Erik Torres
#17 - Jr. - INF
6-0 - 175
Bats: R Throws: R
Tucson, Ariz.
Sunnyside HS

Arizona 1999:
Starting third baseman ... Led the Cats in Pac-10 play with 94 at-bats ... Tied for seventh in the Pac-10 with three triples ... Drove in at least one run in five straight games (4/17-25) ... Drove in a career-high-tying four runs vs. Southern Utah (4/25) with three hits ... Batted .455 with a homer in series vs. UCLA (3/12-14) ... Posted a career-high six total bases with three hits against Oklahoma State (2/21) ... Batting .485 (16-for-33) with 12 RBI in his career against Arizona State.

Summer 1998:
Competed for the Alaska Goldpanners of the Alaska Baseball League ... Team finished fifth.

Arizona 1998:
Started 14 games at three positions (third base, left field, designated hitter) ... Hit first career homer vs. San Diego (1/25) ... Posted season-bests in hits (4) and RBI (3) at Arizona State (4/26) ... Hit three-run, pinch-hit homer at Cal (5/2) as part of a four-run, ninth-inning rally ... Hit .667-0-9 with a 1.083 slugging percentage in five games against Arizona State ... Hit .485 vs. right-handers, .441 with runners on and .474 with two outs ... Posted a .718 slugging percentage and a .514 on-base percentage.

Summer 1997:
Competed in the Arizona Connie Mack League and the Area Code Games ... Earned a spot on the all-star team.

High School:
Graduated from Sunnyside High School in Tucson where he played for Coach Ernie Palomarez ... Earned four letters as a third baseman ... Team captain as a senior ... Earned all-state and all-city honors ... Hit .500 as a senior ... Listed as one of the nation's top 50 high school prospects and was a preseason All-American in High School Baseball USA ... Competed on the USA High School World Cup team prior to his senior year ... Also competed in soccer and basketball.

Personal:
Full name: Erik Guerrero Torres ... Born: 11/6/78 in Tucson ... Undecided on major ... Son of Jose and Irma Torres ... Father played semi-pro baseball in the Mexican League as a pitcher and first baseman ... Brother, Danny, played collegiately at the College of the Southwest in Hobbs, N. M.