T.J. Hose Named Pitcher-of-the-Year
December 11, 2009 | Baseball
Dec. 11, 2009
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Former East Carolina hurler T.J. Hose was named the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year by MLB.com according to a release on its website in November.
In his first full season, the 36th-round pick from 2008 moved into a new relief role, after having been a starter in his debut at short-season Yakima in '08. Between two Class A stops at South Bend and Visalia he combined for a 2.11 ERA and 12 saves, striking out 70 while walking just 17 in 59 2/3 innings and limiting hitters to a .209 average. After earning Midwest League All-Star honors for South Bend, he maintained his dominance even after his promotion to the hitting-heavy California League, striking out 27 while walking five in 22 2/3 innings there.
T.J. Hose Career ECU Notes
Named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team (2005) ... Second-Team All-Conference USA (2005 & 2007) ... Helped Pirates to three NCAA Regional appearances (2005, 2007-08) ... Two-time C-USA Pitcher-of-the-Week selection (3/12/07 & 5/6/07) ... America Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-East Region (2005) ... Two-time College Baseball FoundationNational Honor Roll (2007) ...CollegeBaseballInsider.com Regional Player-of-the-Week (2007) ... Four-time Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2004-08) ... Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll recipient ... Posted a 23-17 overall record with 262 strikeouts in 328.2 innings and a 4.19 ERA in four seasons ... Combined on seven career shutouts ... Tossed a pair of complete games (USF/2005 and Columbia/2008) ... Appeared in 71 games making 52 starts ... Recorded two saves ... Ranks among the school's all-time leaders in games started (second), inning pitched (fourth), strikeouts (fifth) and wins (t-12th).
Hose 2008 Biographical Sketch
Senior tri-captain ... Preseason Brooks Wallace Player-of-the-Year Watch List ... Posted a 7-4 overall record in 17 appearances (14 starts) with a 4.46 ERA ... Fanned a career-high 72 batters while walking 39 ... Tossed lone complete game shutout in his final collegiate appearance against Columbia (Conway Regional) ... In that outing he struck out seven, walked one, did not allow a runner past second base and retired 17 consecutive batters from the fourth to ninth frames ... His seven wins tied a career-high from his freshman season ... Worked into the fifth inning in 11-of-14 starts ... Lasted into the sixth frame eight times and the seventh three times ... Stuck out 5-or more batters eight times with a season-high seven coming twice (Southern Miss/Columbia) ... Made three appearances out of the bull pen picking up wins against No. 24 UNC-Wilmington (4/29) and No. 5 Rice (5/22) ... Did not allow a hit in 2-of-3 relief appearances .... Finished career with a 23-17 record and two saves ... Ranks among the school's career leaders in starts and walks (2nd); innings pitched (3rd); strikeouts (5th) and appearances (8th) ... Ranked third on the team in wins, innings pitched and strikeouts ... Preseason first-team All C-USA selection by the league coaches.
