ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2016)
BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR (2016)
2016 (SENIOR YEAR)
Appeared in 44 games with 40 starts in right field…Ranked fifth on the team with a .316 batting average which included 37 hits, seven doubles and one triple…Brought in 24 runs for the Nittany Lions and scored 16 times…Posted a .393 slugging percentage and a .375 on-base percentage…Drew 14 walks on the season…Stole three bases on three attempts…Had seven multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games…Posted a season-best five-game hitting streak and a nine-game reached base streak…Went 2-for-4 at the dish with four RBI and scoring three times against Michigan State (4/1)…Had three-straight multi-RBI games from Apr. 6 to Apr. 8, driving in three runs against Ohio State, two runs in game one against Indiana and three runs in game two against the Hoosiers.
2015 (JUNIOR YEAR)
Appeared in 52 games, including 47 starts, mostly in the outfield with appearances at shortstop and as the designated player...Batted .234(30-for-128) with 19 runs, six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 16 RBI...Stole three bases in the 2015 campaign...Had eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games...Went 4-for-4, including a double, a home run and three RBI at Sacramento State (Mar. 14)...Posted two hits with a home run vs. Indiana (Apr. 11)...Went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI against Ohio State (Apr. 15)...Had the game-tying three-run inside-the-park home run against Rutgers (Apr. 26)...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored vs. Maryland (May 7).
BEFORE PENN STATE
AT AKRON
2014 (SOPHOMORE YEAR)
Started in all 43 games, hitting .278 with 35 hits and 10 RBI, while drawing nine walks...Racked up four doubles for 39 total baes and was 13-for-15 on the base paths...Had eight multi-hit games and made no errors in 31 chances in the field for a 1.000 fielding percentage...Went 4-for-5 with an RBI and, a double, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in a win vs. Alabama State (Feb. 7)...Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored against Bucknell (Mar. 8)...Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in back-to-back games at George Mason and against Colgate in the Cherry Blossom Classic (Mar. 14-15)...Was 2-for-2 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored to go along with a pair of stolen bases vs. Niagara (Mar. 22)...Collected a pair of hits to go along with an RBI, a walk and a run scored vs. Youngstown State (Apr. 8)...Went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored at Ball State (Apr. 18).
2013 (FRESHMAN YEAR)
Appeared in 36 games, making 24 starts primarily at shortstop...Went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI and two runs against Ball State (April 12)...Scored 14 runs and recorded 14 hits on the year...Carried a .891 fielding percentage with just six errors.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a 2012 MaxPreps second team All-American at Keystone for Head Coach Jim Piazza and a four-time first team all-conference, all-county and all-district selection...NFCA All-Regional and All-American...Two-time Division II Lorain County Player of the Year...Two-time Conference Player of the Year...Member of the 2012 national championship team as voted by MaxPreps.com and USA Today...Hit .413 for her career with 190 hits - 47 doubles, 14 triples and 22 home runs and 144 RBI...Team compiled a 128-11 record over her four years, reaching the state finals the last two years and winning the state championship her senior year...Only undefeated team in Division II in 2012...Set the school record for runs scored and RBI in a career...Also played volleyball...Played club ball for New Jersey Intensity and Tidalwaves.
PERSONAL
Full name is Erin Elizabeth Pond...Born on Dec. 26, 1993, in Elyria, Ohio...Parents are Fred and Georgia Pond...Majoring in recreation, parks and tourism management...Plans to attend law school and study sports law after graduation.