MLB Draft

• 2021 MLB Draft - 12th Round - Atlanta Braves

Career Highs (Oakland & Illinois)

• Innings pitched: 7.2, Maryland, May 07, 2021 
• Strikeouts: 12, Maryland, May 07, 2021
• Walks allowed: 6, at Wright State, Apr 13, 2019 ; at Eastern Kentucky, Mar 10, 2019
• Batters faced: 28, at Rutgers, May 28, 2021 
• Field chances: 2, vs Michigan, May 01, 2021 ; at Milwaukee, May 11, 2019 ; at Northern Kentucky, Mar 31, 2019 
• Putouts: 1, at Iowa, May 14, 2021 ; at Youngstown State, Mar 23, 2019 ; at Western Carolina, Feb 16, 2019 
• Assists: 2, vs Michigan, May 01, 2021 ; at Northern Kentucky, Mar 31, 2019
• Runners CS: 1, 3 times - last Wright State, May 17, 2019

Sophomore - 2021

• All-Big Ten Third Team
• 3-0, 2.87 ERA, 62.2 IP, .209 BAA, 15 BB, 64 SO in 11 starts
• Ended the season with a 34-start streak of not suffering a loss dating back to his last start with Oakland on May 17, 2019 (including summer ball); 16-0 in those starts and three runs or fewer in 31 of the 34 starts
• Only the sixth Illini pitcher since 1980 to not suffer a loss in a season (min. 10 starts)
• Big Ten rankings: 2nd – WHIP (1.02), 3rd – SO/BB Ratio (4.27), 6th – BAA (.209), 6th – BB/9 inn. (2.15), 7th – ERA (2.87), 8th – H/9 inn. (7.04)
• Team-best 2.87 ERA and team-high 62.2 IP
• Team record was 8-3 in games he started
• .196 BAA (19-97) with runners on base
• W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO vs. Penn State 5/21/21
• W, 7.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, career-high 12 SO vs. Maryland 5/7/21
• No. 14 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
• No. 20 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• No. 22 MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game
• No. 140 MLB Draft prospect in the nation by D1Baseball
• No. 5 incoming draft prospect in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• Illinois Fall Ball Most Outstanding Pitcher
• Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining

Sophomore - 2020 (John A. Logan CC)

• Season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 5-0, 2.08 ERA, 26.0 IP, 7 BB, 46 SO in five starts
• Helped John A. Logan CC get off to a 20-1 start to the season
• Transferred to John A. Logan CC for his sophomore season after playing at Oakland as a freshman in 2019

Freshman - 2019 (Oakland)

• 2-6, 6.75 ERA, 56.0 IP, 33 BB, 46 SO
• Started 12 of 13 appearances
• Second on the team in ERA and third on the team in innings pitched
• 8-0, 1.08 ERA, 58.1 IP, 22 BB, 43 SO in the summer for the Traverse City Pit Spitters of the Northwoods League
• 2019 Northwoods League Pitcher of the Year
• Led the Northwoods League in ERA and wins
• 2019 Northwoods League All-Star

High School

• Two-year letterwinner at Plainfield East
• Played for head coach Adam O'Reel at Plainfield East
• All-Southern Prairie Conference

Personal

• Born Feb. 2, 2000
• Son of Glen and Susan Hoffmann
• One older sister, Ashley
• Chose Illinois because, "it was a great fit for me athletically and academically."