2015: Made four appearances on the mound in his first season...Pitched 3.0 innings, striking out two and walking six...Threw one inning at Davidson on March 8, allowing one run and two hits with one strikeout...Made relief appearances against UMass-Lowell and Columbia.

Off the Field:

• Worked as a Congressional intern in Washington D.C. for the United States House of Representatives - Congressman Pete Olson (R-Tex-22) during the summer of 2014
• Volunteered for numerous hours as an Eagle Scout throughout high school and continues to volunteer in the New Haven community as a leader in the Yale Naval R.O.T.C. unit
  

Before Yale: Named the Houston Touchdown Club - Greater Houston High School Baseball Scholar Athlete - Spring 2012...Named the Stephen F. Austin Athletic Booster Club Outstanding Senior - 2012...Honored by the Houston Chapter - Texas Association of Sports Officials (TASO) Baseball Umpires Foundation with a scholarship award (2012)...Played select travel ball around the state of Texas...Varsity Baseball Letters (2011, 2012)...United States Naval Academy Baseball National Leadership Camp - 2011...Received an appointment to United States Naval Academy...Graduated cum laude after finishing in the top five percent of his class...AP Scholar...Member of National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Student Council.

Personal: Eric Edward Abney is the son of Stephen and Marsha...Awarded a United States Naval R.O.T.C. scholarship to Yale...One of the founding midshipmen of the revived Yale United States Naval R.O.T.C. unit...Plans to commission as an Ensign in the United States Navy upon graduation...Eagle Scout with Bronze Palm...Elected to Order of the Arrow, BSA Honor Society.