Arizona State Career

n10014009_33295478_6421ASU CAREER: Finished his career 23-10 with two saves and a 3.95 ERA (289.2 IP, 127 ER) in 69 career pitching appearances (39 starts)… opponents hit .269 against him over his three years… lasted five or more innings in 26 of his 39 career starts… compiled a career 3-3 record with a 3.54 ERA in eight career appearances in the NCAA Tournament… two-time All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection in 2004 and 2005… earned freshman All-America honors in 2003 after going 8-2 with a 3.66 ERA… tied for seventh in the ASU freshman record books with eight wins, ninth in ERA (3.66) and seventh in strikeouts (61).

ErikAverill2005CWS

2005 (Junior): Finished his Sun Devil career by leading the pitching staff going 11-4 with a 3.39 ERA… posted a perfect 3-0 record with two complete games and a 2.01 ERA in four starts in the NCAA Tournament… named Tempe Regional co-Most Outstanding Player after notching complete-game victory over Coastal Carolina (9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 8 K)… honorable mention All-Pac-10… named ASU’s co-Pitcher of the Year… named first-team All-Pac-10 Academic and ESPN The Magazine District 8 All-Academic… in addition to going 11-4, registered 99 strikeouts to rank ninth in the Pac-10 and was second in the league with 127.1 innings pitched… recorded five complete games, the most by a Sun Devil since 1999… averaged 7.00 strikeouts and 2.12 walks per nine innings pitched… lasted five or more innings in 16 of his 20 starts… as a starter was 11-4 with a 3.09 ERA, … was 6-1 with a 2.49 ERA in 12 appearances (9 starts) at Packard Stadium… backed up his regional-dominating performance by giving up only one run and five hits in 7.2 innings in the Super Regional against Cal State Fullerton (6/11)… made two starts in the College World Series, including notching a complete-game, five-hit gem against Florida (6/22)… struck out seven and allowed only one unearned run in his third complete game of the year vs. Oklahoma (3/19)… earned Pro-Line/NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball National Pitcher of the Week honors after striking out career-high 14 batters in complete-game shutout over New Mexico State (2/4)… named to the Bob Schaefer All-Tournament team… his 14 strikeouts were also the most by a Sun Devil since Mike Esposito had 17 against Washington in 2002… also threw a complete game South Alabama (2/12), giving up only one earned run and five hits… the back-to-back complete games marks a first for the Sun Devils since 2002.

BuckBordesAverill2004 (Sophomore): Named second-team Pac-10 Academic… also honorable mention All-Pac-10… made team-high pitching 26 appearances with four coming as starts… went 4-4 with two saves and a 5.19 ERA… 10th in the Pac-10 with an opponents batting average of .258… experienced best success out of the bullpen going 4-2 with a 4.42 ERA in 59.0 innings as a reliever… allowed only four of 17 inherited runners to score… struck out eight batters in two appearances in the NCAA Tournament… picked up save over Arizona (5/21) giving up one run in four innings… pitched two shutout innings for win over Oregon State (5/14) and earned save in series finale (5/16) with three K’s in 1.1 IP… helped ASU to a 4-3 win over UCLA with 3.2 perfect innings… threw 4.2 perfect innings against nationally ranked Tulane (3/12)… tied season high with four strikeouts against Arizona (4/12) in 3.2 innings… earned the win over Cal State Northridge (2/13) with three strikeouts in 2.2 perfect innings… played for the Orleans Cardinals in the Cape Cod Summer League… went 5-3 with one save and a 1.70 ERA… struck out 62 and walked only 15 in 63.2 IP.

Averill2003 (Freshman): Had a solid freshman year going 8-2 with a 3.66 ERA… named freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball (1st team) and Baseball America (2nd team)… named ASU’s co-freshman Newcomer of the Year at annual team banquet with teammate Travis Buck… named to Baseball America’s midseason All-America team… tied for seventh in the ASU freshman record books with eight wins, ninth in ERA (3.66), seventh in strikeouts (61) and seventh in innings pitched (86.0)… made 20 pitching appearances with 15 coming as starts… seven of his wins came in starts and was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 11.2 innings out of the bullpen… overall recorded 61 strikeouts in 86.0 innings… ranked amongst the league leaders holding opponents to a .264 batting average… best start of the year came against Arizona (5/24) when he dominated the Wildcats in seven shutout innings to pick up eighth win… recorded season high eight strikeouts vs. nationally ranked Cal State Fullerton (6/6) in the super regionals… threw a one-hit gem over 7.1 innings in his ASU debut vs. UHH (1/18) to pick up his first collegiate win… struck out seven and had his bid for ASU’s first no-hitter since 1993 erased with one out in the eighth… Had a stretch of 18.2 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run to open the season and his collegiate career

High School: A 2002 graduate of Villa Park High School (Spartans) in Orange, Calif… won three varsity letters under head coach Tom Tereschuk… played summer baseball with the Encinitas Reds and Colton Nighthawks… his high school team was a combined 73-16 during his varsity baseball career… helped lead Villa Park to Century League championships two years and CIF State Championships in 2000 and 2002… named all-league all three years and all-CIF as a sophomore and senior… was 6-2 with a 1.74 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 44.1 innings pitched during his senior year… 7-0 as a sophomore in 2000… ranked as the No. 11 prospect at the 2001 TeamOne National Showcase… 2001 Junior Sunbelt All-Tournament team… All-Southern California 1st Team by BaseballResource.com.