Mike Eggert

HEIGHT

6’3″

WEIGHT

225 lbs

POSITION

RHP

B/T

R/R

CLASS

Sr.

HOMETOWN

Greenville, S.C.

SCHOOL

Wofford

@michael_eggert19

2023 ALL-VBL SOUTH

2022 VBL CHAMPION

SUMMER 2023

Made 11 appearances in his sophomore Tom Sox season, seven out of the bullpen and four starts
Named a First Team All-South selection after posting an outstanding 1.20 ERA in 30 innings and striking out 27 while walking only six
Led the team among pitchers with 20+ innings with a .126 opponent batting average
Did not allow a run in any of his seven relief appearances
VBL All-Star
Made season debut against Purcellville, striking out a pair in two hitless innings (June 10)
Three scoreless innings of relief in win against Harrisonburg (June 15)
Earned save in three consecutive appearances (June 18-July 5)
First win came after 2.1 scoreless innings at Strasburg, striking out three (July 8)
First start at Waynesboro, allowing one run in four innings on July 16
Threw eight innings in clinching game three against Front Royal on July 30, the most by a ‘Sox pitcher since 2016, striking out seven and walking none

SUMMER 2022

Pitched in four games for the Tom Sox in 2022, finishing with a 7.20 ERA in ten innings
Struck out six batters and walked four
Opened season with 2.1 scoreless innings at Covington (June 9)
Struck out three in 2.1 innings against Covington, allowing one run (July 2)

*** BIO INFORMATION COURTESY OF WOFFORD ATHLETICS ***

SPRING 2023

Made 13 appearances with six starts
Was 4-2 on the season with a 6.23 ERA over 34.2 innings
Struck out 24 batters
Made season debut with 2.0 scoreless relief innings against Southern Illinois (2/17), allowing only one hit and striking out one
Pitched 4.0 innings with five punchouts against Winthrop (2/28)
Made first-career start at Winthrop (3/7), earning the win after 3.0 shutout innings with a strikeout and only two hits surrendered
Earned the win after 2.0 relief innings against VMI (3/25)
Earned win after 4.0 scoreless innings in a starting role at Winthrop (4/18), allowing only two hits and a walk
Started at UNC Asheville (4/25), earning win after tossing 5.0 shutout innings with a career-high seven punchouts
Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on May 1 after his performance at UNC Asheville
Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

SPRING 2022

Appeared in six games, all in relief
Posted a 1.59 ERA over 5.2 innings with eight strikeouts
Made collegiate debut at UNC Asheville (5/4), notching his first strikeout against the only batter he faced
Pitched a scoreless inning in game one of a doubleheader against The Citadel (5/8), recording two punchouts
Struck out a batter in 0.2 innings of work against Presbyterian (5/11)
Collected career highs for strikeouts (three) and innings (2.0) in a scoreless outing at VMI (5/19)

SPRING 2021

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Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL

A three-year varsity letterman at Dorman High School
Was named All-Region in 2018 and 2019
Senior season was canceled
As a sophomore was 7-2 overall with a 1.72 ERA and as a junior was 6-3 with a 2.17 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 70.2 innings
Team won the 2018 State Championship and the 2019 Upper State Championship
Competed in the 2018 Palmetto Games
Also wrestled for the Cavaliers, reaching the third round of the playoffs in 2019
Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society

PERSONAL

Born February 20, 2002
Son of Alan and Diane Eggert
Father played baseball at Assumption College and mother played volleyball at Assumption College
Majoring in biology

Season:

2023 Statistics

Pitching Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	BK	NP	W	L	S	ERA
6/10/2023	at Purcellville	L, 2-8		2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	27	0	0	0	0.00
6/13/2023	at Strasburg	L, 2-5		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	15	0	0	0	0.00
6/15/2023	at Harrisonburg	W, 7-1		3.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	0	30	0	0	0	0.00
6/18/2023	Culpeper	W, 8-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	0.00
6/29/2023	at Staunton	W, 3-2		2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	14	0	0	1	0.00
7/5/2023	at Covington	W, 3-0		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	12	0	0	1	0.00
7/8/2023	Strasburg	W, 7-6		2.1	1	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	9	0	38	1	0	0	0.00
7/16/2023	Waynesboro	W, 7-3	1	4.0	3	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	15	1	56	0	0	0	0.56
7/22/2023	at Strasburg	L, 2-6	1	5.0	2	2	1	2	5	1	0	1	20	0	73	0	0	0	0.86
7/28/2023	Front Royal	W, 11-1	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	12	0	0	0	0.82
7/30/2023	at Front Royal	W, 4-2	1	8.0	5	2	2	0	7	0	1	1	30	0	94	1	0	0	1.20
Totals			4	30.0	13	5	4	6	27	3	1	2	109	1	377	2	3	0	1.20

