University of Georgia Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 31
Eric Hammond
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Keller, Texas
- High School:
- Keller HS
- Prev School:
- Southern California
2025 (RS-Junior/Georgia): Signed with the Minnesota Twins organization as a free agent after the 2025 MLB Draft
*Made 15 relief appearances for the Bulldogs as they went 43-17 (18-12 SEC) and played host to an NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Posted a 0-0 record, 4.15 ERA in 17.1 innings with seven walks and 23 strikeouts
*Longest outing came at No. 5 Texas, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts
*Provided one scoreless inning in a 5-2 win over No. 14 Ga. Tech at Truist Park in front of a crowd of 15,000
*Registered a career-high six strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings against Florida Gulf Coast
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (RS-Sophomore/Southern California): Posted a 2-2 record and 6.75 ERA in 12 games with seven starts for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 31-28
*Tallied 30.2 innings with 19 strikeouts and 20 walks
*Tossed a season-high of six innings against Arizona and allowed only one run on three hits with three strikeouts
*Solid outing against Washington, going five innings and allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts
*Provided scoreless and hitless relief against Santa Clara and Arizona State
*Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 (RS-Freshman/Southern California): Posted a 3-4 mark with a 4.82 ERA in 15 games including 14 starts for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 34-23-1
*Tallied 52.1 innings with 41 strikeouts and 30 walks
*Limited opponents to a .236 batting average
*Tossed four innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts against Stanford
*Struck out five batters in five scoreless innings in earning a win vs. San Diego State
*Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Freshman/Southern California): Redshirted
*Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Keller where he played for Rob Stramp
*A 19th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2021 MLB Draft
*A three-year letterman who went 12-2 with a 1.06 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 72.2 innings as a senior
*Amassed 160 strikeouts in 109.2 career innings for the Indians
*Named the 2021 Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star Telegram Pitcher of the Year
*Named to the 6A All-District first team and 2021 State Championship All-Tournament Team
*Ranked the No. 1 RHP and No. 3 player overall in the state of Texas by Perfect Game, and the No. 14 RHP overall in the nation
Personal: Born Nov. 21, 2002
Son of Amy and Jeff, also has a brother Kevin
Major: Earned a degree in Business Administration from USC
*Made 15 relief appearances for the Bulldogs as they went 43-17 (18-12 SEC) and played host to an NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Posted a 0-0 record, 4.15 ERA in 17.1 innings with seven walks and 23 strikeouts
*Longest outing came at No. 5 Texas, tossing 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts
*Provided one scoreless inning in a 5-2 win over No. 14 Ga. Tech at Truist Park in front of a crowd of 15,000
*Registered a career-high six strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless innings against Florida Gulf Coast
*Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (RS-Sophomore/Southern California): Posted a 2-2 record and 6.75 ERA in 12 games with seven starts for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 31-28
*Tallied 30.2 innings with 19 strikeouts and 20 walks
*Tossed a season-high of six innings against Arizona and allowed only one run on three hits with three strikeouts
*Solid outing against Washington, going five innings and allowed one run on four hits with four strikeouts
*Provided scoreless and hitless relief against Santa Clara and Arizona State
*Named to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 (RS-Freshman/Southern California): Posted a 3-4 mark with a 4.82 ERA in 15 games including 14 starts for Andy Stankiewicz as the Trojans went 34-23-1
*Tallied 52.1 innings with 41 strikeouts and 30 walks
*Limited opponents to a .236 batting average
*Tossed four innings and allowed one unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts against Stanford
*Struck out five batters in five scoreless innings in earning a win vs. San Diego State
*Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Freshman/Southern California): Redshirted
*Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Keller where he played for Rob Stramp
*A 19th-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2021 MLB Draft
*A three-year letterman who went 12-2 with a 1.06 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 72.2 innings as a senior
*Amassed 160 strikeouts in 109.2 career innings for the Indians
*Named the 2021 Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star Telegram Pitcher of the Year
*Named to the 6A All-District first team and 2021 State Championship All-Tournament Team
*Ranked the No. 1 RHP and No. 3 player overall in the state of Texas by Perfect Game, and the No. 14 RHP overall in the nation
Personal: Born Nov. 21, 2002
Son of Amy and Jeff, also has a brother Kevin
Major: Earned a degree in Business Administration from USC
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