Erika Stratton

Photo by: BGSU Strategic Communications

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Senior
High School:
Palo Verde
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.

2014: Played in 50 games for the Falcons, making 38 starts behind the dish…ranked fourth on the team with a career-high .279 batting average, recording 39 hits in 140 at bats…finished tied for first on the Falcons with a .378 on-base percentage, while her .457 slugging percentage ranked third on the Orange and Brown…ranked third on the team with a career-high 28 RBI, while 13 extra base hits ranked third on the team…collected a career-high six home runs for the Falcons, marking a new career high...her seven doubles on the season ranked second on the team…totaled 243 putouts and 44 assists behind the dish, while throwing out 17 base runners on the season…went 2-for3 with an RBI and a run scored against Cleveland State (Feb. 8)…recorded her first home run of the season against UT-Martin (Feb. 16) in a 2-for-2 effort, while collecting three RBI and two runs scored…picked up a pair of RBI in a 3-for-4 effort against Northern Colorado (Feb. 21)...hit a double and an RBI against Buffalo (Feb. 22)…collected three RBI in a 2-for-4 effort against Pennsylvania (March 8)…collected four RBI and a home run in a 3-for-4 effort on the road against Mount St. Mary’s (March 21)…hit a home run on the road against Northern Illinois (March 28)…went 3-for-4 at home against Wright State (April 2)…hit a walk-off grand slam at home against Detroit (April 16)…picked up a hit in her final game with the Falcons, going 1-for-3 with a double in the Falcons’ win over Toledo.

2013: Played in all 51 games for the Orange and Brown, getting 50 starts behind the plate…ranked third on the team with a .274 batting average, collecting 37 hits in 135 at bats…finished third on the Falcons with a .351 on-base percentage, while her .407 slugging percentage ranked fourth…earned nine extra base hits including three doubles, three home runs and a team-best three triples…tied for third on the Falcons with 17 RBI…finished with 55 total bases, the fourth highest total on the team…went 1-for-1 with an RBI and two walks against Youngstown State…picked up two RBI in a 1-for-2 day against Jacksonville State…hit a double and a home run in two at bats against Western Kentucky, also adding three RBI…went 1-for-2 with a triple against Ball State…picked up two hits in three at bats against Miami….went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and an RBI against Detroit…earned two RBI in a 2-for-3 day against Valparaiso…picked up a double against Eastern Michigan in a 2-for-2 day…went 5-for-7 in a doubleheader with Western Michigan, picking up five RBI and a home run…picked up a home run in the final game of the season against Toledo in the MAC Tournament.

2012: Played in 48 games for the Falcons, splitting 45 starts between catcher and designated player…collected 21 hits in 116 plate appearances for a .181 batting average…ranked fifth on the team with two home runs…ranked third on the team with eight doubles…recorded 10 RBI and 35 total bases…went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI against Murray State…went 1-for-1 against St. Francis with a double…went 2-for-3 with two doubles against Eastern Michigan…went 1-for-2 with a double, run scored and an RBI against Eastern Michigan…went 2-for-3 against Eastern Kentucky with an RBI…went 1-for-2 against Oakland with a home run and an RBI…went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI against Northern Illinois, helping the Falcons break a MAC record with four home runs in an inning, and six home runs in a game.

2011: Played in all 44 games, starting 41 times between catcher (31 starts), designated player (eight starts), and right field (two starts) … Third on the team with 10 extra-base hits, including six doubles, a triple and three home runs … Hit .236 and was fourth on the team with a .333 on-base percentage … Threw out 26.8 percent of base stealers … First player in program history to hit three home runs in a game, doing it in a 12-inning win over Ball State in which her third homer was a walk-off game-winner … Added a double for 14 total bases in that contest which ranks as the program record and one of the top 10 totals in NCAA Division I history … Was named MAC East Player of the Week for that performance … Had a .988 fielding percentage, making only two errors in 168 chances … Reached base a team-best 52 percent of the time when leading off an inning … Had five multi-hit games and three multi-RBI contests … Went 2-for-3 with a double in her first collegiate game against Louisiana Tech … Went 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI in a win over Georgia State … Drove in three runs at Western Kentucky.

High School: Earned four varsity letters, playing at both Basic High School and Palo Verde High School … Palo Verde won regionals and placed third in the state as a senior … Named first team all-conference and second-team all-state as a senior … Graduated with high honors.

Personal: Full name is Erika Ann Stratton … Daughter of Justin and Michelle Stratton … One sister, Robin … Born Oct. 25, 1991 … Major is marketing.