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Junior
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| Hometown:
Reno, NV
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| High School:
Galena HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 178
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| Position:
2B
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| Birthdate:
08/30/1982
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| Experience:
2 Letters
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| Major:
Finance
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At Miami
Joey Hooft is a versatile middle infielder who moved to left field late last season to keep his hot bat in the lineup ... appeared in 49 games for the Hurricanes, while starting 18 games in left field, nine games at designated hitter and two games at second base ... saw action at second base as a true freshman in 2002 ... started 15 of the 34 games he appeared in all at second base as a freshman ... was a high school All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Student Sports ... was a two-time First-Team All-State selection ... played during the offseason with the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaskan Summer League.
Sophomore (2003)
Hooft played in 49 games and started 29 during the 2003 season ... made two starts at second base against Stony Brook on March 19 and Oral Roberts on April 6 ... started nine games at designated hitter and 18 games in left field ... finished the season with a batting average of .373 with 47 hits in 126 at bats, including a eight doubles, two triples and four home runs ... had 28 RBIs on the season ... turned in a career performance against Pace on May 2, going 3-for-3 off the bench with two home runs (one grand slam) and seven RBIs ... went 2-for-2 in a reserve role against Campbell on Feb. 6 ... scored a run at Florida on Feb. 14 ... picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly versus South Florida on March 12 ... went 1-for-2 against St. Peter's College on March 18 ... started his first game of the season against Stony Brook, going 1-for-4 with an RBI ... recorded the first triple of his UM career with a laser over the head of the center fielder that scored one run against Harvard in a pinch hitting role ... earned a start in game three of the Oral Roberts series on April 6, going 2-for-3 with a RBI, a double and two runs scored ... went 1-for-4 at Virginia on April 11 ... collected two hits, including a double, and scored a run versus the Cavaliers on April 12 ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI against UVA on April 13 ... ripped a double off the wall for an RBI at FIU on April 16th ... started at DH against FSU on April 18 and 19 ... singled in his only at bat at Florida State on April 26 ... went 3-for-5 on May 3 against Pace, driving in two runs and scoring three ... went 2-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored on May 4 ... collected three hits at Jacksonville on May 9, including three RBIs and two runs scored ... went 3-for-4 in the opener against Savannah State on May 16 ... hit his third home run of the season in game one of a double header on May 17 and 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored ... went 2-for-5 with a run scored on May 22 at Long Beach State ... singled against the Dirtbags on May 24. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Went 4-for-14 with two doubles and scored two runs in the Coral Gables Regional ... went two-for-five with a double in the Championship Game against Florida, driving in one run and scoring once. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Hit 3-for-7 and scored two runs in the Super Regional against North Carolina State ... was 1-for-2 with a walk in the 10-9 victory in the opener against the Wolfpack ... went 2-for-5 and scored a run in the final game against N.C. State. 2003 NCAA College World Series: Hooft went 1-for-2 in his CWS debut with a single and a walk ... drove in two runs on two hits, including a home run over the left-field wall ... went 0-for-4 in the second game with the Longhorns.
Freshman (2002)
Batted .250 on the year with 10 runs scored, 13 hits, four doubles, nine RBI and two stolen bases ... made 15 starts as a true freshman in 34 games played ... of his 13 hits, four were doubles ... also had eight runs scored, nine RBI and two stolen bases ... placed fifth on the team with 52 defensive assists ... had three multi-RBI games vs. UW-Milwaukee, UCLA and Bethune-Cookman ... longest hit streak was three games in mid-late March ... started five games in February and 10 in March ... fared well in the first two UCLA games with two runs scored, two doubles and three RBI. 2002 NCAA Gainesville Regional: Pinch ran twice during the Regional against Florida in both games on Sunday, June 2, and eventually scored both times ... did not appear in the NCAA Columbia Super Regional.
Galena High School
Coached by Dave Callaway in high school and Ron McNutt of the Carson Capitals in the summer ... four-year letterwinner ... played the majority of his high school career at second base, but saw action at shortstop and third base. Senior (2001): Batted .515 with 58 RBI, 21 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 15 doubles and 68 hits ... was a Collegiate Baseball and Student Sports All-American ... was named to the state and Northern Nevada first-teams ... assisted team to its first Northern Nevada Zone Championship. Junior (2000): Batted .640 with 45 RBI, 16 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 16 doubles, and 73 hits, 74 runs scored in 30 games named the Reno Gazette Nevada State Player of the Year ... was a first-team All-State and Northern Nevada selection. Sophomore (1999): Batted .396 with 26 RBI, five home runs and 12 stolen bases ... was a second-team Northern Nevada pick and honorable mention All-State. Freshman (1998): Batted .252 with 15 RBI and seven stolen bases.
Personal
Full name is Joseph William Hooft ... son of Stacia and Ray Hooft ... has three sisters, Mary-Kate, Therese and Stephanie ... majoring in finance.
Hooft's Best
Hits: 3 (three times), last vs. Savannah State, 5/16/03
RBI: 7 vs. Pace, 5/2/03
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Pace, 5/3/03
Home Runs: 2 vs. Pace, 5/2/03
Walks: 2 at Jacksonville, 5/9/03
Stolen Bases: 3 at Jacksonville, 5/9/03
Strikeouts: 3 at FIU, 2/6/02
