Sports Spot with Sports Editor Kevin Murphy

Hey Eastern sports fans.

Keep on eye on this minor league baseball player this season.
Erik Huber.

Huber is a former Eastern baseball player that was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007. He is now with the Class A West Virginia Power. West Virginia’s season begins today.

Huber made his full-season debut with Class A Hickory, hitting .259 (125-for-483) with 12 home runs and 60 RBIs in 127 games in 2008. He played in 45 games for Class A Short-Season State College, hitting .227 (34-for-150) in 2007.
He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round (368th overall) of the 2007 amateur entry Draft.

In case you’re wondering here how the current Panthers are stacking up against the rest of the conference:
OVC Standings
Men’s Tennis

Team / Overall / OVC

E. Kentucky / 15-8 / 6-0

Tennessee Tech / 10-6 / 5-1

Jacksonville State / 16-2 / 4-1

Murray State / 6-8 / 3-3

Morehead State 8-6 / 3-4

E. Illinois / 10-10 / 3-4

Tennessee Martin / 5-10 / 3-4

Austin Peay / 3-12 / 1-5

Tennessee State / 0-10/ 0-6

Women’s Tennis

Team / OVC / Overall

E. Kentucky / 7-0 / 18-5

Tennessee Martin / 6-1 / 10-6

Jacksonville State / 5-1 / 11-5

Tennessee Tech / 5-2 / 6-7

Murray State / 4-3 / 10-7

E. Illinois / 3-4 / 7-11

Morehead State / 2-6 / 10-10

Austin Peay / 2-5 / 3-14

SE Missouri / 1-6/ 1-17

Tennessee State / 0-7 / 0-11

Baseball

Team           /  OVC  /  Overall

Eastern Illinois   /     7-0  /     22-5

SE Missouri      /    8-1  /   18-11

Eastern Kentucky  /   6-3  /   18-10

Jacksonville State  /   5-4  /   17-12

Morehead State  /   3-6  /   10-19

Austin Peay    /     2-4  /   14-18

Murray State     /    1-4  /   18-12

Tennessee Martin  /   1-5  /   10-17

Tennessee Tech  /   1-7   /  13-12

Softball

Team     /        OVC  / Overall

Jacksonville State   /     9-1   /    24-9

Tennessee Tech  /   9-4   /  21-21

Eastern Illinois  /   6-3   /  20-14

Tennessee State   /  7-7   /  15-17

Tennessee Martin  /   6-7   /  22-17

Eastern Kentucky  /   5-6    / 14-17

SE Missouri    /    3-4   /  12-15

Morehead State  /   5-7   /  21-14

Austin Peay     /    2-10   /  10-27