Billy Salem

Height:
6-2
Weight:
175
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Willoughby Hills, Ohio
High School:
Mentor Lake Catholic
Position:
IF
Major:
Finance

2016 (Senior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Tied for team highs with 50 games played and 49 starts... Made 45 of those starts at second base, and the other four came at third base... Hit third in the lineup 32 times... Batted .262 with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, a home run and 20 RBIs... Tied for the team lead with 119 assists in the field... Had 63 assists in Horizon League play, which ranked seventh in the conference... Registered 12 multiple-hit games, including a pair of four-hit contests... Had three hits in his Penguins debut at Western Kentucky (2/19)... His four-hit games both came in May – at Bowling Green (5/11) and at Northern Kentucky (5/15)... Hit his home run at NKU and was a triple shy of the cycle... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles in the win at Ohio (3/22)... Also had three hits at Wright State (3/18).

Akron: Played in 100 games and started 70 over three years for the Zips... Posted a .246 batting average over his first three seasons, including a .260 mark as a junior… Also had four doubles, a homer and 19 RBIs as a junior.

High School: Earned two letters and was a team captain at Mentor Lake Catholic… Batted over .400 as a junior and senior in earning All-North Coast League and All-Lake County Herald honors… Was also an all-region pick… Helped lead the squad to the state semifinals his senior year and the regional finals his junior year… Ranks in the top five in program history in RBIs and assists in a single season.

Personal: Parents are Bill and Nancy... Has two sisters (Samantha and Joel) and two brothers (George and Travis)... Major is finance.