Collegiate Career (Willamette, 2021-24; California, 2025)
167 G, .313, 43 HR, 137 RBI, 12 SB
Career Highs: AB - 7, at Cal State East Bay (3/16/24 - Game 1);
R - 5, at Whitman (4/1/23 - Game 1);
H - 4, three times, last vs Oneonta (2/23/24 - Game 1);
HR - 2, three times, last vs George Fox (4/20/24 - Game 1);
RBI - 7, at Whitworth (4/10/21 - Game 1);
SB - 1, 10 times, last vs Whitman (5/6/24);
Hit Streak - 11, twice (last 3/23/24 - 4/13/24)
At Cal (2025)
13 G/1 GS, .250, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
- Had Cal’s most hits as a pinch-hitter, going 3-for-7 (.429) in the role
- Saw the final action of his five-year collegiate career when he played the final three innings at third base in the ACC Championship quarterfinal against Georgia Tech on May 22
- Played in two straight games off the bench as a pinch-hitter and defensive replacement in left field April 30 at San Jose State (1-2, R) and May 6 at Pacific when he walked in one at bat as a pinch-hitter
- Had first Cal hit March 2 at Santa Clara as pinch-hitter then made lone Cal start March 3 against Broncos (0-3)
- Had a pinch-hit bad-hop RBI single March 16 against Virginia
- Made his Cal debut as a pinch-hitter February 16 against Nevada
- Creator of the the recently gone viral “Baby Yoda” seen on the edge of the Cal dugout at the ACC Championship and also uncle of Elliott, a.k.a the “Cal Baseball Baby” who grew in fame late in the season with his own Instagram account (instagram.com/calbaseballbaby)
At Willamette (2021-24)
155 G, .314, 43 HR, 146 RBI, 12 SB
- Played in 155 games
- Hit .314 (182-for-579) with 33 doubles, three triples, 43 home runs and 146 RBI, while scoring 145 runs and stealing 12 bases
- Posted a .402 on-base percentage that includes 66 walks and 22 hit by pitches, and a .604 slugging mark
- His 43 career home runs rank second on Willamette's all-time list
- Had 10 sacrifice flies
- Had a .912 fielding percentage in 479 defensive chances (139 PO, 298 A, 42 E)
- A three-time member of the ACC All-Academic squad as a 2022 freshman, 2023 redshirt freshman and 2024 redshirt sophomore
2024 (Jr.)
40 G, .344, 12 HR, 43 RBI, 3 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 7, at Cal State East Bay (3/16 - Game 1);
R - 4, three times, vs. Pacific (OR) (4/6 - Game 1);
H - 4, vs. Oneonta (2/23 - Game 1);
RBI - 6, vs. Oneonta (2/23 - Game 1);
2B - 1, six times, last vs. Cal Lutheran (4/28);
3B - 1, vs. Oneonta (2/23 - Game 1);
HR - 2, three times, last vs. George Fox (4/20 - Game 1);
SB - 1, three times, last vs. Whitman (5/6);
Hit Streak - 11 (3/23 - 4/13)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 9, vs. Cal Lutheran (4/28);
PO - 6, twice, last Whitman (5/11);
A - 5, three times, last vs. Cal Lutheran (4/28)
- Played in 40 games for a team that finished 29-16 overall and reached an NCAA Regional before dropping three of four to Pomona-Pitzer
- Hit .344 (53-for-144) with 41 runs scored (all career highs), six doubles, a career-high-tying one triple, 12 home runs, a career-high 43 RBI and three stolen bases
- Posted a career-high..459 on-base percentage that included a career-high of 26 walks and three hit by pitch, as well as a .630 slugging mark
- Totaled 19 multiple-hit games including five with three knocks and one with four
- Posted a career-long-tying 11-game hit streak from through the second game of a Mar. 23 doubleheader against Whitworth through both games of an Apr. 13 twinbill at North Illinois, going 23-for-46 (.500) with nine multiple-hit games, three doubles, five home runs and 16 RBI during the stretch
- Added 10 multiple-RBI contests including three with three, and one each with four, five and six
Notable Games/Series
- Had a huge game in a 13-1 win in the Feb. 23 season opener against Oneonta, going 4-for-4 with a triple, two home runs and six RBI with the hits and RBI single-game career highs, while the triples and homers tied career bests
