2013 Softball

4 Ericka Harris

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Piedmont, S.C

Biography

2012: Continued to lead the Spartans as the starter behind the plate…Played in and started all 52 games…Ranked fourth on the team and 13th in the A-Sun with a .325 batting average…Ranked third on the team with 10 doubles…Her 28 RBIs were the third-most of any Spartan…Turned in another strong defensive year, committing just two errors for a .994 fielding percentage…Threw out 11 batters attempting to steal…Tied for fourth on the team with 12 multi-hit games…Was third with six multi-RBI outings…Posted the team’s longest hitting streak of the season at 12 games…Ranked second on the team while reaching base in 13 straight games…Hit .317 against A-Sun opponents and .330 against non-conference foes…Was 3-for-3 with a run in the 9-0 win over St. Bonaventure (Feb. 11)…Had two RBIs in the 7-0 win at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22)…Tallied three hits with a run in the 4-0 win of the doubleheader sweep at Furman (Feb. 28)…Recorded six hits, six RBIs and three runs in leading Upstate to four wins in the Subway Spartan Classic (March 2-4)…Had three RBIs in the 8-5 win at Western Carolina to complete the doubleheader sweep (March 13)…Had three hits, four RBIs and two runs in the doubleheader sweep at Appalachian State (March 20)…Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the 4-1 win at Jacksonville (April 13)…Collected three hits, two RBIs and two runs in the doubleheader sweep at North Florida (April 14).

2011: Had a tremendous season behind the plate as the everyday starter for the Spartans…Enters her junior season as the career fielding percentage leader with a .995 percentage…Has committed just two errors each of her first two seasons…Simply a dominant defensive catcher…Gunned down 13 runners on the year…Played in 51 games, all as a starter…Ranked fourth on the team with 13 multi-hit games…Turned in the third-best hitting streak on the year, reaching safely in eight straight games…Had three multi-RBI games…Reached base in a team-best 14 straight games…Started the season with two hits and runs in the 8-0 win over Coastal Carolina (Feb. 11)…Collected eight hits with three RBIs and five runs to earn MVP honors at the Upstate Class (Feb. 18-20)…Had two hits with two runs in the 13-1 win over Hampton (Feb. 19)…Finished with two hits, two RBIs and two runs in the 7-1 victory over George Mason (Feb. 19)…Finished with three hits, an RBI and a run in the 7-3 triumph over Hampton (Feb. 20)…Had two hits with two RBIs in the 5-0 win over Oakland (Feb. 26)…Had two hits and runs in the 5-0 victory over UNC Wilmington (March 4)…Had a monster day with a three-run home run, two hits, two runs and five RBIs in the 9-1 victory over North Carolina A&T (March 7)…had two hits, two runs and an RBI against Top 10 Washington (March 12)…Had a pair of hits with a run in the 5-0 victory over Stetson (April 9)…Picked up two hits and two runs in the 5-2 win over mercer to complete the doubleheader sweep (April 16).

2010: Emerged as a go-to player for the Spartans as a freshman...Named to the A-Sun All-Freshman team...Established herself as the everyday starter behind the plate early in the season...Also stepped in to play third and first on occasion...Played in 56 games, all as a starter...Ranked sixth on the team with a .261 batting average...Was nearly flawless defensively...Finished the year with a .995 fielding percentage after committing just two errors in 440 chances...Ranked third on the team with 11 doubles and tied for second with three home runs...Tied for fourth with 21 RBIs... hit .283 during A-Sun play...Ranked fifth on the team with eight multi-hit games...Tied for fourth with four multi-RBI games...Drove in the game-winning runs in the 3-1 win over Maryland-Baltimore County (Feb. 19)...Had a pair of hits in the 9-3 win over Western Carolina (March 9)...Was 2-for-2 with an RBI in the 2-0 win over Hartford (March 13)...Had two hits with an RBI and two runs in the 8-0 win over Winston-Salem State (March 13)...Knocked two two-run home runs, one in each game, to push the Spartans to a sweep of Charleston Southern (March 18)...Had three hits with an RBI and two runs in the 7-2 win at Belmont (March 26)...Had a pair of hits, including the game-winner, with an RBI in the 3-2 win over Charlotte (April 13)...Collected two hits and an RBI in the 6-0 win at South Carolina (April 14)...Had two hits, including a home run, in the 2-1 win over Kennesaw State (April 16)...Knocked in two runs with a double to tie the game as Upstate went on for a 3-2 win over Lipscomb in the A-Sun Tournament (May 13)...A member of the A-Sun All-Academic team.

High School: A standout on the varsity softball team at Wren High School since the seventh grade...Helped lead the Golden Hurricanes to the 2008 4A State Championship and a 26-5 record...Missed her senior year after tearing an ACL playing basketball...Played a variety of positions for Wren, primarily at third, shortstop and catcher...A three-time All-State and four-time All-Region selection...Owned a career batting average of .373 with 32 doubles, six triples and nine home runs...Stole 63 bases for the Golden Hurricanes...Collected 84 RBIs and scored 152 runs...Hit over .385 in each of her last four seasons at Wren...Owned a .956 fielding percentage...Named to the All-Region Rookie team as a seventh grader in 2004...Named Wren’s Offensive MVP in 2005 and 2006...Also played travel ball for the Lady Lightning Gold travel team which competed in the ASA Nationals in 2005 and 2006...Also won the South Carolina ASA 16-A state championship...Was a four-year letterwinner on the girls’ basketball team at Wren.

Harris'' Career Stats
Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2010 .261 56-56 161 13 42 11 0 3 21 17 17 1-1
2011 .309 51-51 149 34 46 10 0 3 21 15 15 2-2
2012 .325 52-52 157 24 51 10 1 2 28 13 12 1-1
Total .298 159-159 467 71 139 31 1 8 70 45 44 4-4

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2010Freshman

    3B/C
    5'6"
    4
  • 4

    2011Sophomore

    3B/C
    5'3"
    4
  • 4

    2012Junior

    C
    5'3"
    4
  • 4

    2013Senior

    C
    5'4"
    4