30  Jeff Hoffman
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Latham, N.Y. High School: Shaker Height / Weight: 6-4 / 183 Position: RHP Birthdate: 01/08/1993 Experience: 1VL B/T: R/R

An all-america candidate ... Lone starter returning from the 2012 weekend rotation ... Enters sophomore season as the top starter in the weekend rotation ... Ranked as the 57th-best player in college baseball by College Baseball Daily ... 2012: Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors following stellar rookie season ... Appeared in 19 games making 10 starts ... Posted a 3-2 record with one save ... Allowed 33 runs (30 earned) on 60 hits in 73.2 innings ... Struck out 55 while walking 21 ... Named C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Week after pitching career-best game at Elon (Apr. 10), where he fanned 10 batters in eight shutout innings ... Opened the season in the bullpen making his collegiate debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 18) working a scoreless inning with one strikeout ... Earned first collegiate save against No. 20 Louisville (Mar. 11) at the DRASH Classic, where he tossed four scoreless innings with one punch out ... First collegiate start came against No. 11 NC State (Mar. 20) allowing four runs (three earned) on five hits with two strikeouts in a no-decision ... Picked up first collegiate win at UNC Wilmington (Apr. 3) tossing 6. 1 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in the Pirates 5-0 win ... Second win of the season was against Marshall (May 6) in a relief appearance ... Worked 2.1 innings versus The Herd allowing two runs (one earned) on a pair of hits with one strikeout ... Final win of the season was in the C-USA Tournament against UAB ... Surrendered three runs (all earned) on six hits in 7.0 innings with two punch outs in a 10-3 victory ... Six of 10 starts were against instate teams ... Tossed seven shutout innings at No. 10 North Carolina scattering five hits and striking out five in a 1-0 extra-inning loss ... Moved into the weekend rotation at Southern Miss (May 12) allowing two runs (both earned) on three hits in six innings with five strikeouts ... Started a pair of post-season games (UAB, St. John's) ... Got the opening game start against the Red Storm in the Chapel Hill Regional surrendering four runs (all earned) on seven hits in 4.1 innings ... Did not allow a run in six appearances ... Struck out multiple batters in a contest 11 times ... Had five or more punch outs on six occasions ... Worked at least one inning of relief in eight of nine bullpen outings ... Pitched into the fifth inning in seven of 10 starts and the seventh inning on five occasions ... Held opposing hitters to a .224 composite average ... Pirates posted a 5-5 ledger in his 10 starts ... Recorded five quality starts (6.0-plus innings with three or less earned runs) ... Out of the bullpen sported a 1.84 ERA in nine games surrendering just five runs (three earned) on eight hits in 14.2 innings with a win and one save ... Appeared in five games (one start) in league play ... Posted a 3.75 ERA against C-USA foes allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits with eight strikeouts in 12.0 innings ... Led the Pirates with a 2.49 ERA in six games (three starts) against nationally-ranked opponents, while tying Jharel Cotton with 25.1 innings of work ... Tossed two scoreless innings of relief against Purdue in the LeClair Classic ... Finished the season ranked among the league leaders in opposing batting average (.224/5th), fewest hits (60/t6th), fewest walks (21/t6th) and fewest runs (33/10th) ... Ranked among the NCAA leaders in hits allowed per nine innings (7.33/92nd) ... 2012 Summer: Played alongside Ben Fultz and Andy Smithmyer for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) ... Posted a 2-1 record in seven games (five starts) with a 2.32 ERA ... Allowed 10 runs (eight earned) on 21 hits with 30 strikeouts to just 10 walks in 31.0 innings ... Won last two starts of the season after opening the season with an 0-1 ledger in four appearances ... Tossed seven scoreless frames with a season-high nine strikeouts against Brewster (July 13) ... Followed that with an eight-strikeout performance against Wareham (July 20) before the all-star break ... Participated in the mid-summer classic tossing a scoreless inning of relief retiring all three batters faced ... Entered the all-star contest in the fifth frame setting down the side on 11 pitches.

Shaker High School: Five-time lettermen (baseball/3, basketball/2) ... Two-time team captain (junior and senior) for coach Steve Frank ... During senior season helped Shaker to a 19-7 overall record ... Posted a 7-2 record with one save and a 1.56 ERA ... Allowed 14 runs in 63 innings with 75 strikeouts and 18 walks ... Led Shaker to its first NY State Championship tossing a complete game shutout ... Named First-Team NY All-State, Suburban Council Pitcher-of-the Year, Albany Times Union Pitcher-of-the-Year and Troy Record Player-ofthe- Year ... Closed out career as Blue Bison's all-time wins leader (14), while ranking second in strikeouts (101) and ERA (1.73) ... Played summer ball for South Troy Dodgers where he went 5-1 with one save ... Struck out 54 and walked 15 ... Allowed 11 runs in 42.0 innings sporting a 1.83 ERA ... On the hardwood, averaged 11 points and six rebounds a game ... Named team captain ... Second-Team All-Suburban Council ... Named to Pep Sand All-Tournament Team ... Ray Holmes Award winner ... Helped the Blue Bison to a 15-5 record as a junior ... First-team All-Suburban Council selection after posting a 7-0 record on the mound ... Struck out 26 and walked five in 34.0 innings of work with a 2.06 ERA ... Received the Justin Perry Courage Award on the diamond ... Named 2009-10 Most Improved Player on the basketball court ... Played travel ball for Bill Carroll and the Greenbush Devilcats posting a 4-2 record with an 0.81 ERA ... Fanned 49 while walking just seven in 39.0 innings.

Personal: Full name is Jeffrey Robert Hoffman ... Born January 8, 1993 ... Son of Jeff and Michele Hoffman ... Has two siblings (Arianna and Tyler) ... Intended major is physical education ... Named to ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll in the Spring of 2012.

CAREER HIGHS - innings pitched: 8.0 at Elon (4/10/12); strikeouts: 10 at Elon (4/10/12); walks: 4 at Southern Miss (5/12/12); hits: 8 vs. UNC Wilmington (4/17/12); runs: 6 vs. UNC Wilmington (4/17/12); earned runs: 6 vs. UNC Wilmington (4/17/12).