Biography
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Granted extra year of eligibility from NCAA due to Covid-19...Started all 61 games at shortstop...Hit .394 in 213 at-bats with 84 hits, including 13 doubles, a triple and 10 home runs...Had a season-high four hits at Western Illinois (March 19) and against South Dakota State (May 14)...Had two home runs and five RBI against South Dakota State (April 24)...Stole four bases against Dayton (March 13)...Had eight assists against Western Illinois (April 9) and Oral Roberts (May 29)...Had multiple hits in 28 games and multiple RBI in 17 games...Set NDSU single-season records in assists (176) and games played (61), while having the second-most hits (84), RBI (58) and total bases (129) in a season...Ranks third in school history in single-season hit by pitch (19) and walks (36)...Ranks fourth in NDSU history in single-season on-base percentage (.513) and stolen bases (19)...His 52 runs scored are the eight most in a season at NDSU, while his 213 at-bats were the 10th most...Finished career as the NDSU lead in games played (225), games started (220), walks (108), hit by pitch (49) and sacrifice flies (15)...Had the second-most career at-bats (817) and assists (617) in NDSU history...His 157 career runs scored and 234 career hits both rank third in NDSU history...Had the fourth-most RBI (1390, total bases (347) and chances (993) in NDSU history...Also finished in the top 10 in NDSU history in sacrifice hits (7th - 20), stolen bases (8th - 35), triples (9th - 8), home runs (9th - 21) and stolen base attempts (10th - 44)...Was a four-time Summit League Player of the Week (May 10, March 22, March 15, Feb. 23)...Named Summit League Athlete of the Month (May/June)...Voted the Summit League Player of the Year...Earned All-Summit League First Team honors at shortstop...Selected to the Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team...Voted the shortstop selection on the NCAA Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team...Named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region Second Team...
2020 SEASON (SENIOR): Started all 17 games before season was cut short due to coronavirus pandemic...Hit .216 in 51 at-bats with 11 hits, including four doubles and two home runs...Drove in nine runs, while scoring nine...Had a .412 slugging percentage and .432 on-base percentage...Ranked fifth in the nation with 11 hit by pitches and seventh with .65 hit by pitch per game...Ranked 78th in the nation with two sacrifice flies...Tied for school record with 12 career sacrifice flies...Ranks third in NDSU history with 441 career assists...Named to Summit League Academic Honor Roll...
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played and started in all 43 games … Led the team with 35 runs scored, six home runs and a .413 slugging percentage … Recorded 43 hits in 172 at bats to go along with 19 RBI, six doubles, two triples, 20 walks and two stolen bases …Had a .966 fielding percentage … First career multi-home run game on Feb. 16 at Sacramento State in an 8-1 win … Went 8-for-13 with two home runs, five runs scored and nine RBI in a series at home against Purdue Fort Wayne from May 10-12, earning Summit League Player of the Week.
2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played and started in all 50 games … Tallied 43 hits in 191 at bats to go along with 35 runs scored, 19 RBI, six doubles, four triples, a home run, 29 walks and six stolen bases … Game high four runs scored against Dakota State April 25 … Went 3-for-3 against Northern Colorado March 3.
2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 54 games, including 49 starts ... Tallied 53 hits in 190 at bats to go along with 26 runs scored, 26 RBI, five doubles, one triple, two homers, 13 walks and five stolen bases ... Went a career-best 4-for-6 with four RBI and a double in NDSU's win over Western Illinois in The Summit League tournament May 25 ... Went 3-for-6 with four RBI and a grand slam in the Bison's win at South Dakota State April 29 ... Also compiled four hits in North Dakota State's win over Oral Roberts May 5 ... Ranked second on the team in assists with 154 ... Selected to The Summit League Academic Honor Roll.Â
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Bozeman High School ... Two-time Golden Glove and Silver Slugger Award Winner ... Named all-state and all-conference as a junior ... Hit .381 with 61 hits in 160 at bats to go along with 51 runs scored, 15 doubles, four triples, one home run, 24 RBIs, 17 walks and 22 stolen bases as a senior ... Was a 2015 Under Armour Preseason All-American selection ... Also played football and basketball.Â
PERSONAL: Son of Troy and Michelle Hostetler ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Morgan ... Majoring in sports management and business administration...Member of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...