Joe Hoscheit

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
6-0
Weight:
215
Position:
OF
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Charles, Ill.
High School:
St. Charles East

2017: First Team All-Big Ten...Big Ten Conference statistical champion in conference games for batting average (.468), hits (44), doubles (10), and RBI (29)....468 clip in Big Ten games is the highest by a player in the last 18 seasons...Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks, becoming the third Wildcat ever to win the award in consecutive weeks and first since 2006...Team leader in batting average (.356), hits (69), home runs (7), RBI (45) and slugging percentage (.557)… Recorded a career-long 15-game hit streak (4/29 - 5/27)...Finished his career with 43 doubles, tied for eighth all-time at Northwestern...Matched the Northwestern single-season record for sacrifice flies in a season with eight...Big Ten Conference All-Tournament Team…Academic All-Big Ten.

2016: Started 45 games and hit .275 ... Led team with 33 RBIs and and 8 home runs, the highest total in six years ... Posted 13 multi-hit games ... Went 3-5 with a homerun and double against Pacific (2/27)... Began the season by going 3-4, including his 5th career home run, with two runs and RBI's against Nevada (2/19)... Had 2 hits nd 2 RBIs against Butler (3/5)... Picked up 3 hits against Illinois State (3/6)... Recorded 2 hits and 2 RBIs against UIC (3/8)... Picked up a hit during the San Diego State game (3/10)... Went 2-5 with two runs and an RBI against San Diego State (3/11)... Hit two home runs in his first career multi-HR game, added a career-high five RBI against Nebraska (4/9)... Recorded an 11-game hitting streak, which included four multi-hit games (4/3-4/22)... Went 2-4 with an RBI at Indiana (4/29) ... Hit a grand-slam to drive in four runs in a 2-4 performance at Indiana (5/1) ... Hit a two-run home run and scored another run against Purdue (5/6) ... Went 2/4 with an RBI against Purdue (5/8) ... Hit a two-run home run at Rutgers and added another run (5/19).

2015: Only player to start and play in all 54 games of the Wildcats season ... Academic All-Big Ten Honoree ... Ranked fourth in batting average (.286) and ranked third in hits with 59 … Made 10 appearances on the mound posting a 2-2 record and recording a save … Knocked in the Wildcats lone run at Michigan (5/10) … Drove in two runs and went 3-for-5 in a win at Michigan (5/9) … Had an RBI double in a win over Nebraska (5/2) … Collected two runs batted in and scored in a one-run win over Chicago State (4/29) … Drove in two runs and pitched a scoreless inning in a win over UIC (4/22) … Hit a home run and drove in two in a win over Milwaukee (4/21) … Picked up the win at UIC (4/15) … Collected two RBIs in a win at Michigan State (4/10) … Hit two doubles and a triple and drove in one at Minnesota (3/29) … Racked up two RBIs at UNLV(3/21) … Recorded the save at UNLV (3/21) … Homered against Seattle (3/13) … Went 2 for 4 with an RBI in a win against Dartmouth (3/7) … Drove in a run on a triple and scored in a win at Villanova (2/22).

2014: Made the All Big Ten Freshman team as an outfielder ... Versatile two-way player ... Played in 50 games ... Leads team with nine two-out RBI ... Has 17 hits with two outs ... Owns 0.87ERA (1 ER/10.1 IP) in six career appearances ... Right-handers are batting .130 against (3-for-23) ... Doubled and scored game-winning run vs. SIUE (5/11) ... Pitched career-high 3.0 innings against the Cougars ... Matched career high with two hits, including fourth career home run at UIC (5/7) ... Also matched career high with 2.0 IP against the Flames (5/7) in third career appearance ... Hit third home run of season to break tie score and beat Michigan (5/2) ... Struck out one in second career relief appearance vs. NIU (4/30) ... Played three defensive positions, 3B, 1B and LF against Michigan State (4/27) ... Made first collegiate pitching appearance against Wheaton, striking out two over two scoreless IP (4/22) ... Matched career high with two hits in each game of a doubleheader at Nebraska (4/19) ... Matched career highs with two hits and three RBI at Chicago State (4/16-1) ... Hit first collegiate triple in that game ... Hit two-run homer in 7th inning against Iowa (4/11) ... Drove in a run against Valpo (4/8) ... Reached base safely in 17 straight games (2/28-3/29) ... Made first start in LF since 3/1 against Illinois (4/5) ... Recorded an outfield assist in that game ... Matched career highs in hits (2) and runs (3) at Penn State (3/29) ... Doubled against Eastern Michigan (3/26) ... Drove in NU's lone run vs. Minnesota (3/23) ... Hit first career home run (inside the park) against LIU Brooklyn (3/14) ... Recorded career-high three RBI vs. the Blackbirds ... Collected a RBI and scored a run at Tennessee Tech (3/2) ... Doubled and drove in a run at TTU (2/28) ... Had a team-high five hits in series at USC, including a double and two RBI (2/14-16).

High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Served as team captain ... Three-time All-Area selection ... Two-time Upstate 8 honoree ... Selected team MVP in both baseball and football ... Led the Saints to a third-place finish in the 2013 state tournament after batting over .500 during the playoffs ... Batted .375 as a senior with 43 runs scored and 16 stolen bases ... Team won three Upstate 8 titles and four regional crowns ... IHSA Coaches Association All-State on the gridiron ... 2013 Chicago Tribune Scholar Athlete ... Illinois State Scholar ... National Honor Society member ... Four-time Academic Upstate 8 honoree.

Personal: Born Joseph Nelson Hoscheit ... Son of John and Teri Hoscheit ... Brother, Mike, played baseball at Butler from 2008-2012 ... Sister, Maggie, plays soccer at Augustana College ... Majoring in Economics.