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Jersey Number 43
Eric Van Valkenburg
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Solana Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Torrey Pines
- Prev School:
- Palomar JC
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2025)
PRIOR TO UH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Made Cougar debut on Opening Day vs. Minnesota (2/14)
- First start at Kansas State (4/27)
- Eight scoreless games, all in relief
- Career-long 1.2 innings in relief vs. West Virginia (4/11)
PRIOR TO UH
- Opening Day starter at Palomar JC in 2024 before reeling off an 8-1 record and 3.80 ERA
- Spent the 2023 season at Oklahoma – did not play
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rated as a top 90 overall prospect and top-35 pitcher in the state of California by Prep Baseball Report
- Rated as a top 60 right-handed pitcher in California by Perfect Game
- Earned all-tournament honors at the 2021 PG 17U World Series and competed at the 2021 WWBA World Championship
- Posted a 1.80 ERA and a .148 opponent batting average during his junior season, a 13-to-2 strikeout to walk ratio and a 0.00 ERA during the COVID-shortened 2020 season and notched a 0.89 ERA as a freshman in 2019
PERSONAL
- Parents are Amy and Eric Van Valkenburg
- Has one sister, Sydni
- Father, Eric, played football at San José State
- Most memorable athletic feat: throwing a no-hitter in high school
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: steak
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Antoine Jean, Malachi Lott
Friday, May 23
Media Availability: HC Todd Whitting, Connor McGinnis, Andres Perez
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 9, Kansas State 2
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Houston 13, Arizona 4
Thursday, May 15
