SACRAMENTO MEN'S SENIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Sacramento's Premier Baseball League since 1984
Home of 72 World Series Championship Teams
Robert (Rob) Ericsson was born in Mt. Shasta, California to Gary and Nicole Ericsson. He grew up in Weed, CA and attended elementary and high school there as well as a short stent at the College of the Siskiyous. At 8 years old Rob started his baseball journey with little league on the Weed Yankees. He played four years with the Yankees and made the All Star Team at twelve and went to the regional tournament representing Weed. Rob spent the following three years playing Babe Ruth for the Weed Dodgers which was coached by his dad Gary Ericsson. He mostly played second base, but when he was 15, he got his first start on the mound and threw a complete 3 hit game against the Cardinals also from Weed and got the win. Rob also filled in at catcher twice when needed. He made the All Star team each year and represented the South Siskiyou region mostly playing second base.
At Weed High School, Rob played all sports but was limited to only 1 year of baseball his senior year due to his school only having a varsity team. However, his love was football in high school where his teams won the league championships and missed the state championship by 1 game his junior year. In Rob’s senior year he was distinguished with All League honors for his play as a Nose Guard and Linebacker. Rob also ran track and played basketball for 3 years and was a key member of the teams coming off the bench as the sixth man and spot starts. In his best game he had a double-double outing with 18 points and 16 rebounds. Rob was inducted into the Weed High School Hall of Fame for football in 2023. After high school, Rob spent a year at the College of the Siskiyous before transferring to Yuba College where he played two years of baseball under Coach Gary Engelken. Rob was moved to third base his first year there and saw playing time off the bench and as a pinch hitter. The 49ers qualified for the JUCO World Series for CA but was eliminated in the first series. His sophomore year, Rob became a utility player and played multiple positions which also included outfield and first base. He led the team with four triples that season. After college, Rob moved to Sacramento where he played in the city league and met his wife Robin. They married in May of 1994 and have two sons Tyler and Kyle. He took a long break from playing baseball but always had the passion and fire for the game. Rob coached his kids thru the years in baseball, basketball, and flag football.
In 2002, Rob came into the SMSBL playing a couple of games for the A’s in the open division when they were short-handed thanks to the invite by Jason Smith. From there he became a full time player with Pilots and the adventure began. Rob played with multiple teams including the Brewers, Indians, River Cats, Sacramento Royals, Auburn Pirates, Free Agents, and The Bombers. He has been on multiple championship team’s thru-out his career. He played on multiple teams in the World Series in both Florida and Arizona and has won two rings. The first ring was with the Sacramento Royals in Florida and the second was with the Blue Jays in Arizona. He also played with the Auburn Braves, Bombers, and Rockets in the Arizona World Series. Rob has had an unbelievable career with the SMSBL and has had the honor and privilege to play with some of the best players to come out of the Sacramento area.
Rob has been nominated multiple times by his peers for the John Daly Sportsmanship Award.
