Returning Players 2008 2009 TOTAL
G-GS AB 44-35 153 54-52 202 98-87 355
R H 19 42 32 61 51 103
2B 8 17 25
3B 0 0 0
HR 3 7 10
RBI 18 30 48
BB 8 19 27
SO 33 39 72
SB AVG 0-0 .275 1-4 .302 1-4 .290
34 Mike Hernandez 6-1 • 190 • So. • RHP • R/R Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point
2009 - Freshman Season: Named to Horizon League All-Newcomer team...voted by his teammates as BU’s newcomer of the year...led team in wins (3), innings pitched (70.1) and strikeouts (59)...made 17 appearances, including seven starts...pitched 7.0 shutout innings to pick up first college win vs. Wabash (April 7)...struck out nine over 7.0 innings against UIC (April 11)...pitched 7.2 innings and fanned nine at Cleveland State (April 17)...allowed just one run over 7.1 innings to get the win against Youngstown State (April 26)...picked up a win at Cincinnati (May 6)...struck out seven in final start of the year, vs. Wright State (May 20). High School: Posted a 7-1 record and a 3.14 ERA during his senior year at Crown Point High School...helped the team to a 29-3 record as a junior and a 28-5 mark as a senior...the team earned sectional and regional championships both seasons...member of the National Honor Society...head coach: Steve Strayer. Personal: Born April 29, 1990...son of Tricia and Pete Hernandez...marketing major. 2009
G 17
GS 7
IP 70.1
CG 0
H 104
R ER BB 65 55 17
SO 59
W-L 3-3
SV 0
ERA 7.04
27 Nick Hladek 5-9 • 200 • So. • C • R/R Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point
2009 - Freshman Season: Appeared in 12 games, starting eight...scored five runs and drove in two in 28 at-bats...went 1for-3 with a walk and a run vs. Eastern Illinois (Feb. 28)...scored two runs at UNLV (March 7)...went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a run and an RBI at UNLV (March 7). High School: Four-year letterwinner as a catcher for Crown Point High School...earned all-state honorable mention as a senior...named to the all-conference team...Post Tribune All-Area and Times first team all-area...team captain...tabbed as the team’s Defensive MVP...team went 29-3 his junior season and 28-5 as a senior...helped squad to sectional and regional championships three seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 2008...also lettered three seasons as a defensive end on the football team...team went 31-4 during his three seasons, earning conference championships all three years and a sectional championship in 2006...earned all-state and all-area honors during his career...head coach: Steve Strayer. Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1989...son of Jenny Coy and Raymond Hladek...pharmacy major. 2009
G-GS 12-8
AB 28
R 5
H 6
2B 0
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 2
BB 3
SO 5
Mike Hernandez was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team last year. High School: All-conference honoree at St. Charles East High School...team captain...batted .449 with nine home runs, seven doubles and 34 RBI as a senior...team went 18-14 as a junior and 18-13 as a senior...also a team captain and all-conference honoree as a member of the football team...team went 8-2 his junior year and 8-3 his senior year, earning a conference title in 2007. Personal: Born May 7, 1990...son of John and Teri Hoscheit...finance major. 2009
G-GS 26-12
AB 54
R 4
H 10
2B 3
3B 0
HR 0
RBI 6
BB 3
SO 18
SB AVG 0-0 .185
3 Michael Letzter 5-10 • 180 • Jr. • C • R/R Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg
SB AVG 1-1 .214
30 Mike Hoscheit 6-0 • 200 • So. • OF • R/R St. Charles, Ill./East 2009 - Freshman Season: Appeared in 26 games, starting 12 in the outfield and at DH...had 10 hits and six RBIs...smacked a two-run double in the season opener at Marian (Feb. 25)...had an RBI double at Kansas State (March 14)...had two sac flies and walked three times.
2009 - Sophomore Season: Started in 45 of the 46 games he played, mainly at catcher...ranked third on the team in batting average (.289), home runs (3) and total bases (64)...was second on the team with a .421 slugging percentage...scored 24 runs and smacked 44 hits...had a .377 on-base percentage and stole two bases...went 2-for-3 with a homer, walk and two RBIs at Kansas State (March 14)...went 2-for-3 with a home run, walk and scored two runs vs. Valparaiso (March 21)...had a 3-for-4 day with a triple and two runs against UIC (April 11)...went 3-for-3 and scored twice vs. Cleveland State (April 25)...went 4-for-9 with four RBIs and two runs in a doubleheader at Milwaukee (May 14). 2008 - Freshman Season: Played in 36 games, including 27 starts...ranked in a third-place tie on the team with three steals...finished tied for seventh on the squad with 12 RBI...boasted a .339 on base percentage...had a six-game hitting streak from March 10-29...totaled four multi-hit games...went 3-for-5 with an RBI against Milwaukee (March 29)...homered and drove in three runs at Valparaiso (April 26).
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