Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Shane Hofstadler
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Position:
- C/1B
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Rancho Buena Vista
- Prev School:
- Westmont College
2025 (at Westmont): Named to the PacWest All-Conference Second team... Named to the DII College Commissioners Association West Region Second Team... Played in 47 games and made 41 starts at catcher... Produced a batting average of .303 and an OPS of 1.021, the latter of which was second on the team... His slugging percentage of .634 ranked first on the team and eighth in the PacWest... Of his 43 hits, 23 were for extra bases... (11 home runs, two triples, 10 doubles)... Drove in 30 runs... Had 14 multi-hit games... Went three for three against Azusa Pacific with two home runs, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored... Was two for four against Biola with two home runs, six RBIs and two runs scored... Was second in the PacWest with 13 opponents thrown out attempting to steal.
2024 (at Westmont): Did not play due to injury.
2023 (at Westmont): Named to the All-GSAC Team... Played in 42 games and made 36 starts.. Posted a .277 batting average and 1.036 OPS (third highest on the team)... Tallied 36 hits with 11 home runs, nine doubles, one triple and 11 home runs... Named the GSAC Player of the Week on March 20, 2023 after tallying five hits and nine RBIs in a three-game series against Vanguard... Had a season-high three hits, consisting of two doubles and a home run, against OUAZ... Recorded five hits and seven RBIs in a two-game series with OUAZ... As a catcher, threw out 11 would-be base-stealers.
2022: (at San Diego Mesa C.C.): CCCAA Player of the Month... .269/.410/.554 slash line... Team-leading nine home runs.
Why Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because of the coaching staff, high level of academics and Big Ten baseball.”
2024 (at Westmont): Did not play due to injury.
2023 (at Westmont): Named to the All-GSAC Team... Played in 42 games and made 36 starts.. Posted a .277 batting average and 1.036 OPS (third highest on the team)... Tallied 36 hits with 11 home runs, nine doubles, one triple and 11 home runs... Named the GSAC Player of the Week on March 20, 2023 after tallying five hits and nine RBIs in a three-game series against Vanguard... Had a season-high three hits, consisting of two doubles and a home run, against OUAZ... Recorded five hits and seven RBIs in a two-game series with OUAZ... As a catcher, threw out 11 would-be base-stealers.
2022: (at San Diego Mesa C.C.): CCCAA Player of the Month... .269/.410/.554 slash line... Team-leading nine home runs.
Why Northwestern: “I chose Northwestern because of the coaching staff, high level of academics and Big Ten baseball.”
Baseball - Northwestern Run Rules Rice, 17-6 (2/15/26)
Sunday, February 15
Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