- Added three runs in a 13-12 win in the nightcap against Oneonta to give him seven for the doubleheader including the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth after walking to lead off the inning
- Accounted for both runs with a two-run homer in a 2-1 win over Puget Sound in the opener of a Mar. 16 doubleheader then was 2-for-5 with five RBI including a grand slam in a 14-10 victory in the nightcap
- Was 3-for-5 with a double, homer and five RBI in a 17-9 home win over Linfield in the opener of a doubleheader on Mar. 29 then went 2-for-3 with a solo homer in a 7-3 victory in the nightcap
- Was 4-for-8 with two homers (both in the nightcap), six runs scored and six RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Pacific (OR) on Apr. 6
- Was 7-for-15 (.467) with multiple hits in all three games, four runs scored, two doubles and a homer while winning two-of-three Apr. 12-13 at North Central (IL)
- Blasted a pair of homer for the third and final time in the season and was 3-for-5 in a 12-4 win over George Fox in the opener of a doubleheader on Apr. 20
- Hit his final long ball of the season with a two-run blast in a 13-8 win over Whitworth in the May 12 regular-season finale
2023 (So.)
38 G, .303, 10 HR, 32 RBI, 2 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 6, at Redlands (2/4 - Game 2);
R - 5, at Whitman (4/1 - Game 1);
H - 4, vs. Whitworth (3/26 - Game 2);
RBI - 4, at Redlands (2/4 - Game 2);
2B - 2, vs. Whitworth (3/26 - Game 2);
3B - 1, vs. Whitworth (4/29);
HR - 1, 10 times, last vs. Occidental (5/7);
SB - 1, twice, last vs. Puget Sound (4/30);
Hit Streak - 7 (3/26 - 4/7)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 8, at George Fox (3/5 - Game 2);
PO - 4, vs. Puget Sound (4/30);
A - 5, twice, last at Linfield (4/15 - Game 1)
- Played in 38 games for a team that finished 25-14 overall including victories in its final five contests
- Hit .303 (44-for-145) with 4- runs scored, seven doubles, a career-high-tying one triple, 10 home runs, 32 RBI and two stolen bases
- Posted a .409 on-base percentage that included 17 walks and a career-high 11 hit by pitch, as well as a .572 slugging mark
- Totaled 12 multiple-hit games including three with three knocks and one with four
- Added nine multiple-RBI contests including four with three, and one with for
- Registered a .937 fielding percentage (127 DC, 41 PO, 78 A, 8 E)
Notable Games/Series
- Started the season with a huge performance in a Feb. 4 doubleheader sweep at Redlands, knocking in the game-tying run with a two-out RBI single in the top of the ninth with the go-ahead run scored on an error on the same play in a 3-2 victory in the opener then was 3-for-6 with a homer and four RBI in a 13-12 victory in the nightcap
- Was 3-for-9 with a double, homer and four RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Pacific (OR) on Feb. 18
- Hit a solo homer in the first inning for the game's first run in an eventual 7-6 win on Mar. 4 at George Fox and then blasted a two-run shot in a 9-5 win in the Mar. 5 series finale to help secure a three-game sweep
- Hit another two-run shot six days later with when he was 2-for-3 with a double, homer amd three RBI in a 7-3 win over Pacific Lutheran in the opener of a doubleheader on Mar. 11
- Was 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a stolen base on Mar. 28 in the middle game of a three-sweep of Whitworth
- Scored a career-high five runs in a 21-6 win at Whitman in the opener of an Apr. 1 twinbill
- Was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in a 9-6 win at Linfield in the opener of an Apr. 15 doubleheader
- Was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a triple, homer and three RBI in a 14-5 win over Whitworth on Apr. 29
- Had a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning of a 12-9 win over Occidental in the May 7 season finale
2022 (Fr.)