Fielding Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	C	PO	A	E	SBA	CSB	FLD%
6/10/2023	at Purcellville	L, 2-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
6/13/2023	at Strasburg	L, 2-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
6/15/2023	at Harrisonburg	W, 7-1	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500
6/18/2023	Culpeper	W, 8-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
6/29/2023	at Staunton	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
7/5/2023	at Covington	W, 3-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
7/8/2023	Strasburg	W, 7-6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500
7/16/2023	Waynesboro	W, 7-3	1	0	1	0	1	1	.667
7/22/2023	at Strasburg	L, 2-6	2	0	2	0	2	0	.800
7/28/2023	Front Royal	W, 11-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
7/30/2023	at Front Royal	W, 4-2	1	1	0	0	2	0	.833
Totals			6	1	4	1	6	2	.833

2022 Statistics

Pitching Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	HR	BF	WP	HBP	NP	W	ERA
6/9/2022	Covington	W, 5-2		2.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	8	0	0	32	1	0.00
6/16/2022	at Staunton	W, 15-7		3.2	7	3	3	1	1	2	1	19	2	1	64	0	4.50
6/25/2022	Covington	L, 6-7		1.2	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	32	0	8.22
7/2/2022	at Covington	L, 3-7		2.1	3	1	1	1	3	0	1	10	0	0	49	0	7.20
Totals			0	10.0	13	8	8	4	6	2	2	46	2	1	177	1	7.20

Fielding Statistics

Date	Opponent	Result	C	PO	SBA	CSB	FLD%
6/9/2022	Covington	W, 5-2	0	0	0	0	.000
6/16/2022	at Staunton	W, 15-7	0	0	0	0	.000
6/25/2022	Covington	L, 6-7	1	1	2	0	1.000
7/2/2022	at Covington	L, 3-7	0	0	0	1	1.000
Totals			1	1	2	1	1.000

Career Statistics

Pitching Statistics

Season	ERA	WHIP	W	APP	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	B/AVG	WP	HBP	BK
2022	7.20	1.70	1	4	0	0	10.0	13	8	8	4	6	2	0	2	46	.317	2	1	0
2023	1.20	0.63	2	11	4	3	30.0	13	5	4	6	27	3	1	2	109	.126	0	0	1
Totals	2.70	0.90	3	15	4	3	40	26	13	12	10	33	5	1	4	155	.181	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Season	PO	A	E	FLD%
2022	1	0	0	1.000
2023	1	4	1	.833
Totals	2	4	1	.857

August 3, 2023
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Game Notes

Tom Sox Face Turks for 2023 Valley Baseball League Championship

The 1-seed Charlottesville Tom Sox (32-18) will face the 2-seed Harrisonburg Turks (32-16) in a best-of-three series for the Valley Baseball League Championship beginning Thursday. Games one and three (if necessary) will be played at CHO Airport Field at 7 p.m., while game two will take place at Harrisonburg’s Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park beginning at 7:30 p.m.

August 1, 2023
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Release

Perkins Highlights List of Five Tom Sox Players Selected for VBL Awards

Five Tom Sox players received recognition from the Valley League for their performance during the 2023 season, as announced by the league on July 31 and August 1.

July 31, 2023
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Game Notes

Tom Sox Set to Face Express in Playoff Semifinals

The 1-seed Charlottesville Tom Sox will face the 4-seed Strasburg Express in a best-of-3 semifinal series. The winner of this series will face either 2-seed Harrisonburg or 3-seed Winchester in the VBL Finals. Games one and three (if necessary) will be played at CHO Airport Field, while game two will take place at First Bank Park in Strasburg. First pitch for all games is set for 7 p.m.

July 31, 2023
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Recap

Late Comeback and Eggert’s Big Night Advance Tom Sox to Semifinals

The Charlottesville Tom Sox hosted the Front Royal Cardinals in the win-or-go-home rubber match of round one of the Valley League playoffs. The ‘Sox did not lead until the bottom of the eighth inning in which they rallied to secure a 4-2 victory and advance to face the Strasburg Express in the semifinals.