2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 49
Erik Puodziunas
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 206
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Sherman Oaks, Calif.
- High School:
- Notre Dame High School
Sophomore (2026)
• Made five starts on the mound while making 14 total appearances totaling 29 innings
• Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.59 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP
• Had seven scoreless outings over the course of the season
• Struck out 31 batters while walking 10 and allowing 18 runs on 31 hits
• Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Kent State (May 12)
• Earned win in 1-2-3 eighth inning with two strikeouts in 8-7 win over Maryland (May 3)
• Struck out three while pitching 1.2 scoreless innings against Washington (April 26)
• Struck out five batters over 3.1 innings of work while starting against Toledo (April 14)
• Pitched three scoreless innings and struck out one in start against Central Michigan (April 7)
• Made first career start and pitched 5.1 innings allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in win over Rutgers (March 28)
• Struck two batters over two scoreless innings at No. 1 UCLA (March 13)
• Made collegiate debut against Florida State in College Baseball Series (Feb. 20)
Freshman (2025)
• Did not see game action, redshirted
Prep
• Four-Year Athletic Scholar Award at Notre Dame HS
• Two sport athlete (Football, Baseball)
• Notre Dame HS Junior Athlete of the Year 2023
• 2-Year Varsity Baseball player
• Second Team All-Mission League 2023, 2024
• National Classic Tournament Champions 2024
• 2023 Boras Classic Champions
• Mission League Champions 2023 (19-2 reg season record)
• In senior season had a 1.55 ERA with a 5-1 record pitching 40.2 innings with 55 Ks
• Held opponents to a .170 opponent batting average in senior season
• Three-year Varsity Football player
Personal
• Erikas Antanas Puodziunas
• Born July 7, 2006
• Son of Monika and Steven Puodziunas
• Has two sisters, Vaiva and Lina
• Mother, Monika played volleyball at the University of Pennsylvania
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, undecided major
• Made five starts on the mound while making 14 total appearances totaling 29 innings
• Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.59 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP
• Had seven scoreless outings over the course of the season
• Struck out 31 batters while walking 10 and allowing 18 runs on 31 hits
• Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Kent State (May 12)
• Earned win in 1-2-3 eighth inning with two strikeouts in 8-7 win over Maryland (May 3)
• Struck out three while pitching 1.2 scoreless innings against Washington (April 26)
• Struck out five batters over 3.1 innings of work while starting against Toledo (April 14)
• Pitched three scoreless innings and struck out one in start against Central Michigan (April 7)
• Made first career start and pitched 5.1 innings allowing four runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in win over Rutgers (March 28)
• Struck two batters over two scoreless innings at No. 1 UCLA (March 13)
• Made collegiate debut against Florida State in College Baseball Series (Feb. 20)
Freshman (2025)
• Did not see game action, redshirted
Prep
• Four-Year Athletic Scholar Award at Notre Dame HS
• Two sport athlete (Football, Baseball)
• Notre Dame HS Junior Athlete of the Year 2023
• 2-Year Varsity Baseball player
• Second Team All-Mission League 2023, 2024
• National Classic Tournament Champions 2024
• 2023 Boras Classic Champions
• Mission League Champions 2023 (19-2 reg season record)
• In senior season had a 1.55 ERA with a 5-1 record pitching 40.2 innings with 55 Ks
• Held opponents to a .170 opponent batting average in senior season
• Three-year Varsity Football player
Personal
• Erikas Antanas Puodziunas
• Born July 7, 2006
• Son of Monika and Steven Puodziunas
• Has two sisters, Vaiva and Lina
• Mother, Monika played volleyball at the University of Pennsylvania
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, undecided major
Thursday, July 09
Friday, May 22
Wednesday, May 13
Sunday, May 10
