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University of Rhode Island

2025 Baseball Roster

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22 Eric Genther

  • Position Catcher/Outfielder
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Drexel Hill, Pa.
  • High School Haverford School

Biography

Career Honors & Awards
  • Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Yankees (2025)
  • URI Department of Athletics Winifred B. Keaney Award (2025) 
  • ABCA/Rawlings All-Northeast Region Second Team (2025)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2025)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2024)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2022)
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (April 11, 2022; April 18, 2022; May 9, 2022)

2025 (Senior)
  • Played in the second-most career games of any player in program history with 214
  • Rhode Island’s career leader in times hit by a pitch (57), he finished his tenure as a Ram in the program’s top five in career RBI (second, 159), career walks (second, 105), career doubles (fourth, 51), career home runs (fourth, 26), career total bases (fourth, 393), career extra-base hits (fourth, 84) and career hits (fifth, 250)
  • The only player to start all 60 of the team’s games as a senior, he was the Rams’ primary right fielder
  • Batted a team-best .361 and also led URI with 86 hits
  • Tallied 53 RBI, finishing the year with 17 doubles, three triples and 10 home runs
  • Recorded three assists from the outfield, turning in a .989 fielding percentage
  • Had 25 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games 
  • Held a 23-game streak of reaching base safely
  • Set the program record for runs scored in a single game when he came home six times at William & Mary (Feb. 16)
2024 (Junior)
  • Helped lead the team’s Home Runs for Hasbro initiative
  • Started in 43 games, appearing in 46 total
  • Hit .278 with 33 runs scored and 31 RBI
  • Registered 45 total hits throughout the year, finishing with a .432 slugging percentage and a .389 on-base percentage
  • Led the team in doubles with 13 and added four home runs
  • Stole nine bases
  • Fielded .973 from the outfield
  • Had 11 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games
2023 (Sophomore)
  • Started all 52 of Rhode Island’s games as the team’s primary right fielder
  • Slashed .288/.378/.465 with ten doubles, two triples and seven home runs
  • Collected 33 RBI while scoring 36 runs of his own
  • Was a perfect 4-for-4 on the base paths
  • Finished the season with an 18-game streak of reaching base safely
  • Tripled and homered in the win over VCU that solidified Rhody’s playoff spot (May 19)
  • Fielded .986 in the outfield with five assists
2022 (Freshman)
  • Appeared in all 55 of Rhode Island’s games, earning the start in 54
  • Batted .304 while working his way to an on-base percentage of .416
  • Slugged .451 with 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs
  • Racked up 42 RBI and scored 33 runs 
Before Rhode Island
  • Attended Haverford School, where he was an honors student who was chairman of the Character Mentorship Program and a member of the Signet Society Leadership Group
  • Played two years on the varsity team for Haverford, serving as a captain as a senior
  • Batted .521 with a .650 on-base percentage, a .795 slugging percentage and a 1.455 OPS as a senior
  • Earned First Team All-Inter AC, All-Delco and All-Main-Line honors in 2021
  • Also played club ball for the Philadelphia Bell Ringers
Personal
  • Born June 16, 2002
  • Son of Linda and Chris
  • Has a twin brother, Zach
  • His mother played basketball at Rider
  • His brother plays basketball at Washington College
  • Chose Rhode Island because of the people he met during his recruiting here, specifically the coaching staff. He also fell in love with the love with the area
  • Enjoys video games, movies and playing other sports
  • Is a fan of all Philadelphia teams
  • Majoring in Finance

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022Freshman

    Catcher
    6'2" 185 lbs
    23
  • 22

    2023Sophomore

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'2" 193 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2024Junior

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'3" 200 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2025Senior

    Catcher/Outfielder
    6'3" 200 lbs
    22