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AT ILLINOIS
2011 - Sophomore: Played in 55 games, starting 54 at third base ... Posted a .311 average on the season, third-best on the team ... Recorded 18 multiple-hit games, the third-most on the team ... Posted a 10-game hitting streak from March 18 through April 6 ... Hit five home runs, tied for second-most on the team ... Posted a team-best on-base percentage of .415 ... Hit .365 with runners in scoring position, 4th-best among regulars ... Had a team-high 24 two-out RBIs & hit .382 with 2 outs, second among regular players ... Went 3-for-3 with a homer and a career-high four RBIs against Iowa on April 9 ... Homered in three straight games from April 9-12 ... Hit .400 (4-for-10) with two RBIs and two runs in the Big Ten Tournament ... Played for the Wisconsin Rapids River Rafters of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammate Bill Charvat during the summer.
2010 - Freshman: Started 50 games, all at third base ... Hit .278 and tied for second on the team with four home runs ... Made only six errors in 143 chances for a .958 fielding percentage, after Illinois' third baseman in the previous three seasons had averaged 21.3 errors per year ... Led Illinois with 11 multiple-RBI games ... Hit .450 (9-for-20) in the last six games of the year with two home runs, two doubles, four RBIs and five runs ... Had a pair of two-homer games, at Bradley on April 6 and at Indiana on May 21 ... Had a team-high 19 RBIs with two outs ... Started his Illini career strong, hitting .419 (13-for-31) in Illinois' first eight games ... Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in Illinois' 11-10 win at No. 12 Coastal Carolina on March 12 ... Went 10-for-23 (.435) with eight RBIs and four runs over Spring Trip ... Hit 7-for-12 in the Penn State series ... Went 2-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs at Bradley before slipping into a 7-for-72 (.097) slump from April 7-May 14 ... Broke out of that slump by going 2-for-4 with a run against Purdue on May 15 ... Went 3-for-4 with a double, two homers, three RBIs and three runs at Indiana on May 21.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the No. 31 prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... PBR lists him as the No. 7 hitter in the state in the Class of 2009 ... Named a special mention All-State selection by the Chicago Tribune in 2009 ... Named to the Herald News All-Area team in 2009 ... Hit .391 with seven doubles, five home runs and 27 RBIs with a .509 on-base percentage and a .630 slugging percentage in 2009 ... Led Lincoln-Way East to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer state championship in 2008 ... Earned All-IHSBCA Summer State Tournament honors, hitting five home runs in five games.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 5, 1990 ... Parents are Wayne and Lisa Hohl ... Has two sisters, Mikayla and Peyton ... Majoring in communication ... Favorite athlete is Evan Longoria ... Member of the National Honor Society.
