Aaron Etchison

Position:
Catcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Pendleton, Ind.
High School:
Pendleton Heights

Aaron Etchison's Career & Game-By-Game Statistics (PDF)

2009 (Redshirt-Freshman)
Appeared in 20 games, including 11 starts to earn his first letter at Ball State ... Played at both catcher and designated hitter ... Posted a .229 batting average on the year with 11 hits ... Tallied two doubles and two home runs on the year as he drove in eight runs and scored five ... Tallied three multiple-hit games and a pair of multiple-RBI contests ... Drove in a career-high three runs in his second career games as he tallied his first two home runs against Furman (February 21 - game one) ... Drove in a pair of runs at Northern Illinois (May 8) as he reached base three times.

2008 (Freshman)
Redshirted.

High School
Lettered two years in baseball for coach Bill Stoudt ... Named to the All-Hoosier Heritage Conference First Team as a senior, when he helped his team to a 20-6 record ... Also earned all-county, all-area and Indianapolis Star All-North Team recognition ... An Indiana All-Star ... Team went 44-10 over his two seasons ... Hit .392 as a senior with five home runs, seven doubles and 20 RBI ... Drew nine walks and struck out only five times, the second-lowest total in school history ... Compiled a .345 batting average for his career ... His team earned Class 3A top five state rankings his junior and senior seasons while winning back-to-back conference championships ... Played summer baseball for the Indiana Bulls ... Also lettered two years as a linebacker on his high school football team.

Personal
Major is undecided ... Owns a 3.282 GPA ... Born Dec. 10, 1988, in Anderson, Ind. ... Son of Jeff and Shelly Etchison ... Has three brothers ... Full name is Aaron Jacob Etchison.