36 G, .297, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 5 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 5, nine times, last vs. Pacific (OR) (5/1);
R - 2, seven times, last vs. Pacific (OR) (5/1);
H - 3, three times, last vs. Whitman (2/27 - Game 1);
RBI - 4, vs. Linfield (4/2 - Game 2);
2B - 2, at Lewis & Clark (3/13 - Game 2);
3B - 1, at Pacific Lutheran (2/26);
HR - 1, five times, last at Pacific Lutheran (4/30);
SB - 1, five times, last vs. Bushnell (4/5);
Hit Streak - 5 (3/22 - 3/27)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 7, twice, last at Pacific (OR) (4/10);
PO - 2, five times, last at Pacific (4/10);
A - 6, vs. Whitworth (3/19 - Game 1)
- Played in 36 games for a team that finished 19-17 overall
- Hit .297 (43-for-145) with 30 runs scored, a career-high 11 doubles, a career-high-tying one triple, six home runs, 28 RBI and a career-high five stolen bases
- Posted a .350 on-base percentage that included 12 walks and four hit by pitches, as well as a .510 slugging mark
- Totaled 12 multiple-hit games including three with three knocks
- Added six multiple-RBI contests including two with three and one with four
- Registered a .915 fielding percentage (career-high 130 DC, 28 PO, career-high 91 A, 11 E)
Notable Games/Series
- Was 3-for-3 with a double in the second game of a doubleheader at Pacific Lutheran on Feb. 25
- Had an RBI double to cut a deficit to one run then scored the tying run as part of a six-inning top of the ninth in a 12-11 win in the opener of a doubleheader at Lewis & Clark on Mar. 13 then was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two doubles in a 12-5 victory in the nightcap
- Hit a solo shot for his first longball of the season in the following game on Mar. 19 in a 6-2 win at Whitworth in the opener of a doubleheader
- Was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in a 9-4 win over Corban on Mar. 22
- Blasted a two-run homer in an 8-7 win at Whitman in the opener of a Mar. 26 doubleheader and then was 5-for-8 with a homer and four RBI the following day on Mar. 27 in another doubleheader against the same squad
- Was 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in the first inning and an RBI single in the fourth that would prove to be the game winner in an 8-7 victory in the second game of an Apr. 2 doubleheader then hit a two-run shot against the same team the following day
- Was 2-for-5 with a double, homer and two RBI in an 8-3 win at Pacific Lutheran on Apr. 30
2021 (Fr.)
