? 2008 Finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
? 2008 1st-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
? 2008 2nd-Team Lowe's Senior CLASS All-American
? 2008 MVC Dr. Charlotte West Award
? 2007 2nd-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American
? 2007 & 2008 1st-Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District V
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2007 & 2008 1st-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete
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2008 Megan C. Fong Inspiration Award
? 2008 State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award
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2008 MVC President's Council Academic Award
? 2008 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
? 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 MVC Honor Roll
? Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008)
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2008 Inductee into the Phi Kappa Phi Bradley University Academic Hall of Fame
2008 (Senior): Used primarily in a mid-week role, Barbalat compiled a 3-1 record with a save in his 12 appearances ... Was 2-0 with two no-decisions in his four starts ... Came out of the game with the lead in the fifth inning of both of the no-decisions ... Fanned a career-best five hitters in consecutive outings, April 1 in a winning start versus Quincy and April 9 in 3.0 innings of scoreless relief April 9 at Saint Louis.
2007 (Junior): In his first start of the year April 18, Barbalat held Chicago State to one unearned run in his 6.0 innings of work ... Ended the season with active streaks of seven appearances and 18.1 innings without allowing an earned run.
2006 (Sophomore): Made his first collegiate start March 16 versus Eastern Illinois, allowing two runs on three hits in his 4.0 innings ... His season was cut short after six appearances when a blood clot formed in his right shoulder.
2005 (Freshman): Made his college debut April 1 by tossing one scoreless inning at Missouri State ... In his second appearance, Barbalat struck out the side in his one inning April 16 versus Robert Morris.
High School: Played only one (sophomore) season of high school baseball at Westmount Collegiate Institute ... He did play one season of junior varsity basketball, however.
Personal: The son of Jeff and Glenda Barbalat, Eitan was born May 7, 1986 ... Majoring in cell and molecular biology, Barbalat boasts a 4.0 cumulative grade point average ... In preparation for medical school, Barbalat has volunteered in the emergency room at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria throughout his undergraduate career.
Eitan Barbalat’s Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App. GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB Avg. WP HBP
2005 0.00 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 11 .091 0 1
2006 6.55 1-1 6 1 0 0 0 11.0 14 8 8 14 6 1 0 0 37 .378 1 4
2007 1.61 1-2 11 1 0 0 1 28.0 31 9 5 8 9 6 0 0 108 .287 1 3
2008 5.14 3-1 12 4 0 0 1 35.0 46 24 20 14 18 11 0 1 143 .322 2 3
3 Yrs 3.86 5-4 32 6 0 0 2 77.0 92 41 33 38 37 19 0 1 299 .308 4 11
Eitan Barbalat’s Single-Game Career Bests
Innings Pitched: 6.0 vs. Chicago State-2 (4/18/07)
Fewest Hits: 0 three times, last vs. UNI (5/21/08)
Most Hits: 9 vs. Maryland-Baltimore County (3/16/08)
Fewest Runs: 0, last vs. UNI (5/21/08)
Most Runs: 7 vs. Maryland-Baltimore County (3/16/08)
Most Walks: 4 vs. Quincy (4/1/08)
Most Strikeouts: 5 twice, last at Saint Louis (4/9/08)
