GENERAL CAPSULE:Â Great utility player...terrific hitterÂ
AT USF (2005):Â First season on the Hilltop, played in 30 games and started seven...in his first start of the season, went 1-for-2 with a run and a walk vs. Pennsylvania (3/7)...went 2-for-2 vs. Iona (3/14)...went 1-for-2 with a double and a RBI against Portland (3/19)...was 2-for-2 with two doubles and a run versus Pepperdine (4/2).
PREP CAREER:Â Played four years of varsity baseball for the Bishop O'Dowd Dragons where his number was retired...named FirstTeam Alameda Newspaper Groups his senior year and was named Hayward Area Athletic League three times... hit .700 with eight home runs and 40 RBI his senior year... broke school and league record for hits.Â
PERSONAL:Â Eric Richard Walterhouse... goal for the season is to help the team be as good as it can be... chose USF for its baseball, academics, and location... most impressive person he has met is his father Dick, who played baseball at the University of Michigan then for the Pittsburgh Pirates... grandfather Frank Curtis played for the Boston Red Sox... favorite singer is Faith Hill... parents are Dick and Midge Walterhouse... born February 19, 1986 in Oakland, CA.
GIARRATANO ON WALTERHOUSE:Â "Eric is a wonderful backup player that can play numerous positions. We look to Eric to be a pivotal utility player as well as a great right handed hitter in this program."
