In Ernie Young’s three years at Lewis, he compiled a .347 batting average with 36 home runs (t-8th) and 63 stolen bases (sixth), which are both top-10 marks all-time in the Lewis annals. In hits (30), doubles (30), triples (six), and runs batted in (120), he ranks among the top 25 Flyers. In 1990, Young led Division II in runs (81) and was second in home runs (25) while tying a Lewis single-game record with three homers against Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He was a two-time All-GLVC selection and a two-time American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American, earning Second Team honors in 1989 and First Team recognition in 1990. Young helped lead the Flyers to three consecutive NCAA World Series appearances in 1988, 1989 and 1990. The com­bined baseball record for those three years was 137-56, as Lewis finished third in the nation in both 1988 and 1990 while fifth in 1989. In GLVC play, the Flyers were first in 1990 with a 15-3 record and second in both 1988 (14-4) and 1989 (12-8). His third and final year in Romeoville, Young hit .365 with 25 homers, 11 doubles, two triples, 72 RBI, and 38 stolen bases. The prior year, he went .353 at the plate and tallied nine dingers, 19 doubles, four triples, and 39 RBI with 17 steals. During his freshman slate, Young hit .234 with two home runs and added nine RBI and eight stolen bases. After departing Lewis, Young played eight seasons in Major League Baseball with five different teams, including the Oakland Athletics where he appeared in 141 games in 1996, hitting a career-high 19 home runs, 19 doubles, 64 runs batted in and stole seven bases. Additionally, he helped Team USA defeat two-time defending champion Cuba to win the 2000 Olympic gold medal in Australia. For the Olympic tournament, he led Team USA in on-base percentage (.568), tied for the team lead in with eight RBI and posted a .385 batting average (10-for-26).