 Erickson played collegiate baseball for the University of Arkansas.In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.He was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft, and later signed on December 19, , as a minor league free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers after spending several seasons in the minor leagues within the Florida Marlins organization.