Skip Ad

ODAC Hall of Fame

Erik Kratz

Erik Kratz

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Student-Athlete, Baseball
HONOREE FROM EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY
  • NCAA All-American Second Team selection in 2002; NCAA All-South Region First Team selection in 2001 and 2002
  • NCAA, ODAC, and EMU career record for doubles (77)
  • ODAC Record Book: 1st in doubles (77), 3rd in slugging (.762), T-7th in homers (33), 9th in batting (.415), 9th in RBI (159), 10th in hits (220)
  • ODAC single-season record in slugging (.993 in 2002)
  • Two-time ODAC Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002
  • Three-time All-ODAC selection with First Team honors in 2001 and 2002 plus a Second Team laurel in 2000
  • Played in 335 games over 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Toronto, Kansas City, Houston, New York (Yankees), Milwaukee, San Francisco, and Tampa Bay
  • MVP of the Triple-A All-Star Game in 2009
Click HERE for Erik Kratz's full bio in EMU's Athletic Hall of Fame