University of Connecticut Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Erik Stock
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher/ Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- Prev School:
- Old Dominion
- High School:
- Greenbrier Christian
2022Â Season: Team Captain. ABCA Third Team All-American. New England Player of the Year. First Team All-BIG EAST. First Team All-New England. Finishes his career with a .371 batting average tied for third best in program history. Set the UConn single season record with 99 hits this season. Ranked eighth in the country in hits. His 25 doubles on the season ranks two most in a UConn single season. His 162 total bases ranks third in single-season history. Made 65 starts mainly in the outfield, hit .364 with 65 runs scored, four triples, 10 home runs and 55 runs batted in. Slugged .596 and added 36 walks and six stolen bases. Led the team with 33 multi-hit games and had 12 multi-RBI efforts. Reached base safely in the first 24Â games of the season and started the year with a 13-game hit streak. Had second longest reach base streak (30 games). Had surgery on his hamate bone just 17 days prior to the start of the season. Went 3-5 with double and run batted in on Opening Night at USF (2/18). Hit first home run of the season at UNF (2/26). Went 6-14 with four runs batted in at UNF (2/25-2/27) to earn BIG EAST Player of the Week honors. Notched three hits at FIU (3/6) to help secure road series sweep. Homered in four-straight games against Bryant and URI (3/23-3/27). Went 4-4 with a double, inside the park home run and three RBIs vs. St. John's (4/9). Followed it up with a grand slam and 5 RBI to sweep St. John's (4/10). Had back-to-back three hit games at Butler (4/29-4/30). Homered vs. Creighton (5/7). Had a bases clearing double vs. Xavier (5/15) to help Huskies win the series. Hit safely in six of seven NCAA Tournament games. Went 2-3 with a home run and four runs scored at No. 15 Maryland (6/4) in College Park Regional. Registered a multi-hit game at No. 2 Stanford in Game 1 of Super Regionals (6/11).Â
2021 Season: South Bend Regional All-Tournament Team. BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament team. First Team All-BIG EAST. Played in 50 games and made 48 starts, mainly in left field for the Huskies. Hit .364 with 68 hits, 43 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples, six homers, 34 RBIs and stole eight stolen bases. Team-high 23 game reach base streak. Posted 22 multi-hit games. Had three outfield assists including throwing runners out at the plate vs. Bucknell (5/2) and vs. Xavier (5/30). Only made one appearance on the mound in 2021.  Hit .404 from March 14 to the end of the season (41 games). Hit .580 (29-50) against left-handers. Went 3-5 with a double and RBI at Southern Mississippi (2/28). Registered a 3-5 performance including a game-tying sac fly in the ninth at Coastal Carolina (3/7). Went 2-5 with a double and RBI at No. 7 Texas Tech (3/15). Notched a 2-4, three RBI game at Saint Joseph's (3/20). 2-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored vs. URI (3/26). Hit first home run of the season at Xavier (4/25). Homered for the second time in the series at Xavier (4/27). Had a 4-4 day at the plate with two doubles at Villanova (5/14). Went 3-4 with a home run, two RBIs, three runs scored at Villanova (5/15). Went 7-16 with three runs scored and three RBIs in the BIG EAST Championship. Registered a 4-4 with a double and three RBIs in a win vs. Michigan (6/4) in South Bend Regional. 2-4 with a home run and two runs scored at No. 10 Notre Dame (6/5) in South Bend Regional. Posted a 3-4 performance with a homer and two RBIs vs. Central Michigan (6/6) in the South Bend Regional.
2020 Season: Played in nine games and started eight. Finished the shortened season due to Covid-19 with a .484 AVG, ranking third in the country and tops in The American. Registered 15 hits, nine runs, three doubles and four RBIs. Had five multi-hit games. Collected a pair of hits including a double in first career start against No. 1 Michigan (2/22). Notched a 4-4 performance at the dish against New Orleans (2/29) while driving in a pair of runs. Had a pair of three-hit performances in the doubleheader at Presbyterian (3/7). Also made three appearances on the mound for the Huskies.Â
Transferred from Old Dominion University.Â
Old Dominion (2018-19):Â A Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection ... Hit .320 with a team-leading 13 doubles, three home runs and 20 RBIs ... Also went 1-2 with a 6.05 ERA in 10 games, including two starts, in limited time on the mound ... Played first base, third base and DH ... Recorded 14 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games, and had a season-best seven-game hitting streak ... Posted his best numbers in conference play, hitting .343 with nine doubles, a home run and 14 RBIs in 26 games ... On the mound, had his best performances out of the bullpen ... Threw three shutout innings of relief against Middle Tennessee and 3.1 innings of no-run ball out of the bullpen against Rice.
Prep: A First Team All-State selection as a senior in 2017 at Greenbrier Christian in Virginia Beach, Va. ... The 2017 TCIS Player of the Year ... Lettered two seasons in basketball ... Also a member of the Beta Club in high school.
Personal: Erik Daniel Stock. Parents are Doug and Joanne Stock. Has one brother, Christian and two sisters, Sydni and Paige.
