saint Leo debut versus Tampa (2/27) … registered first hit in the Green & Gold versus Tampa as well … had a double, two RBI and a run scored versus the Spartans in game one … had a season-high three hits versus Florida Southern (3/24) while going 3-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and two runs scored … had five contests with two or more hits … drove in a season-high three runs versus Florida Tech (4/17) … was 2-for-4 versus the Panthers with two doubles … threw out seven base stealers from behind the dish.

CAREER
Transferred to Saint Leo after two seasons at Paradise Valley Community College … received 2019 ACCAC JUCO All-Star honors … posted a .333 batting average over 21 games in the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020 … drove in 14 runs while posting five doubles and a homerun … as a freshman had a .286 batting average while appearing in 23 contests … drove in 15 while collecting a pair of doubles … prepped at Pinnacle High School under head coach Roy Mueller … served as team captain … a three-year letterman.
 
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 18 in Chicago Ill. … son of Ed and Isabelle Niemann … has two brothers, Nick and Jon … father, Ed, was a wide receiver for the University of Evansville … favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Cardinals … favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Tim Tebow.

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2021Junior

    C
    6'2" 210 lbs
    36
  • 23

    2022Senior

    C
    6'2" 210 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023Graduate Student

    C
    6'3" 225 lbs
    23