Drew Ehrlich Season 2002
- Seasons At Stanford: 2001-04
- Complete Updated Career Stats
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General - An experienced pitcher who can fill any role that is needed • Throws strikes • Has developed a nasty slider that is really tough to hit • Had a good fall practice session • The key to his success is consistency • An excellent athlete and a hard-worker.
Cardinal Career - Has a 2-2 career record with a 4.83 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 78.1 innings • Stanford's active career leader with 47 appearances, adding four starts and a pair of saves • Has also been a part of one combined shutout.
2004 Season Notes (Senior) - Third on the team with a 3.65 ERA • Has posted a1-0 record with 12 strikeouts in 12.1 innings • Earned his single win this season by pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless relief at Santa Clara (4/27) • Has appeared in eight games.
2004 Individual Game Highlights/Notes (Senior)
5/4: San Jose State - ND, 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
4/27: at Santa Clara - W, 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB ... closed out the 14-inning, marathon game with 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the victory
3/26: Cal Poly - ND, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO
3/7: at USC - ND, 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB
2/15: Kansas - ND, 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER
2/13: Kansas - ND, 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO
2/6: at Fresno State - ND, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 SO ... held Fresno State scoreless over the final 2.2 innings in a pitchers' dual that ended in a 3-1 Stanford loss
1/31: Cal State Fullerton - ND, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
2003 Season Notes (Junior) - Posted a 1-0 record and a 5.12 ERA with 18 strikeouts in 19.1 innings and 14 appearances (one start) • Touched for a pair of runs and two hits without recording an out in his College World Series and postseason debut in the CWS Championship Series finale versus Rice (6/23) • Struck out two in 1.0 scoreless innings in his final regular season outing of the season versus Saint Mary's (5/13) • Also pitched 1.0 scoreless innings in his previous outing at San Jose State (5/6) as he was one of seven Stanford pitchers to combine for a 3-0 shutout of the Spartans • Earned his first collegiate victory with the longest outing of his career (6.1 IP) at Santa Clara (4/8), striking out a career-high seven • Pitched a hitless 1.2 innings with one strikeout versus San Francisco (4/1) • Tossed 2.0 scoreless relief innings against USC (2/28) • Made his first start of the season versus Nevada (2/17 - 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 SO), taking a no-decision in Stanford's 5-4 win • Had back-to-back scoreless outings versus Florida State (2/8 - 2.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO; 2/9 - 0.1 IP) in his first two appearances of the season.
2002 Season Notes (Sophomore) - Tied for second on the club with 20 appearances but did not pitch in the postseason • Recorded 40 strikeouts in 39.2 innings (9.08 strikeouts per nine innings), one of only three Stanford pitchers to record more strikeouts than innings pitched • Finished 0-2 with a 5.45 ERA • Tossed a hitless ninth inning with a strikeout in his final appearance of the season versus Washington State (5/25) • Pitched 2.0 innings versus Arizona State (5/11), scattering two hits and one run • Threw 2.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Santa Clara (5/7) • Scattered two hits and one run in 2.0 innings at San Jose State (5/1) • Tossed 2.0 impressive hitless innings with three strikeouts versus Sacramento State (4/24) • Started three straight Tuesday games (4/2 - San Francisco; 4/9 - San Jose State; 4/16 - Saint Mary's) • Posted an impressive 3.0 scoreless innings with two strikeouts and only one hit allowed in his first start of the season versus San Francisco (4/2) • Took the loss in a relief outing versus Texas (3/29), giving up a pair of 10th inning runs in Stanford's 2-0 loss • Picked up his second save and had arguably his most effective outing of the season at USC (3/24), tossing 2.1 innings of scoreless one-hit relief with three strikeouts • Tossed a scoreless inning at California (3/9) • Pitched 2.0 perfect innings, recording six outs (including a double play) while facing only five batters to close out an 11-3 win over Cal Poly (3/3) • Charged with a loss at Santa Clara (2/23), giving up two runs, three hits and two walks in 0.2 innings of relief • Had excellent relief performances in his first three outings, including a 6.0 inning stint at Fresno State (2/16 - 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO) • Effective in a wild 15-11 win at Florida State (2/9), scattering two hits and two runs with four strikeouts over 4.0 innings • Picked up his first collegiate save against Cal State Fullerton (2/2), tossing the final 3.0 scoreless innings and striking out five in a 17-1 win.
2001 Season Notes (Freshman) - Pitched effectively in limited action with a 2.57 ERA and an 0-0 record in 7.0 innings pitched and five appearances • Most impressive outings were 2.0 innings of hitless work at USC (4/21) and a performance versus San Jose State (4/24 - 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 SO) three days later.
High School - A 2000 graduate of Golden Valley High School • Named District Player of the Year as a senior after posting a 9-3 record with a 1.50 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 84.1 innings • Twice selected First Team All-Central California Conference • Also a First Team All-CCC center in basketball as a senior • A three-time member of the Academic All-Conference team • Class salutatorian • Coached in baseball by Scott Hague.
Amateur Summer Baseball - Had a great summer in 2003 with the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Coastal Collegiate League, helping the squad to a 51-10-1 overall record and a runner-up showing at the National Baseball Congress World Series by going 3-1 with a 1.48 ERA and striking out 26 in 24.1 innings • Also played with the Foresters in the summer of 2002, posting an 0-1 record and a 5.41 ERA in limited action, while striking out 11 batters in his 6.0 innings of work • Spent the summer of 2001 with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League, posting an 0-0 record and a 6.46 ERA in nine appearances and 15.1 innings • Participated with the nation's top high school prospects on the USA Junior National Team that took second place at the 2000 World Championships in Canada • Also played on a Merced Legion team in 1998 that made the state tournament.
Personal - Communication major • Son of Ron and Pat Ehrlich • Favorite movie is the baseball comedy classic Major League • Aspires to become a broadcaster or physical therapist • Worked at a baseball camp in the summer of 2002 • Enjoys playing the guitar in his spare time • Favorite professional team is the San Francisco Giants, while favorite athlete is Barry Bonds • His advice to youngsters who want to play collegiate baseball would be "to stay positive and don't ever give up" • Earliest baseball memory is playing catch with his dad.
Career Game Highs
IP - 6.1, at Santa Clara (4/8/03)
SO - 7, Santa Clara (4/8/03)
2004 Season Highs
IP - 3.0, vs. Cal State Fullerton (1/31/04)
SO - 5, at Fresno State (2/6/04)
Last Updated: 9/30/04