2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
Gerrish, Paul

Jersey Number 25
Paul Gerrish
- Position:
- RHP
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Filer, Idaho
- Prev School:
- Northern State University
Bio
Career Capsule
Transferred to TCU in the fall of 2006 from Northern State.
Redshirted his first season at TCU.
Made 49 appearances in his career and started 22 contests.
Posted a career record of 12-8 with one save.
Team was 17-5 in his 22 career starts and 36-13 in games he pitched.
Posted a career ERA of 4.49 in 148 1/3 innings pitched.
Racked up 132 strikeouts, including a career-high 59 as a sophomore.
Held opponents scoreless in 13 of his 27 career appearances out of the bullpen.
Went 4-3 in his first campaign, picking up wins over Dallas Baptist twice, Baylor and UT Arlington.
Tied for the team lead with seven victories as a junior, including a 2-0 record in the NCAA postseason.
Started game one of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional against Wright State, holding it to three runs over the course of seven innings pitched.
Pitched an elimination game against Texas in the NCAA Super Regional and picked up the win.
Held the Longhorns to two runs on five hits over seven innings with six strikeouts.
Made two appearances in the College World Series against UCLA.
Totaled six strikeouts in five innings pitched against the Bruins.
2009 (Junior):
Appeared in 17 games and made nine starts.
Posted a 7-2 record with one save.
Ranked fourth on the team with a 3.84 ERA in 61 innings pitched.
Team posted a 14-3 record in games he pitched and a 7-2 mark in games he started.
Fanned 59 batters and walked just 16.
First seven appearances of the season came out of the bullpen.
Allowed just one earned run in that stretch, spanning 11 1/3 innings.
Earned first win of the season on March 8 against Wichita State.
Held the Shockers scoreless for 2 2/3 innings.
Was the winning pitcher at Utah on March 20 with 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Tossed three scoreless innings against Stephen F. Austin on March 24.
Made first start of the season on March 28 against San Diego State.
Threw a season-high 7 2/3 innings in win over New Mexico on April 4.
Allowed just two runs on six hits with four strikeouts, earned MWC Pitcher of the Week honors.
Held UT Pan American scoreless for 4 2/3 innings to improve to 4-0.
Was tagged with his first loss of the season at Oklahoma on April 14.
Earned a four-inning save against BYU on April 30.
Surrendered just one unearned run on three hits with a season-high six strikeouts.
Picked up fifth win of the season on May 14 at UNLV.
Gave up two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of work with six punchouts.
Suffered final loss of the season against Utah on May 20.
Got the opening victory in the Fort Worth Regional against Wright State.
Allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings with six Ks.
Helped the Frogs stave off elimination in the Super Regionals with a dominating performance at Texas.
Surrendered just two runs on five hits in seven innings with six Ks.
Didn[apos]t walk a batter in his final 15 innings pitched.
Posted the second-highest K:BB ratio of 3.7.
2008 (RS-Sophomore):
Split time as a starter (six games) and a reliever (seven games).
Finished the season with a 4-3 record.
Posted a 5.35 ERA in 37 innings pitched to go along with 31 strikeouts.
Team was 5-1 in contests that he started.
Allowed just two of his 12 inherited runners to score.
Made his season debut on Feb. 22 against No. 14 Cal State Fullerton in a relief role.
Started against Dallas Baptist on Feb. 26 earning his first win of the season.
Tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with four Ks.
Struck out four in a start against Texas State on March 5.
Earned win No. 2 on March 24 against Dallas Baptist.
Turned in his longest outing of the season, surrendering just two runs on seven hits in seven innings of work.
Fanned a career-high seven batters in that contest.
Following an April 2 start at Texas State, made three consecutive appearances out of the bullpen.
Allowed just one run in 4 2/3 innings pitched over that span.
Picked up his third victory of the season at Baylor on April 8.
Surrendered just one run on two hits with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings pitched.
In his final appearance of 2008, went five innings in a start at UT-Arlington on April 30.
Gave up just one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
2007 (Sophomore):
Coaches elected to redshirt Paul in his first season after transferring from Division II.
At Northern State University:
Played his freshman season at Division II member Northern State.
Was a first-baseman when he wasn[apos]t pitching.
Hit .336 in 125 at-bats with seven doubles and seven home runs.
On the mound, he had a team-best 4.66 ERA in 13 appearances.
Made 10 starts and completed six games.
Led the team with 65.2 innings pitched and struck out 49 batters while surrendering just 71 base hits.
Held opponents to a .274 batting average.
Earned second-team all-conference and was named Pitcher of the Week once.
Filer High School:
Named all-area as a junior and senior.
Earned all-star and all-Northwest honors as a senior.
Selected to play in the Northwest All-Star game as a junior.
Was the Idaho 3A Player of the Year as a senior.
Had a .507 batting average and hit six home runs as a senior.
Compiled an 8-2 record with a 1.20 ERA.
Personal:
Paul is the son of Phil and Jo.
Has an older sister, Anna, and three older brothers, Gabe, Vince and Luke.
