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2023 Baseball Roster

Aaron Draper

44 Gerrit Erickson

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown San Diego
  • Highschool Westview HS

Biography

As a Sophomore (2023)
- Made 14 appearances out of the bullpen, throwing 17 innings
- Registered a 3.71 ERA
- Logged in 6 strikeouts and 5 walks
- Threw a season-high 3 innings of relief against Cal State San Bernardino on April 21, allowing a hit and no runs across

As a Freshman (2023)
- Made 18 relief appearances as a true freshman in 2022, posting a 1-0 record and 2.10 earned run average
- In his first 12 outings, allowed just two earned runs in 15 innings of work
- Picked up his first win as a Wildcat April 10, 2022 vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills

Pre-Chico Days
- A 2021 graduate of Westview High School is San Diego
- Earned three varsity letters
- Helped lead the Wolverines to the 2019 CIF San Diego Section Division I championship
- Named to the San Diego Tribune All-Academic Team
- Also lettered in football

Personal
- Born February 20, 2003, in San Diego
- Son of Brian and Lisa
- Has two siblings, Evan and Peyton
- His Grandpa Bob is his hero (“He has always been one of my biggest supporters and he has always been someone I look up to”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world is San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove (“Joe is my favorite player to watch because he pitches with a lot a passion and heart. He is also from San Diego, so it is fun cheering for a hometown hero”)
- His favorite course at Chico State is Small Group Communication, taught by Jessica Eggen
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The campus and baseball facilities are very nice, and the history of the baseball program”
- His greatest sports moment is registering his first collegiate win (“thanks to Jacob Jablonski’s walk-off home run”) last season against Cal State Dominguez Hills
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done is go surfing “and (pro surfer) Rob Machado was next to me in the lineup”
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is represent the U.S. in a baseball tournament in the Dominican Republic
- Has learned by playing baseball that “you have to work hard if you want to be successful”
- Enjoys fishing, surfing, and golfing when he has some free time
- Says ping pong is his biggest talent outside of baseball
- Has had dinner with St. Louis Cardinals base stealing legend Vince Coleman
- At the top of his bucket list: “Skydive in Hawaii”
- Best advice ever received came from his dad: “Being lazy won’t get you anywhere”
- Majoring in legal studies
- Plans to go on and attend law school.

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