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Eriksen Earns USF Distinguished Alumni Award

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TAMPA, FLA. October 12, 2022 – He came to USF as a wide-eyed teenager with the idea of playing baseball and getting an education, probably to set up an international law career in Washington's high-powered political climate.

Instead, Ken Eriksen earned the rewards of a life he never imagined, one wrapped completely in green and gold.

South Florida Bulls softball during a game against the East Carolina University Pirates at USF Softball Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

"Forty-three years here … incredible,'' said Eriksen, USF's internationally acclaimed Hall of Fame softball coach. "I feel like I just graduated high school. The relationships will last forever, but it has been the blink of an eye.