2016 Baseball
Roster
Brandon Erickson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Foothill
- Prev School:
- Feather River College
SENIOR (2016)
One of the most frequently-used relief options for K-State, Erickson was 1-0 with a 4.54 ERA (18er, 35.2ip), 28 strikeouts and 19 walks in 21 appearances (one start) … Fourth on the team in relief appearances and third in relief innings (31.2 IP) … Posted a 5.12 ERA and .318 average against as a reliever … Pitched multiple innings in 12 of his 20 relief outings … Had a 1.80 ERA in his first 6 appearances of the season … Struck out a season-high 6 in 3 relief innings on March 25 vs. Oklahoma State … Made his only start of the season on April 5 at Nebraska, blanking the Huskers in 5 innings … The start ignited a stretch of 8 scoreless innings over 3 outings for Erickson … Threw 3 scoreless innings on April 10 vs. Texas to help K-State pick up its first conference win of the season … Had a 1.93 ERA (3er, 14.0ip) over 8 appearances from April 5-May 3 … Also struck out 14 and walked 4 in those 8 outings … Surrendered a lone run over 2 innings in his final career appearance on May 25 vs. Texas Tech in the Big 12 Baseball Championship in Oklahoma City.
JUNIOR (2015)
Throwing some of the most innings on the K-State pitching staff, the right-hander appeared in 22 games in his first season at K-State, going 3-2 with a 5.23 ERA (24er, 41.1ip), 27 strikeouts, and 15 walks ... Matched Jordan Floyd for the most appearances by a K-State pitcher ... Second among K-State relievers with his 25 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances ... Was primarily a reliever but also made 2 starts late in the year ... Among his 20 relief outings, he threw 2 or more innings in 9 games ... Struck out 4 of the 5 batters he faced in his K-State debut on February 14 vs. Pitt in Port Charlotte, Florida ... Had at least 1 strikeout in his first 6 appearances of the season, a stretch that included 13 punchouts in 9.0 innings ... Worked 2.0 innings in his Big 12 debut on March 22 at Texas, allowing 1 run on 1 hit ... Bounced back from allowing 2 runs in 1/3 of an inning in his first career start on April 26 at Baylor by holding Minnesota to no runs in 3 1/3 innings in a start on April 29 … Earned the winning decision against the Golden Gophers as K-State shut out the home team, 9-0 ... Turned in his longest relief outing of the season in his final appearance, holding KU to 1 run over 5.0 innings on May 16.
FEATHER RIVER COLLEGE (2013-14)
Attended Feather River College (CA), playing baseball for 2 years under head coach Terry Baumgartner ... Helped team win back-to-back Golden Valley Conference championships ... In 2014, posted a 2-0 record with a 0.63 ERA (3er, 43.0ip), 39 strikeouts, and 7 walks in 8 appearances (7 starts) ... His ERA was third-best in the state ... Registered a .145 batting average against, the fourth-best mark in the state ... Surrendered just 21 hits over his 43.0 innings pitched ... Threw the third-most innings on the team ... Did not allow an earned run in 6 of his 8 appearances ... Struck out a season-high 10, while not walking any, over 6.2 shutout innings in an April 9 start at Redwoods ... Struck out 5 or more in 4 outings, including 6 on 2 occasions (Feb. 21 at Ohlone, 0 BB; April 19 at Butte, 1 BB) ... Allowed 3 hits and 1 unearned run in 7.0 innings on May 3 vs. Mission, his longest start of the season ... Also logged time at first base, including 6 starts, and hit .130 (3-for-23) with a double and an RBI ... In 2013, he was 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA (7er, 16.1ip), 13 strikeouts and 5 walks in 7 games (3 starts) ... Earned his first and only win of the season on April 17 vs. Butte, scattering 10 hits and allowing 2 unearned runs in 6.0 innings while striking out a season-high 4 and not walking any ... Struck out 3 in a perfect inning of relief work on March 2 at Shasta ... Hit .217 (10-for-46) with 4 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Foothill (CA) High School ... Four-time letterwinner in baseball, playing for head coach Todd Buck ... 2012 Northern Section Player of the Year and all-section first team ... All-Eastern Athletic League North team ... Redding Record Searchlight co-MVP ... MaxPreps Medium Schools All-State Team ... Career record of 27-4 with a 1.95 ERA and 250 strikeouts ... As a senior, went 10-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 59.2 innings ... Also hit over .400 and had 30 RBI ... Helped the team win the 2012 Northern Section CIF championship ... In his junior year, posted a 9-2 record with a 2.48 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 53.2 innings ... Had a 1.06 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 53 innings to go with his 6-1 record as a sophomore ... Was 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 18 innings as a freshman ... Called up to varsity midway through his freshman campaign.
PERSONAL
Born on September 22, 1993 ... Graduated in May 2016 with a degree in social sciences.
| Season | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SH/CB | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP | HBP |
| 2015 | 5.23 | 3-2 | 22-2 | 0 | 0/2 | 2 | 41.1 | 55 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| Career | 5.23 | 3-2 | 22-2 | 0 | 0/2 | 2 |
41.1 |
55 | 29 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 4 |
3 |
