Palomar Comets Baseball 2006

ERIC MEYERHOLTZ

NO. 22 /  LHP, So., 6-1, 175; BATS: Left; THROWS: Left

HOMETOWN: San Marcos, California

HIGH SCHOOL: San Marcos (San Marcos, CA)

PERSONAL: Born April 8, 1986, in San Diego. ... Son of Tom and Sherri Meyerholltz. ... Has an adult brother, Ryan Hadawey.

2006 SEASON: Had an ERA of 0.00 for 7 2/3 innings pitched in 6 relief appearances. ... Pitched an inning of scoreless, hitless relief vs. Cypress, an eventual State Final Four team, on Jan. 23. ... Threw a shutout inning, giving up 1 hit, in a 10-3 win at Citrus on Feb. 9. ... Struck out the only batter he faced to get the Comets out of a seventh-inning jam Feb. 17 vs. Cerro Coso. ... Pitched 3 innings of hitless ball without giving up an earned run at Orange Coast on Feb. 21. ... Retired the only batter he faced against Grossmont on March 3.

2005 SEASON: Saw action in a relief role for the Comets. ... Had a 4.80 earned-run average for 15 innings pitched with 12 strikeouts in 15 innings. ... Hit .286 for 14 at-bats in Pacific Coast Conference games as a back-up first baseman. ... Pitched 2 shutout innings in relief Feb. 4 vs. Southern California No. 1-ranked Santa Ana. ... Threw a shutout inning, striking out 3, in a 5-4 victory over San Diego City College on March 1. ... Pitched a shutout inning in relief in a 9-2 win over San Diego Mesa on March 31. ... Pitched a scoreless relief inning April 12 in a 16-1 win over Southwestern. ... In his best community college appearance, pitched 5 innings of shutout, 2-hit ball in a 2-1 win over San Diego Mesa on April 23.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Ryan Gallego, a former Comet, at San Marcos. ... Helped Knights win the Lions Tournament in 2004 and advance to the CIF-San Diego Section playoffs the same season. ... Struck out 85 batters in 70 innings.

(Updated on May 24, 2006)