On March 25th the Oregon Ducks baseball team played and beat UC Riverside – but not without the help of freshman redshirt RHP Kohl Hostert. Hostert fanned the side in the sixth after entering the game with no outs and a runner on second. He went on to retire the first 10 batters he faced. As reported by GoDucks.com, very impressive for a freshman’s first game out of the bullpen.
Hostert retired 12 of 13 batters in his 1st career save. His stats for the day: 4 innings pitched, with no hits, no runs, no walks, and 5 strikeouts. I am sure he was able to fulfill the team’s expectations of him with those numbers.
As with any Duck there are fans and praise, which is exactly what Hostert received. A gracious Hostert tweeted his appreciation on Thursday.
Thankful for all the support I’ve received today as I made my first collegiate appearance! I’m blessed beyond measures! #GoDucks
— Kohl Hostert (@K_hos44) March 26, 2015
Hostert hails from Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he attended Bonneville High School and graduated in 2014 as a four-year letterman and a multi-sport athlete. He ended his senior season with first team all-league and first team all-state honors. His senior year ended with an 8-2 record — including a perfect game – and an ERA of 1.40 with 71 strikeouts.
Oregon Duck fans could be treated to more of the same after Hastert chalked up his first career save.
Top Photo By GoDucks.com
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Rose Hex is a writer who comes from the Oregon coast where she lived most of her life and she’s a very proud mother of two, a boy and a girl. Rose is working on a book series with the first volume to come out in July 2015. Rose is a long time Oregon Ducks fan and the proof is tattooed on her left inner ankle where a green and gold Oregon O sits. She is bound and determined for both of her children to attend U of O and play Oregon Ducks football! She has told them it is their only requirement, as they can be whatever they want to be and go to school for whatever they want, but they have to go be an Oregon Duck.