BRETT HOTHAN •  SS
6-1 • 190 • SR • Bats: Right • Throws: Right
Topeka, Kan./Cloud County C.C.

Second-year player... a talented shortstop who is primed for a big senior season... expected to play a key role in the Gorillas' offensive and defensive success again this season... started 53 games as a junior in 2007... batted .325 with 27 runs scored and 31 RBIs, earning honorable mention All-MIAA honors... ended the season on a 16-game hitting streak... hit safely in 38 games with 14 multiple-hit contests... drove in a season-best four runs in a 12-11 loss to Northwest Missouri (Apr. 22)... defensively, committed just 12 errors in 221 total chances (.946 fielding pct.)... transferred to Pitt State from Cloud County Community College... In Junior College: Spent two seasons at Cloud County... batted .287 with 35 runs scored, five home runs, 26 RBIs and seven stolen bases in 2006, earning honorable mention All-Jayhawk Conference honors... In High School: A two-time All-League performer at Topeka's Shawnee Heights High... Personal: Born March 25, 1986... son of David and Teresa Hothan... has a 3.170 GPA as a physical education major.

Hothan's Career Batting Statistics
Year    G/ GS    BA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   HR  RBI  TB/ SLUG   SB  BB  SO
2007   53/ 53  .325  169  27  55    8    3    2   31  75/ .444  3-5  17  27