2016 NSIC All-Academic Team
2015 NSIC All-Academic Team
BULLDOG CAREER:
2016 (Junior) Played shortstop in 24 games including 20 starts for UMD · drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the season opener at Pittsburg State on Feb. 19 · knocked in a pair against Wayne State (Mich.) on March 11 and Winona State on April 3 · drove in three runs and scored a run against Minnesota Crookston on April 20 · put together a career game, driving in five runs on two home runs while going 3-for-4 against Bemidji State on April 22 · NSIC All-Academic Team.
2015 (Sophomore) Split time on the left side of the infield, starting 25 games for the Bulldogs · knocked in six runs on a 3-for-3 game against Upper Iowa on Apr. 23 · batted 5-for-8 with three RBIs and a double, stealing a base in two games against U-Mary on Apr. 25-26 · selected to NSIC All-Academic Team.
2014 (Freshman) Appeared in 12 games including a pair of starts on the infield for the Bulldogs · picked up his first collegiate double against Northern State on Apr. 25 · plated his first run of the season in the regular season finale against Minnesota-Crookston on May 4 · finished the season on a four-game hitting streak.
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| BATTING |
GP-GS |
AVG |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
OBP |
SB-ATT |
| 2014 |
12-2 |
.500 |
8 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
.625 |
.500 |
1-1 |
| 2015 |
29-25 |
.257 |
74 |
5 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
20 |
.270 |
.296 |
3-3 |
| 2016 |
24-20 |
.212 |
66 |
12 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
22 |
.333 |
.303 |
4-4 |
| Career |
65-47 |
.250 |
148 |
19 |
37 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
47 |
.318 |
.311 |
8-8 |
BEFORE UMD: A 2013 graduate of Minnetonka High School · started as a third baseman and a pitcher for head coach Paul Twenge and the Skippers.
PERSONAL: Born Kyle Kevin Hoffman in Waconia, Minn. · son of Kevin and Mary Hoffman · one of four Hoffman siblings (Ryan, Renee, and Jason) · enjoys boating, skiing, and ping pong off the field · majoring in industrial engineering at UMD.
