Eriksen attended the University of South Florida where he was a member of their baseball team from 1981 to 1984.

He also played for the United States men's national softball team where he won silver at the 1991 Pan American Games.

[1] While still within a six-year stint with the Clearwater Bombers, Ken Eriksen became the assistant coach of his alma mater's softball team in 1989 under legendary coach Hildred Deese, who led the Bulls to back-to-back national championships in 1983 and 1984.

[6] Eriksen was named as an assistant coach for the United States women's softball team in 2002.

With him as an assistant, Team USA won gold medals at the ISF Women's Softball World Championship twice, World Cup of Softball twice, Pan American Games once, and Olympic Games once.