Eric Steel

Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Merritt Island, Fla.
High School:
Merritt Island

Career: A sidearm pitcher who provided short bursts of relief for the Green Wave over his final two collegiate seasons after transferring in from St. John’s River State…went 2-0 with two saves to go along with a 3.89 ERA in 28 games…totaled 34.2 innings with 26 strikeouts and just six walks…kicked off his career at Tulane by picking up the win in a career-best 4.2 innings of relief to open the 2015 season at Pepperdine…finished his career tied for 18^th in school history in most combined shutouts (3).

2016 (Redshirt-Junior): Appeared in 12 games, all in relief…went 0-0 with a 4.15 ERA in 13.0 innings…allowed 17 hits and six runs (all earned) while striking out 14 and walking two…held opponents to a .327 batting average…was a part of three shutouts, tying for ninth in single-season Tulane history…posted two strikeouts in relief vs. Alabama A&M (2/24)...struck out two vs. Nebraska (2/28) during the Tony Gwynn Classic in 1.0 inning of work...struck out two in 1.0 inning of work to close out the game against Southern Miss (4/19)...fanned three in 1.2 innings vs. Southern (5/11)... tied a career-high with four strikeouts vs. Memphis (5/14) in 3.2 innings of work...pitched 1.0 inning vs. UCF at The
American Baseball Championships (5/27)...tallied 0.2 innings of relief vs. Boston College during the season finale at the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/5).

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 16 games, all in relief...went 2-0 with a 3.74 ERA in 21.2 innings with two saves...allowed 21 hits, 10 runs and nine earned runs while striking out 12 and walking four...held opponents to a .263 batting average...pitched in a career-high 4.2 innings of relief in the season opener at Pepperdine (2/13), picking up the win and allowing just one hit while striking out four...notched a save against San Francisco (2/22) in 1.1 innings of work...recorded a save in 2.1 innings of relief at UNC Wilmington (3/31), striking out three and allowing three hits...pitched 2.2 innings at Houston (4/11), striking out one and allowing one hit...credited with the win in 0.2 innings against Southeastern Louisiana (4/28)...struck out one against Houston (5/3).

Prior to Tulane

St. John's River State (2013-14): Played two seasons at St. John's River State...missed his sophomore season due to injury...appeared in 24 games out of the bullpen as a freshman, posting an ERA of 4.03.

About Eric Steel

Prep: Was a four-year letterwinner at Merritt Island High School in Merritt Island, Florida...pitched and also played the infield...earned All-Cape Coast Conference League honors all four years of high school...helped his team advance to a regional semifinal during his senior year in which the team posted a 21-5 record, overall...went 8-1 with a 0.93 ERA as a senior while striking out 80 and walking only six in 67 innings...also batted .368 as a senior.

Personal: Born Eric James Steel on March 18, 1994...the son of Pam and Gary Steel...has an older sister, Brooke Almiron.