Stony Brook University Athletics

2025 (Sophomore): 2025 Perfect Game Preseason All-American… Preseason All-CAA… All-CAA First Team… CAA Co-Player of the Week honors… CAA Defensive Player of the Year… John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Watch List recipient… Appeared in 49 games, starting all 49 at first base… Went 69-for-193 (.358) with a 1.037 OPS, 17 doubles, nine homers, 44 RBI, 113 total bases, .585 slugging percentage, 25 walks, .452 on-base percentage, and eight stolen bases… Committed two errors all season, none in conference play, for an overall .995 fielding percentage… Made seven appearances out of the bullpen, going 0-2 over 9.2 innings… Recorded a save in the victory over St. John’s on March 11… Ranked top 10 in the CAA in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits, OPS, and doubles… Set new career highs in batting average, runs scored, hits, homers, RBI, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and stolen bases… Led the team with 23 multi-hit games… Opened the season with a home run and two RBI at Bethune-Cookman on February 14… Followed with three hits and three runs scored at FGCU on February 23… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI vs Fordham on March 4… Delivered two RBI with a double and triple at Niagara on March 7 and 8… Went 4-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI at Niagara on March 9… Smacked two hits including a double and drove in two vs St. John’s on March 11… Went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored at Seton Hall on March 14… Recorded a perfect 5-for-5 day with five runs scored and five RBI vs Seton Hall on March 16… Hit safely in three straight games at Delaware from March 21 to 23, including a clutch RBI on March 23… Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Hofstra on April 18… Smacked a key double and scored a run at William & Mary on April 27… Ended the year strong with a three-run homer, two hits, two RBI, and a run scored in the May 17 finale vs Monmouth.

2024 (Freshman): 2024 CAA Rookie of the Year and CAA All-Rookie Team selection… Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American… D1Baseball Freshman All-American… Perfect Game Baseball Freshman All-American… NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team selection… Appeared in 50 total, with 47 starts and 15 appearances on the mound with one start… Made collegiate debut against Purdue on Feb. 16… Played a pivotal role at the plate and on the mound in Stony Brook’s win over No. 2 LSU on Feb. 23, recording his first career hit with a single while tossing four scoreless innings en route to his first career save… Finished the year with a slash line of .299/ .392/ .458. Ranked top-three in numerous team categories on both sides of the diamond, such as hits (53), home runs (4), RBI (24), doubles (16), total bases (81), and ERA (3.21)... Led Stony Brook in saves with six and tossed 42 innings while allowing only 15 earned runs… Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week recipient… One of 10 players in the nation to be named as semifinalist to the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, and was the only Freshman to be recognized.  
AT MASSAPEQUA HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years with Massapequa, serving as captain for the final season.. Hit .520 with 20 doubles, 11 home runs and 60 RBI over his career at the plate… Earned 10 wins, 2 losses, 130 strikeouts and had a 1.50 ERA over 80 career innings on the bump… As a senior, he hit .550 with a .650 OBP and accumulated nine homers and nine doubles… On the mound, tallied 70 strikeouts and had a 1.09 ERA over 45 innings…  2022 and 2023 Section 8 Playoff MVP… 2022 and 2023 Team MVP… 2022 and 2023 All-County and All-Long Island recipient… 2023 Conference AA MVP… 2023 Axcess Baseball Man of the Year recipient… 2021, 2022, and 2023 Nassau County Champion… 2022 Long Island Champion… Played under head coach Tom Sheedy… Member of the National Honor and Spanish Honor Society Clubs. 

PERSONAL: Son of Erik Sr. and Christine Paulsen ... has three siblings, Brianna, Caylee and Cole.