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Jocelyn Erickson may be the last of the Erickson brood to make it to college to play on the diamond, but she’s certainly not the least.
“Jocey” is the fifth in a string of five children and all of them went on to play sports in a big-time way.
Interestingly, the youngest of the Erickson quintet of kids is the only one who won’t wear BYU blue, but, instead, will blaze her own path to wear the red (or, more accurately, crimson) of the two-time National Champion Oklahoma Sooners.
In order, the family of athletic siblings goes like this as described by the father of the five, David Erickson:
“Our oldest, Krislyn, was a basketball player in high school and went on to coach high school basketball for several years after her graduation from BYU.”
“Our son Brendon came next and was a three-sport star in high school and ended up playing baseball at BYU. He was our first D-1 athlete.”
“Our last three children are girls and all three play softball.”
First, there’s Emilee, a 2015 grad and catcher/shortstop who is currently at BYU playing. She was our guinea pig with softball and got the brunt of all our mistakes, misunderstandings and lack of knowledge of the game and the recruiting process!”
“Emilee is probably more feverish about the game than any of our three softball daughters. Her true passion for the game shines through on the field and in the locker room with her teammates. She led her high school team to a state championship as a senior and was voted 1st Team All-State Catcher and also Female Athlete of the Year at her high school. She has been a huge example for both Kaylee and Jocey.”
“Kaylee is a 2019 shortstop/catcher and a BYU commit. She was a beneficiary of the things that Emilee went through and has worked hard and focused on all the right things. She committed to BYU the summer after her freshman year. She had interest from schools in the Big Ten, Mountain West, WAC and American Athletic conferences. She is very excited to attend and play at BYU.”
“And then there’s Jocey, who was athletic from the very beginning. When she was very little she was dragged around from game to game as her parents struggled to keep up with all her sibling’s activities. When she was three years old we were watching her brother play baseball and I asked their Mom what the count was on the batter. Jocey responded, ‘It’s 2-and-2, Dad.’”
“It was then we knew that she was really paying attention to all these games! Jocey (although very young) and Kaylee played little league softball together. They were the two most versatile players on the team and we had trouble finding a pitcher and a catcher, so Kaylee and Jocey filled both roles.”
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