Eric Walz

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
Fossil Ridge

At Princeton

2006: Made 13 appearances, starting eight games before transitioning to the bullpen for the postseason … went 2-2 with a 3.72 ERA in 67.2 innings of work … earned a save with four innings of one-hit work in a win at Richmond … notched his first win of the season after pitching five shutout innings at Navy and was named to the league’s Honor Roll … struck out a season-high seven in that game … scattered five hits and struck out five batters in 10 innings of work in a win at Columbia … earned league Pitcher of the Week honors following Columbia… tossed a complete game against Penn … pitched 2.2 perfect innings of relief in the Ivy League Championship Series … pitched an inning against Arkansas in the NCAA tournament.

2005: Pitched in 10 games, making seven starts … went 1-2 with a 5.01 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched … ranked second on the team with 37 strikeouts … pitched two perfect innings of relief in a win at Old Dominion … struck out five in back-to-back games against Stony Brook and Brown … picked up the win after eight innings of work at Penn … allowed an unearned run while striking out 10 against Columbia … allowed no earned runs and struck out six in Princeton’s win over Cornell.

2004: Appeared in 13 games, starting six … had a 5.72 ERA and a 3-3 record … struck out 21 in 50.1 innings of work … made his first collegiate appearance at Old Dominion and allowed a run on three hits in four innings to earn the win … pitched three scoreless innings at Duke for a save … made his first start at Va. Commonwealth and gave up three runs on eight hits in eight innings for the win … named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week following the spring break trip … allowed three runs on four hits through six innings for his third win of the season at Columbia … allowed one hit in 1.2 innings of relief work in the Ivy League Championship clinching win at Dartmouth … worked 2.2 innings against Vanderbilt at the NCAA Regional.

At Fossil Ridge

Earned four letters playing baseball, three playing football and three running track … named all-district as a senior … had a 1.10 ERA and a .412 batting average … was first-team academic all-state as a senior … named the 2003 Texas Christian Athlete of the Year … was named first-team all-state in two positions in football his senior year.

Personal

Son of David and Lu Ann Walz … has an older brother Patrick who graduated from Texas, an older sister Erin who graduated from North Texas and a younger sister Elizabeth who attends North Texas … born July 27, 1984.