Erika Hansen, a Fillmore local, is currently a left-handed-hitter and a right fielder the University of Nevada Wolf Pack. Hansen celebrated her senior day last weekend and as a mid-year transfer student from Bradley University. She has definitely made a name for herself being an All American Candidate.

Hansen entered her final games of the regular season playing for the Wolf Pack with a .392 batting average, .483 on-base percentage, .762 slugging percentage, 13 home runs, and 49 RBIs, which is the fourth most in the school’s history, and she sits behind her own record of 61 she set last season.

Hansen grew up in Fillmore and graduated from Moorpark High School. By her junior year of high school Bradley University offered her a scholarship. Freshman year at Bradley she was named first-team all-league and became the first player in Missouri Valley Conference history to get 30 runs, 55 hits, 20 doubles, 40 RBIs and 30 walks in one season. By her sophomore year she decided it was time to transfer closer to home.

In the fall of 2016 Hansen committed to Nevada after turning down five power schools. The Nevada Wolf Pack was able to offer a good amount of scholarship money and it was closer to home for Hansen. Only playing two seasons with the Wolf Pack Erika was still able to leave her mark. With being named first-team All-Mountain West Honors, she was the third in school history with 26 homers and ranked seventh in RBIs with 110 on record. She ranks fifth with an average of .349, second for on-base percentage of .460 and first in slugging percentage with .691. Her goal this year is to make first-team All-American, and with averages like this she has a great shot at making it happen.