2006: Selected to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...ranked sixth in the Horizon League in ERA, tied for sixth in Wins, seventh in innings pitched and eighth in strikeouts...made 16 appearances with 12 starts...threw ten innings in relief to start the season before moving into the rotation...threw 4.2 innings, allowing one run, with three strikeouts at Notre Dame in a no decision...threw seven scoreless innings at Ball State with four strikeouts in a no decision...picked up a win at Toledo with four strikeouts in five innings of work...fanned seven in 7.1 innings of work at Butler to pick up his first Horizon League victory... threw 6.2 innings against Youngstown State with four strikeouts to earn a victory...threw seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks to a win at Cleveland State...fanned five in a victory over UIC, fanning five , in the first game of a double-header...struck out two in six innings of work against UW-Milwaukee in the Horizon League Tournament...fanned seven in 5.2 innings against Hawaii in the NCAA Tournament.

Bakersfield College: Lettered two-years for the Renegades...as a senior threw 65.3 innings, compiling a 4-3 record...held an ERA of 3.17 and struck out 20 batters while walking only 16...named All-Conference and team Most Valuable Pitcher as a sophomore.

Prep: Lettered all four years for the Drillers...three-time All-Southeast Yosemite League selection...led team to first place finish in the Southeast Yosemite league and team lost in the state semi-finals as a senior...earned the Bakersfield High School Athletic Directors award as a senior...also lettered four times in football, where he was an all-conference selection as a senior, and lettered once in soccer.

Personal: Born Erich Joseph Schanz on February 28, 1985...son of Noel and Barbara Schanz...has one brother.