Eric Becker

Honors

• 2025 Third Team All-ACC

2025

• One of four Cavaliers to start all 50 games, all at shortstop
• Batted .368 (74-for-201) with 21 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 52 RBIs.
• Led the team in batting average (.368), slugging percentage (.617), runs scored (54), RBIs (52), doubles (21), total bases (124) and multi-RBI games (13).
• Ranked second on the squad in on-base percentage (.453), hits (74) and multi-hit games (22).
• Tallied the sixth-highest batting average in the ACC. (.368).
• Collected the third-most doubles in the ACC (21).
• Averaged 1.48 hits per game to rank third in the ACC.
• Reached base safely in all 27 ACC games.
• Had a season-high four hits against Old Dominion (4/1), Pitt (4/12) and Boston College (5/21).
• Drove in a career-high four runs against William & Mary (3/4), VCU (4/8) and Boston College (5/21).
• End the season on a 13-game on-base streak.

2024

• Appeared in 45 games and made 39 starts (26 at third base and 13 at shortstop)
• Batted .362 (46-for-127) with nine doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 46 RBI.
• Made his collegiate debut against Hofstra (2/16).
• First collegiate hit was a two-out two-run single to left against Old Dominion (2/21).
• First collegiate home run jumpstarted a comeback against North Carolina (4/4).
• Helped break 4-4 tie against George Mason (4/17) in the bottom of the sixth and added his fourth home run of the season and game-high four RBI.
• Helped set the tone early against Virginia Tech (5/16) with a two-out, two-run blast off the scoreboard in right field.
• In the 2024 NCAA Charlottesville Regional, he hit a game-high four RBIs for the Hoos on a pair of 2-RBI hits. His second knock of the day – a two-run single in the in the seventh inning – tied the game, 4-4.
• Named to the ACC All-Freshman team.
• Named to the ACC 2023-24 Academic Honor Roll.

DON BOSCO PREP
• Two-time All-State and two-time All-County selection.
• Three-time Big North United Division All-Star.
• Helped Bosco back-to-back North Non-Public A State Championships and a pair of Big North League Championships.
• Ranked as the No. 42 shortstop in the country and was the No. 4 overall player in New Jersey according to Perfect Game.

PERSONAL
• Born in Suffern, N.Y.
• Son of Jeff and Amy Becker.
• Father played at Duke and professionally in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
• Has younger twin siblings, Lily and Nick.
• Has yet to declare a major at UVA