SOPHOMORE (2004)
Was one of two Boilermakers to start all 57 games ... batted .300 for the season, with 60 hits in 200 at-bats ... scored 28 runs and drove in 10 ... second on the squad with 14 hit-by-pitches ... had a .996 fielding percentage, erring twice in 558 chances ... had a .262 average in Big Ten action ... was perfect in the field in 301 chances during conference play ... was third on the team with 15 multiple-hit games ... had five games with three hits and two games with four ... had a nine-game hitting streak (3/13-3/26) ... was 4-5 at the plate against Georgia Tech (3/17), with two runs scored ... had three hits against Penn State (4/4), with two doubles ... went 4-6 at the plate in Purdue[apos]s 16-inning victory over Ohio State (4/11) ... was 3-5 in the series finale win over Northwestern (4/18), scoring one run ... went 3-5 with a double, run scored and RBI in Purdue[apos]s postseason victory over Michigan State (5/26).
FRESHMAN (2003)
Started 33 games at first base, playing in 47 games total ... batted .280, collecting 30 hits in 107 at-bats ... scored 13 runs while driving in 18 ... posted a .997 fielding percentage, committing just one miscue in 311 chances ... hit .300 vs. Big Ten competition ... had 15 hits, eight runs scored and 11 RBI in 24 conference games ... had seven multi-hit games ... had a hit in his first collegiate game, going 1-3 against Pittsburgh (2/28) ... was 2-4 with two runs in a game at Middle Tennessee State (3/16) ... went 3-6 at the plate in a twinbill vs. Illinois (4/6) with a run and two RBI ... had two hits in three at-bats against Iowa (4/18), scoring twice and knocking a double in the game ... drove in five runs in a doubleheader against Michigan (5/17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two letters in baseball at York Mills Collegiate Institute ... named team[apos]s MVP as a sophomore ... served as team captain as a senior, garnering first-team all-star accolades from the Toronto Sun and Toronto Star ... named school[apos]s Athlete of the Year ... helped squad win city championships in 2000 and 2002 ... played for Team Canada as starting first baseman ... batted .362 with 47 hits, including 14 doubles ... scored 35 runs and produced 39 RBI ... earned three letters in volleyball, one in basketball and one in golf ... named MVP of the volleyball team as a junior ... was invited to participate in the Area Code Games ... selected to the Sunbelt Classic All-Tournament team in Oklahoma ... served as team captain for volleyball and basketball during senior year.
PERSONAL
Eric Matthew Wolfe was born on June 29, 1984, in North York, Ontario ... son of Steve and Barbara Wolfe ... has one brother, Dane ... brother Dane is also a member of the Purdue baseball team ... is majoring in management ... was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 40th round of the 2002 draft.
Was one of two Boilermakers to start all 57 games ... batted .300 for the season, with 60 hits in 200 at-bats ... scored 28 runs and drove in 10 ... second on the squad with 14 hit-by-pitches ... had a .996 fielding percentage, erring twice in 558 chances ... had a .262 average in Big Ten action ... was perfect in the field in 301 chances during conference play ... was third on the team with 15 multiple-hit games ... had five games with three hits and two games with four ... had a nine-game hitting streak (3/13-3/26) ... was 4-5 at the plate against Georgia Tech (3/17), with two runs scored ... had three hits against Penn State (4/4), with two doubles ... went 4-6 at the plate in Purdue[apos]s 16-inning victory over Ohio State (4/11) ... was 3-5 in the series finale win over Northwestern (4/18), scoring one run ... went 3-5 with a double, run scored and RBI in Purdue[apos]s postseason victory over Michigan State (5/26).
FRESHMAN (2003)
Started 33 games at first base, playing in 47 games total ... batted .280, collecting 30 hits in 107 at-bats ... scored 13 runs while driving in 18 ... posted a .997 fielding percentage, committing just one miscue in 311 chances ... hit .300 vs. Big Ten competition ... had 15 hits, eight runs scored and 11 RBI in 24 conference games ... had seven multi-hit games ... had a hit in his first collegiate game, going 1-3 against Pittsburgh (2/28) ... was 2-4 with two runs in a game at Middle Tennessee State (3/16) ... went 3-6 at the plate in a twinbill vs. Illinois (4/6) with a run and two RBI ... had two hits in three at-bats against Iowa (4/18), scoring twice and knocking a double in the game ... drove in five runs in a doubleheader against Michigan (5/17).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two letters in baseball at York Mills Collegiate Institute ... named team[apos]s MVP as a sophomore ... served as team captain as a senior, garnering first-team all-star accolades from the Toronto Sun and Toronto Star ... named school[apos]s Athlete of the Year ... helped squad win city championships in 2000 and 2002 ... played for Team Canada as starting first baseman ... batted .362 with 47 hits, including 14 doubles ... scored 35 runs and produced 39 RBI ... earned three letters in volleyball, one in basketball and one in golf ... named MVP of the volleyball team as a junior ... was invited to participate in the Area Code Games ... selected to the Sunbelt Classic All-Tournament team in Oklahoma ... served as team captain for volleyball and basketball during senior year.
PERSONAL
Eric Matthew Wolfe was born on June 29, 1984, in North York, Ontario ... son of Steve and Barbara Wolfe ... has one brother, Dane ... brother Dane is also a member of the Purdue baseball team ... is majoring in management ... was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 40th round of the 2002 draft.