2015: C-USA Player of the Week (3-16)...four-for-four in game 1 vs. WKU....two doubles in a game vs. Maryland and Bryant...Tied for team lead with six homers...5 RBI in a game at nationally ranked FAU...DH and leftfielder...18 multiple hit games...7 multiple RBI games...
2014: Fourth on team in hitting at .295...3 hits and 4 RBI in a game vs. VMI...3 hits and 3 RBI in a game vs. Rutgers...scored 3 runs in a game vs. VMI and LA Tech...18 multiple hit games...Finished the regular season with a 14-game hitting streak...Hit .337 in C-USA games...
2013: Led team with six sacrifice fly's...Team RBI leader with 50...Longest hitting streak was 12...Finished season with a seven game hitting streak...13 multiple RBI games...18 multiple hit games...4 RBI in a game vs. Marshall and Temple...5 RBI in a game vs. W&M...Hit two homers in a game at Wofford...Four hits in a game at No. 7 Virginia...Tied for fourth in CAA with 4 triples...Played in Cape Cod Summer league.
2012: CAA All-Rookie team selection...Teams leading hitter...Hit .316 in CAA games...Finished season with a 3-game hitting streak...Longest streak was 10 games...Second on team with 15 multiple hit games...The CAA Rookie of the Week for April 23rd after hitting .524 with three doubles, a triple and four RBI and four runs scored...Knocked in three runs in a game vs. VCU...Led team and ranked 5th in CAA in triples...Selected to the Coastal Plains Summer League All-Star game for Peninsula...Selected to second team All-Coastal Plains league.
PREP: Josh Eldridge comes to ODU from Hayfield High School where he hit .564 with 21 extra-base hits and 34 RBI this year...Named to the Washington Post's First team All-Metro squad...Was a first team All-Northern Region selection as a senior... Second team All-Northern District as a junior...THree-time All-Distric and Region selection and four-time team MVP for coach Jimmy Linza...Also played basketball for two years.
2012: CAA All-Rookie team selection...Teams leading hitter...Hit .316 in CAA games...Finished season with a 3-game hitting streak...Longest streak was 10 games...Second on team with 15 multiple hit games...The CAA Rookie of the Week for April 23rd after hitting .524 with three doubles, a triple and four RBI and four runs scored...Knocked in three runs in a game vs. VCU...Led team and ranked 5th in CAA in triples...Selected to the Coastal Plains Summer League All-Star game for Peninsula...Selected to second team All-Coastal Plains league.
PREP: Josh Eldridge comes to ODU from Hayfield High School where he hit .564 with 21 extra-base hits and 34 RBI this year...Named to the Washington Post's First team All-Metro squad...Was a first team All-Northern Region selection as a senior... Second team All-Northern District as a junior...THree-time All-Distric and Region selection and four-time team MVP for coach Jimmy Linza...Also played basketball for two years.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Joshua Lee Eldridge...Son of Calvin and Arzellar Eldridge...Brother Calvin ...Major:Sports Management...Interested in sports facility management...Favorite Sports Personality: Michael Jordan...Person in history would most like to meet: Ken Griffey, JR...Favorite Foods: mexican...Favorite Movie: Transformers...Favorite Book Read:"The Pact" by Jodi Picoult...
YR GP AB R H 2b 3b HR RBI SLG OBPCT SB-ATT BA12 50 174 25 52 12 4 0 26 .414 .337 5-7 .299
13 54 222 41 66 15 4 6 50 .484 .333 8-12 .297
14 57 220 30 65 9 3 1 31 .337 .328 8-11 .295
15 55 215 38 64 18 0 6 40 .465 .355 5-7 .298
TLS 215 831 134 247 54 11 13 147 .436 .357 26-37 .297