issues with getline and EOF

ok my program gives you the option to enter data manually or by file. my problem is I cannot figure out how to read from a file and take the data it gets from the file and use it for my playerStats playerInfo function. I have it set up to read until the EOF but how do I set it up to do what I want. I know I should use getline but im drawing a blank on how to do it.

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

const int ARRAY_SIZE = 2 ; // declare my constant for array size to make it easier to change amount of players being entered

// struct to hold MLB player stats
struct playerStats
{
	string playerFirstName[ARRAY_SIZE] ; // array containing player's first names
	string playerLastName[ARRAY_SIZE] ;  // array containing player's last names
	int home_runs[ARRAY_SIZE] ;     // array containing number of home runs
	int hits[ARRAY_SIZE] ;			// array containing number of hits
}tempStats;							// variable of struct
 
// function prototypes
void intro() ;
void readInOption(int selection, ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout) ;
playerStats playerInfo() ;
void dataOutput(playerStats myPlayers) ;
void openFiles(ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout) ;
void closeFiles(ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout) ;
void dataOutputToFile(playerStats myPlayers, ofstream& fout) ;


int main()
{
	ifstream fin ;
	ofstream fout ;
	int selection = 0 ;

	intro() ; // calls the introduction function
	readInOption(selection, fin, fout) ; // menu option for data input
	//dataOutput(playerStats myPlayers) ;

	
	system ("PAUSE") ;

	return 0 ;
 }


//functions


// introduction function
void intro() 
{
	cout << " This program allows the user to enter in the stats of 10 MLB players." << endl << endl ;
} // end intro function

// menu function that allows user to pick whether they want to input the data manually or input it by file
void readInOption(int selection, ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout)
{
	cout << " How would you like to enter your data?" << endl << endl 
		 << " 1. Manually" << endl
		 << " 2. By file" << endl << endl
		 << " Enter selection: " ;

	cin >> selection ;

	if (selection == 1)
	{
		playerInfo() ;
	}
	else if (selection == 2)
	{
		openFiles(fin, fout) ;
	}
	else
	{
		cout << endl << " Enter a valid selection." << endl << endl ;

		readInOption(selection, fin, fout) ;
	}
}// end readInOption function

// this function enters data into the playerStats struct
playerStats playerInfo()
{
	playerStats tempStats ;

	// loops to allow the entry of data in relation to the array size
	for(int i=0 ; i < ARRAY_SIZE ; i++)
	{

		cout << endl 
			 << "Enter the player's first name: ";
		cin >> tempStats.playerFirstName[i] ;

		cout << "Enter the player's last name: ";
		cin >> tempStats.playerLastName[i] ;
	
		cout << "Enter the player's number of homeruns: ";
		cin >> tempStats.home_runs[i] ;
	
		cout << "Enter the player's number of hits: ";
		cin >> tempStats.hits[i] ;
	
		cout << endl ;
	}

	return tempStats ;
}// end playerStats function

// outputs data to the terminal
void dataOutput(playerStats myPlayers)
{
	
	// outputs complete data from the struct
	 for(int i=0 ; i < ARRAY_SIZE ; i++)
	 {
		 cout << myPlayers.playerFirstName[i] << " "
			  << myPlayers.playerLastName[i] 
			  << " has "<< myPlayers.home_runs[i] 
		      << " homeruns and " 
		      << myPlayers.hits[i] << " hits" << endl ;
	 }
}// end dataOutput function

// outputs data to a file
void dataOutputToFile(playerStats myPlayers, ofstream& fout)
{
	// this section is to be used when a menu is set up to ask user if they want to save to a file
	/*string filename ;

	cout << "Enter the location of your output file: " ;
	cin >> filename ;
	
	fout.open(filename.c_str(), ios::app) ; // Open output file and allow it to append */
	
	 for(int i=0 ; i < ARRAY_SIZE ; i++)
	 {
		 fout << myPlayers.playerFirstName[i] << " "
			  << myPlayers.playerLastName[i] 
			  << " has "<< myPlayers.home_runs[i] 
		      << " homeruns and " 
		      << myPlayers.hits[i] << " hits" << endl ;
	 }
}
void openFiles(ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout)
{
	string filename ;

	cout << "Enter the location of your input file: " ;
	cin >> filename ;

	fin.open(filename.c_str()) ; // Open input file

	while( !fin.eof() )
	{
		
	}
	
	cout << "Enter the location of your output file: " ;
	cin >> filename;
	
	fout.open(filename.c_str(), ios::app) ; // Open output file and allow it to append

} // end openFiles function

void closeFiles(ifstream& fin, ofstream& fout)
{

	fin.close() ; // close input file
	fout.close() ; // close output file

} // end closeFiles function


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fin >> playerFirstName[i] >> playerLastName[i] >> myPlayers.home_runs[i] >> myPlayers.hits[i];
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