Kolby Hoffman
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Kolby Hoffman

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Dwight, Ill.

High School:
Dwight

Height:
5-8

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
02/29/1992

Bats/Throws:
R/R

05/10/2013

Four Errors Cost Redbirds in MVC Tournament Quarterfinal Loss

The third-seeded Redbirds surrendered four unearned runs to seventh-seeded Evansville in the defeat

04/27/2013

Pitching Leads Redbirds to Doubleheader Sweep of UNI

Taylor Baxter, Regan Romshek and Sophia Perez combined to allow just one run, as ISU extended its season-best winning streak to six

04/26/2013

Redbirds Welcome Northern Iowa for Final Home Series

ISU carries a four-game winning streak into the series against the Panthers, who have won seven-straight MVC contests

04/24/2013

ISU Softball Set for Doubleheader at Indiana State

The pair of contests will conclude a stretch of seven-straight road games for the Redbirds

04/20/2013

Redbirds Fall in Extras, 5-4; Bounce Back With 15-2 Win

ISU fell victim to a walk-off home run the game one defeat, before rebounding to score in every game two inning

05/24/2012

ISU Softball Regional Highlights

ISU Softball Regional Highlights

02/07/2011

Introducing...Kolby Hoffman

GoRedbirds.com features a short video introducing freshman utility player Kolby Hoffman, one of the new additions to the Redbird softball roster.

05/09/2013

0509: Evansville MVC Tournament

The Redbirds were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the MVC Tournament with a 5-3 loss to Evansville.

04/28/2013

04-28: Senior Day vs. UNI

The Redbirds fell to Northern Iowa, 9-3, on Senior Day at Marian Kneer Stadium.

04/07/2013

4-7: vs. Missouri State

The Redbirds knocked off Missouri State, 9-1 in six innings, to take the series, 2-1.

04/06/2013

0406: vs. Missouri State

The Redbirds and Bears split a doubleheader, April 6. ISU won game one, 1-0, before dropping game two, 7-4.

2013: Made 43 appearances, including 40 starts at second base...recorded career-bests with a .204 average, two home runs and 15 RBI...started offensively for the first time of the season against UIC (Feb. 17), going 1-for-3 with one run and two walks...set or matched career-highs in at bats (4), runs (2), putouts (5) and assists (6) vs. No. 15 Michigan (Feb. 22)...scored runs and recorded a hit in four of six games at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 22-24), driving in runs against UMass and No. 14 South Florida...set season-highs with two hits and two RBI against LIU Brooklyn (March 1)...accounted for ISU's only offense with a solo home run vs. No. 14 Michigan (March 9)...recorded one hit in four-straight games from March 3-10, scoring and picking up an RBI in three of them...broke a 14-game hitless streak with an RBI triple and scored a career-high three runs in the victory over Indiana State (April 17)...set a new career-high with four RBI at Wichita State (April 20), also equaling career-bests with three hits and three runs scored.

2012: Appeared in 51 games and made 45 starts at second base...hit .152 with a double, two triples, two home runs, 12 runs scored and 12 RBI...was successful on three of her four stolen bases attempts...posted a .943 fielding percentage, committing just eight errors at second...drove in a career-high three runs and hit her first-career triple vs. Iowa State (Feb. 17)...hit her first-career homer and drove in three runs vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 18)...collected a career-high three this in as many at bats vs. Wichita State (Mar. 24)...drove in three runs for the third time on the season with a three-run double vs. Indiana State (Apr. 24)...hit her second homer of the season vs. DePaul in the NCAA Regional (May 19).

2011: Appeared in 21 games for the Redbirds, primarily as a pinch runner...scored eight runs and stole two bases in as many attempts...made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner at Georgia (Feb. 11).

Dwight Township HS: A member of the all-area team ... Most Valuable Player on her softball team her junior season ... recorded a batting average of .389 with three home runs during her junior season ... a member of the all-conference team her sophomore and junior seasons ... a four-sport athlete who participated in softball, basketball, track and volleyball her freshman and sophomore years and softball, basketball and volleyball her junior and senior years ... a member of the Dwight regional championship team her freshman year ... led the volleyball team to the Sweet Sixteen ... the MVP her senior and junior seasons for her performance on the volleyball team ... her brother, Jordan, played football at North Central College ... a three-time state champion in track.

Personal: Born Feb. 29, 1992...Parents: Kevin and Shelly Hoffman...AFNI Honor Roll...Major: business...cousins Amy and Katie Kukman play softball at Eastern Illinois and DePaul, respectively.

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