Chris Erwin is a Georgia native that was selected by the Minnesota Twins coming out of high school, but decided to attend college at Kennesaw State University. He was selected to 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Second Team as a sophomore and made it to the professional ranks in 2019. The southpaw joined the RailCats in 2021 and in 14 games had a 3.10 ERA. Last year, Erwin started in 16 games, had a 5.21 ERA, and struck out 70 batters in 74.1 innings. Since joining the franchise, Erwin has started in more games, struck out more batters, and pitched in more innings than any other RailCats hurler.