41 G, .311, 15 HR, 33 RBI, 2 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 6, at Whitworth (4/10 - Game 1);
R - 6, at Whitworth (4/10 - Game 1);
H - 4, vs. Lewis & Clark (4/3 - Game 1);
RBI - 7, at Whitworth (4/10 - Game 1);
2B - 2, at Linfield (4/23);
3B - 1, vs. Oneonta (2/23 - Game 1);
HR - 2, twice, last vs. Pacific (OR) (5/1 - Game 2);
SB - 1, twice, last at Whitworth (4/11 - Game 2)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 6, three times, last at Whitman (4/18 - Game 1);
PO - 6, twice, last Whitman (5/11);
A - 5, vs. Whitman (2/28 - Game 2)
- Played in 41 games for a team that finished 30-15 overall and reached the championship game of the Northwest Conference Baseball Tournament
- Hit .311 (42-for-135) with 34 runs scored, nine doubles, a career-high 15 home runs, 33 RBI and two stolen bases, with his 15 long balls the second most in school history
- Posted a .377 on-base percentage that included 11 walks and five hit by pitch, as well as a career-high .711 slugging mark
- Scored at least one run in at least 25 of his last 27 games starting with a career-long 18-game stretch from Mar. 27 - Apr. 24
- Totaled 12 multiple-hit games including three with three knocks and one with four
- Hit safely in 19 of 20 games from Mar. 27 - May 2, posting a career-long-tying 11-game hit streak from April 17 through the first game of a May 2 doubleheader against Pacific (OR), going 16-for-41 (.390) with five multiple-hit games, six doubles, six home runs and 12 RBI during the stretch after an even more torrid eight-game hit streak that started the stretch from the second game of a doubleheader at Puget Sound on Mar. 27 through the first game of an April 11 doubleheader at Whitworth, going 18-for-32 (.563) with five multiple-hit games including three of three and one of four, one double, seven homers and 15 RBI
- Added eight multiple-RBI contests including three with three and one with seven
- Registered an .882 fielding percentage (110 C, 32 PO, 65 A, 13 E)
Notable Games/Series
- Was 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored in his collegiate debut in an 8-4 win over Whitman in the opener of a twinbill on Feb. 27
- Was 4-for-5 with a double in a 10-5 win over Lewis & Clark in the opener of an Apr, 3 doubleheader then hit a solo homer in a 9-8 in the nightcap
- Hit another homer and was 2-for-3 in a 10-5 win in the finale of a two-day, four-game set Apr. 4 against Lewis & Clark
- Was 6-for-9 three homers, nine RBI and a stolen base in an Apr. 10 doubleheader sweep at Whitworth, going 3-for-6 with two homers, seven RBI and four runs scored in a 25-11 win in the opener and 3-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a stolen base in a 6-5 victory in the nightcap
- Was 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI in a 12-9 victory ihe opener of an Apr. 11 doubleheader at Whitworth
- Was 2-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBI in an 11-9 win in the second game of an Apr. 17 doubleheader against Whitman
- Hit a two-run homer in a 6-1 win in the opener of an Apr. 23 twinbill at Linfield
- Had solo homers in both games of an Apr. 24 doubleheader at Linfield
- Was 2-for-4 with two longballs and three RBI in a 5-4 win against Pacific (Oregon) in the second game of a May 1 doubleheader, tying the game at 3-3 with a solo shot in the sixth and winning it with a two-run blast in the eighth
- Was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in a 6-1 win in the NWC Tournament finals against Pacific (Oregon) to force a second finals game before falling 15-6 in that contest
Other
Collegiate Summer League
2023 (Solano Mudcats, California Collegiate League; Ridgfield Raptors, West Coast League)
- Played for a pair of teams in the Solano Mudcats of the California Collegiate League and the Ridgefield Raptors of the West Coast League during the 2023 summer campaign and combined to play in 24 games, hitting .352 (31-for-88) with 14 runs scored, nine doubles, one home run and nine RBI
- Also posted a .433 on-base percentage that included 10 walks and four hit by pitch, as well as a .489 slugging mark
- Played 17 games for Solano and hit .368 (25-for-68) with 12 runs scored, eight doubles, one home run and eight RBI
- Posted a .436 on-base percentage for the Mudcats that included seven walks and two hit by pitch, as well as a .529 slugging mark
- Registered an .855 fielding percentage for Solano (76 C, 24 PO, 41 A, 11 E)
- Played seven games for Ridgefield and hit .300 (6-for-20) with two runs scored, one double and one RBI
- Posted a .423 on-base percentage for the Raptros that included three walks and two hit by pitch, as well as a .350 slugging mark
- Registered a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage for Ridgefield (10 C, 10 PO)
High School
Gregori HS (Class Of 2020)
- A first-team All-Central California Conference selection and also earned a spot on the league's All-Academic squad as a 2020 senior
- Also played football and as a 2019 senior was a first-team All-League selection as a middle linebacker while serving as a team captain
Personal
- October 14, 2002
- Parents are Jeff and Deidra Hoffman
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