Majoring in Marketing.
Transferred to TCU in the fall of 2006 from Northern State.
Redshirted his first season at TCU.
Made 49 appearances in his career and started 22 contests.
Posted a career record of 12-8 with one save.
Team was 17-5 in his 22 career starts and 36-13 in games he pitched.
Posted a career ERA of 4.49 in 148 1/3 innings pitched.
Racked up 132 strikeouts, including a career-high 59 as a sophomore.
Held opponents scoreless in 13 of his 27 career appearances out of the bullpen.
Went 4-3 in his first campaign, picking up wins over Dallas Baptist twice, Baylor and UT Arlington.
Tied for the team lead with seven victories as a junior, including a 2-0 record in the NCAA postseason.
Started game one of the NCAA Fort Worth Regional against Wright State, holding it to three runs over the course of seven innings pitched.
Pitched an elimination game against Texas in the NCAA Super Regional and picked up the win.
Held the Longhorns to two runs on five hits over seven innings with six strikeouts.
Made two appearances in the College World Series against UCLA.
Totaled six strikeouts in five innings pitched against the Bruins.
2009 (Junior):
Appeared in 17 games and made nine starts.
Posted a 7-2 record with one save.
Ranked fourth on the team with a 3.84 ERA in 61 innings pitched.
Team posted a 14-3 record in games he pitched and a 7-2 mark in games he started.
Fanned 59 batters and walked just 16.
First seven appearances of the season came out of the bullpen.
Allowed just one earned run in that stretch, spanning 11 1/3 innings.
Earned first win of the season on March 8 against Wichita State.
Held the Shockers scoreless for 2 2/3 innings.
Was the winning pitcher at Utah on March 20 with 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Tossed three scoreless innings against Stephen F. Austin on March 24.
Made first start of the season on March 28 against San Diego State.
Threw a season-high 7 2/3 innings in win over New Mexico on April 4.
Allowed just two runs on six hits with four strikeouts, earned MWC Pitcher of the Week honors.
Held UT Pan American scoreless for 4 2/3 innings to improve to 4-0.
Was tagged with his first loss of the season at Oklahoma on April 14.
Earned a four-inning save against BYU on April 30.
Surrendered just one unearned run on three hits with a season-high six strikeouts.
Picked up fifth win of the season on May 14 at UNLV.
Gave up two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of work with six punchouts.
Suffered final loss of the season against Utah on May 20.
Got the opening victory in the Fort Worth Regional against Wright State.
Allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings with six Ks.
Helped the Frogs stave off elimination in the Super Regionals with a dominating performance at Texas.
Surrendered just two runs on five hits in seven innings with six Ks.
Didn[apos]t walk a batter in his final 15 innings pitched.
Posted the second-highest K:BB ratio of 3.7.
2008 (RS-Sophomore):
Split time as a starter (six games) and a reliever (seven games).
Finished the season with a 4-3 record.
Posted a 5.35 ERA in 37 innings pitched to go along with 31 strikeouts.
Team was 5-1 in contests that he started.
Allowed just two of his 12 inherited runners to score.
Made his season debut on Feb. 22 against No. 14 Cal State Fullerton in a relief role.
Started against Dallas Baptist on Feb. 26 earning his first win of the season.
Tossed 4 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits with four Ks.
Struck out four in a start against Texas State on March 5.
Earned win No. 2 on March 24 against Dallas Baptist.
Turned in his longest outing of the season, surrendering just two runs on seven hits in seven innings of work.
Fanned a career-high seven batters in that contest.
Following an April 2 start at Texas State, made three consecutive appearances out of the bullpen.
Allowed just one run in 4 2/3 innings pitched over that span.
Picked up his third victory of the season at Baylor on April 8.
Surrendered just one run on two hits with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings pitched.
In his final appearance of 2008, went five innings in a start at UT-Arlington on April 30.
Gave up just one run on four hits with four strikeouts.
2007 (Sophomore):
Coaches elected to redshirt Paul in his first season after transferring from Division II.
At Northern State University:
Played his freshman season at Division II member Northern State.
Was a first-baseman when he wasn[apos]t pitching.
Hit .336 in 125 at-bats with seven doubles and seven home runs.
On the mound, he had a team-best 4.66 ERA in 13 appearances.
Made 10 starts and completed six games.
Led the team with 65.2 innings pitched and struck out 49 batters while surrendering just 71 base hits.
Held opponents to a .274 batting average.
Earned second-team all-conference and was named Pitcher of the Week once.
Filer High School:
Named all-area as a junior and senior.
Earned all-star and all-Northwest honors as a senior.
Selected to play in the Northwest All-Star game as a junior.
Was the Idaho 3A Player of the Year as a senior.
Had a .507 batting average and hit six home runs as a senior.
Compiled an 8-2 record with a 1.20 ERA.
Personal:
Paul is the son of Phil and Jo.
Has an older sister, Anna, and three older brothers, Gabe, Vince and Luke.
Majoring in Marketing.
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