Dunham Inks Free Agent Deal with Yankees
6/17/2020 8:25:00 PM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University baseball's Elijah Dunham signed a rookie free agent contract with the New York Yankees.
Dunham started all 15 games for the Hoosiers in 2020, batting .390 on the season with a team-best seven doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored. He led the team with an on-base percentage of .493 and also posted a .559 slugging percentage – second-best on the team.
"Elijah is one of the best workers I've ever coached, a world class competitor and an even person," said Indiana head baseball coach Jeff Mercer. I wish him all the best on his professional journey and will be his No. 1 fan."
The Evansville, Ind. native totaled seven multi-hit and a team-high four multi-RBI games on the season and was ranked No. 39 on D1Baseball's Top 100 Hitter of 2019-20 Seasons List. Dunham was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 40th round (Pick 1204) of the 2019 MLB Draft.
A Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree in 2019, Dunham appeared in 94 games for the Hoosiers in his career, earning 75 starts. He hit .312 with 25 doubles, nine home runs and 48 RBI while slugging .496 and posting an on-base percentage of .429.
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Dunham started all 15 games for the Hoosiers in 2020, batting .390 on the season with a team-best seven doubles, one home run, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored. He led the team with an on-base percentage of .493 and also posted a .559 slugging percentage – second-best on the team.
"Elijah is one of the best workers I've ever coached, a world class competitor and an even person," said Indiana head baseball coach Jeff Mercer. I wish him all the best on his professional journey and will be his No. 1 fan."
The Evansville, Ind. native totaled seven multi-hit and a team-high four multi-RBI games on the season and was ranked No. 39 on D1Baseball's Top 100 Hitter of 2019-20 Seasons List. Dunham was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 40th round (Pick 1204) of the 2019 MLB Draft.
A Third-Team All-Big Ten honoree in 2019, Dunham appeared in 94 games for the Hoosiers in his career, earning 75 starts. He hit .312 with 25 doubles, nine home runs and 48 RBI while slugging .496 and posting an on-base percentage of .429.
For all the latest on Indiana University baseball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaBase on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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