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  Eric Pettis

Eric Pettis

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
West Hills, Calif.

High School:
El Camino Real

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195

Position:
RHP

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2008: Collegiate Baseball "Louisville Slugger" second-team All-American...also earned second-team All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Ping!...third-team choice of the American Baseball Coaches Association...All-Big West Conference first-team honoree...tied for first in the season annals with 17 saves...third with 31 appearances...second in the career records in saves....finished second in the nation in saves...4-3 on the bump with a 2.62 ERA...struck out 50 in 44.2 innings...yielded 13 earned runs on 37 hits...pitched in four combined shutouts...2-1 with a 1.53 ERA in conference games...struck out 23 in 17.2 innings...allowed just three earned runs...posted six saves...season-high four strikeouts against Kansas State, UC Riverside and Oral Roberts.

2007: 4-0 on the mound with a 4.53 ERA...third on the team with 25 appearances...started seven games...hurled 59.2 innings...struck out 37...gave up 30 earned runs on 58 hits...recorded a personal-best six strikeouts in seven innings against UC Riverside...made two starts in NCAA tournament play...pitched 11.1 innings and struck out six and walked four...held a 1.88 ERA with the Battle Creek Bombers...was 2-2 on the mound...recorded 43 innings pitched...allowed nine earned runs on 44 hits...fanned 36 batted...made six starts...voted the team's Most Valuable Player.

El Camino Real High School: All-West Valley League co-MVP...two-time all-league and all-city honors...all-area as a senior...batted .500...totaled 46 RBI and 10 home runs...was 6-2 on the mound...was named the Most Valuable Player of the league championship game in 2005...led the team to CIF city section title and state crown as a junior...played with the Playa Vista Orioles...competed at the July 4th International Wood Bat Baseball championship...was named MVP of the tournament.

Personal: Gold Seal Bearer...parents are Bill and Carol...has one sister, Angela...psychology major.

CAREER STATS:

YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SV SHO/CBO IP H R ER BB SO
2007 4.53 4-0 25 7 0 0 0/1 59.2 58 34 30 21 37
2008 2.62 4-3 31 0 0 17 0/4 44.2 37 15 13 20 50
Totals

3.71

8-3 56 7 0 17 0/5 104.1 95 49 43 41 87