Hoffman will start in the infield for the fourth consecutive season ... started last season at first base after starting the previous two seasons at second base … named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Atlantic Region honorable-mention team … enters the 2011 season ninth all-time at Gannon in RBI (72), 11th in walks (50) and 12th in doubles (26).
2010: Played in 42 games, all starts … was a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award … named to the PSAC Spring Top 10, an award reserved for 10 PSAC spring sport student-athletes who produced the best combination of athletics and academics … landed a spot on the
ESPN The Magazine All-District II first team for the second consecutive season … led Gannon in average (.344), hits (44), RBI (26), total bases (61) and fielding percentage (.980) … produced a .455 on-base percentage, the third-highest single-season total in school history … recorded a team-high 256 putouts, the sixth-highest single-season mark in school history … was hit by a pitch 10 times, representing the seventh-highest single-season total in school history … hit .467 (14-30) against left-handers, .313 (30-96) against right-handers, .338 (26-77) with runners on base, .367 (18-49) with the bases empty, .667 (4-6) with the bases loaded and .364 (16-44) with runners in scoring position … reached base 47.6 percent (10-21) of the time when leading off an inning … drove in a run 57.1 percent (8-14) of the time when hitting with a runner on third base and less than two outs … recorded 13 multiple-hit games and a team-high seven multiple-RBI games … had a seven-game hitting streak April 10-23, equaling the second-longest on the team … did not commit an error in the final 18 games, a span of 132 fielding opportunities … kicked off the season by going 5-of-8 with four runs, three RBI and two doubles during a doubleheader sweep against Hillsdale … went 3-for-7 with three runs, six RBI, two doubles and a home run during a twinbill sweep against Clarion … recorded a hit in seven of the last eight games, hitting .469 (15-32) during that time span … had a season-high three hits February 27 against Hillsdale and April 23 against Indiana (Pa.) … drove in three runs or more four times, including three times in the span of five games March 27-April 2.
2009: Saw action in every game, starting 45 … was a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … named to the
ESPN The Magazine All-District II first team … led Gannon in average (.336), hits (49), home runs (3), RBI (31), total bases (66) and slugging percentage (.452) … hit .406 (39-96) with runners on base, .419 (18-43) against left-handers, .750 (6-8) with the bases loaded, .415 (22-53) with two outs and .433 (26-60) with runners in scoring position … reached base 42 percent (11-26) of the time when leading off an inning … drove in a run 55 percent (6-11) of the time when hitting with a runner on third base and less than two outs … led the team in multiple-hit games (14) and multiple-RBI games (10) … produced a .410 on-base percentage, the 14th-highest single-season total in school history … was hit by a pitch seven times, the 19th-highest single-season mark in school history … went 5-for-6 with three runs and four RBI during the second game of the season against St. Anselm … had three hits in four at-bats against Indiana (Pa.), scoring four times and driving in three runs … hit .450 (18-40) during Gannon’s 13-game spring trip … recorded a hit in seven of the final eight games, hitting .360 (9-25) during that stretch … blasted home runs against St. Anselm, Lewis (Ill.) and Indiana (Pa.) … drove in three runs against Lewis (Ill.), California (Pa.) and Indiana (Pa.).
2008: Played 44 games as a true freshman, starting 43 … reached base 44 percent (12-27) of the time when leading off an inning ... drove in a run seven times during 13 at-bats with a runner on third base and less than two outs ... recorded three hits, three RBIs, two runs and one walk against Indiana (Pa.) April 2 … had six multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI games ... began the season with six hits in 11 at-bats during the first three games.
High School: Played for head coach Jerry Novosel at West Middlesex (Pa.) High School ... named District 10 Region 1 Player of the Year as a senior ... was a two-time all-region selection, landing a spot on the first team as a senior and second team as a junior ... led West Middlesex to the District 10 championship as a senior … was a two-sport athlete, earning all-state first-team honors as a football player from the Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News ... named to the all-district and all-region first teams twice ... named District 10 Football Player of the Year as a senior ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... graduated as West Middlesex’s Valedictorian.
Personal: Mathematics major ... has two sisters and one brother … son of Darlene and Kevin ... is a member of the Gannon Dean’s List and Math Club.
|
Year
|
Avg
|
GP-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
TB
|
SLG%
|
BB
|
HBP
|
SO
|
OB%
|
SF
|
SH
|
SB-ATT
|
PO
|
A
|
E
|
FLD%
|
|
2008
|
.220
|
44-43
|
123
|
19
|
27
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
34
|
.276
|
22
|
7
|
25
|
.366
|
1
|
0
|
3-3
|
82
|
59
|
8
|
.946
|
|
2009
|
.336
|
46-45
|
146
|
27
|
49
|
8
|
0
|
3
|
31
|
66
|
.452
|
12
|
7
|
24
|
.410
|
1
|
1
|
2-2
|
67
|
94
|
10
|
.942
|
|
2010
|
.344
|
42-42
|
128
|
26
|
44
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
61
|
.477
|
16
|
10
|
14
|
.455
|
0
|
1
|
4-4
|
262
|
29
|
6
|
.980
|
|
Career
|
.302
|
132-130
|
397
|
72
|
120
|
26
|
0
|
5
|
72
|
161
|
.406
|
50
|
24
|
63
|
.410
|
2
|
2
|
9-9
|
411
|
182
|
24
|
.961
|
