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