Biography
CAREER HIGHS:
IP: 8.0; vs Winthrop (5/22/19)
Strikeouts: 10; vs. Radford (5/26/17)
Pitches: 131; vs Winghrop (5/22/19)
Walks: 4; vs Campbell (4/17/17)
Earned Runs: 4; 3x, last at Radford (5/14/17)
2019: Made 14 appearances with three starts in his senior campaign... accrued a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 2.43... 3.56 career ERA sits seventh in Division I program history, while his .218 BAA ranks sixth... made a total of eight shutout appearances out of the pen on the year... started the season with a perfect inning of relief against Old Dominion (2/17)... made his first career start at Elon (4/30), holding the Phoenix to a single earned run over 5.0 innings pitched for the winning decision... made his second start against Radford (5/17), where he held the Highlanders scoreless over a 6.0 innings start, allowing just four base runners on the day... earned Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week honors for his performance at Radford (5/19)... tossed his first career complete game, going 8.0 innings against No. 3 Winthrop in the Big South Tournament, while striking out a season-high seven batters... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2018: Appeared in 14 games before suffering a season-ending left hand injury against North Carolina A&T (4/25/18) ... Was 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA in 23.0 IP, allowing 16 H, 15 R, 9 ER, 9 BB, 23 K ... Held opponents to a .182 average against ... Picked up his first win of the year in relief against Gardner-Webb (4/14/18), allowing a run on three hits in three innings ... Silenced William & Mary (3/3/18) with 4.2 scoreless innings of relief, striking out six ... Tossed 3.0 scoreless frames with three K’s against Dayton (2/23/18) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete with a perfect 4.0 GPA in both semesters.
2017: Pitched in a team-high 24 games, all in relief ... Went 5-1 with a team-best six saves and a 2.74 ERA in 49.1 IP, allowing 34 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 20 BB, 54 K ... Led team in appearances, saves and opponents' average (.186) ... Also ranked among team leaders in wins (2nd), K (2nd), ERA (3rd) and IP (4th) ... Held opposition to one earned run or fewer in 20 of his 24 outings ... Pitched career-high 6.0 innings of relief in Big South Tournament vs Radford (5/25/17), blowing away career-high with 10 strikeouts ... At the time, the 10 strikeouts set a HPU Div. I record for strikeouts by a relief pitcher ... Tossed 5.2 scoreless innings of relief against UNC Asheville (4/15/17), striking out six and allowing only one hit ... Threw 2.1 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win over N.C. Central (3/29/17) ... Earned the win against Davidson after allowing just one hit and striking out one in 2.0 innings of work (3/21/17) ... Pitched the final two-thirds of an inning to earn his first collegiate save over Army (3/4/17) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2016: Appeared in eight games all in relief ... Pitched to a 13.50 ERA, allowing 10 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 8 BB, 6 K in 8.0 IP ... Made his collegiate debut at Wake Forest (3/15/16).
Prep: Graduated from Tampa Preparatory School ... Four-year letter winner ... Career .300 hitter in four years at Tampa Prep ... All-State honorable mention ... Team played in the state semifinals during his freshman season.
Personal: Majoring in Sport Management ... Son of Michael and Melodie Hodges ... Born on Sept. 27, 1996 ... Has one brother, Nicky.
