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2015 Baseball Roster

7 Kurt Hoekstra

7 Kurt Hoekstra

  • Position:
    Infielder
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • High School:
    Grand Rapids Christian

Summary

Biography

Year AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-A BB SO TB-SLG% FLD
2013 .189 35-17 74 4 14 1 0 0 6 2-2 4 13 15-.203 .924
2014 .297 53-52 212 34 63 7 4 0 21 7-8 22 44 78-.368 .970
2015 .322 52-52 214 39 69 15 6 3 34 6-7 22 25 105-.491 .931
Total: .292 140-121 500 77 146 23 10 3 61 15-17 48 82 198-.354 .941

2014: Starting second baseman, played in 53 games and made 52 starts ... named MAC Player of the Week (3/10), College Sports Madness MAC Player of the Week (5/6) and was a candidate for Greg Olson National “Breakout Player of the Year” Award ... had second highest batting average on the team, hitting .297 (63-for-212) ... led team in hits, walks (22) and runs scored (34) ... had seven doubles, four triples and 21 RBIs ... was 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts .. had a .368 slugging percentage, .375 on-base percentage and a .970 fielding percentage ... had a 17-game hitting streak, ranking sixth longest in a WMU single-season ... also made five relief appearances on the mound, where he had a 1-0 record ... had 16 multi-hit games and five games with multiple RBIs ... went 17-for-33 (.515) with four doubles, a triple, five RBIs and eight runs scored over six games at Snowbird Classic in Port Charlotte, Fla. (2/28-3/8) ... went 4-for-6 with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored against Lehigh (3/3) ... hit a pair of doubles against Maine and collected three hits against Maine (3/6) ... went 5-for-12 with a double, a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored during three-game Eastern Michigan series (5/2-4), went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs scored and a triple in game three ... had a hit, a run and earned victory on the mound at Notre Dame (4/30), striking out two in the ninth and taking rubber with a bases-loaded two-out jam in the eighth ... had a hit in all four games of the MAC Tournament and went 2-for-5 against Ball State (5/21) and Kent State (5/24).

2013: Played in 35 games and made 17 starts, primarily between second and third base ... made one relief appearance on the mound, at Michigan State (4/9) ... had a .189 batting average with one double, six RBIs and four runs scored ... was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... went 2-for-4, collecting first career hits at Pepperdine (2/16), also was 2-for-4 vs. Air Force (3/3) ... went 3-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in win over Maine (3/6) ... hit a three-run double in only plate appearance vs. Michigan State (5/7).

High School: 
Named first team all-district, all-area East, as a junior, leading Grand Rapids Christian to a state runner-up finish and a 30-8 overall record ... played under head coach and former major-leaguer Brent Gates (Athletics/Twins/Mariners 1993-99) ... set a school record with seven saves and had a 3-1 record with a 1.85 ERA in 30 IP ... held opposing batters to a .109 average against ... offensively, batted .477 with 53 hits, eight doubles and 31 RBIs, also recording 16 stolen bases ... as a senior earned first team all-state honors as well as Dream Team, led Grand Rapids Christian to a state championship.

Personal: Son of Al and Kris ... born on June 27, 1993 in Kentwood, Michigan ... major is undecided.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2013Freshman

    Infielder
    6'2" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2014Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'2" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Junior

    Infielder
    6'2" 190 lbs
    7