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2021 Baseball Roster

Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
Tod Fierner

45 Michael Hobbs

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Corona, Calif.
  • High School Corona

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2021): Appeared in 19 games as a senior, all out of the bullpen...led the Saint Mary's pitching staff with six saves in those appearances...compiled a 1.00 WHIP and a 0.72 ERA, both finishing on the top-three of the pitching staff...tossed 25 innings and allowed just two earned runs...allowed 15 hits, 10 walks, and 28 strikeouts, with a sterling .172 opponent's batting average...went 13 appearances between runs allowed, going from March 7 to May 14 before allowing a run, with just five walks during that span...named All-WCC Honorable Mention...his 25 career saves are the most in Saint Mary's program history.

AS A JUNIOR (2020): Appeared in three games during his third season as a Gael before being sidelined due to injury…went 1-1 with a 2.53 earned run average across 10.2 innings, while also striking out nine…held hitters to a .125 average, the lowest on the team among pitchers with at least 10 innings…earned the win in the Gaels first win of the year, tossing 4.2 innings of relief into extra innings…went four shutout innings with five strikeouts against No. 10 UCLA on February 23.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019): Made 22 appearances for Saint Mary’s largely in the closer position during the 2019 season...Pitched a total of 35.1 innings while allowing 32 hits and 12 earned runs...Recorded seven saves and struck out 43 batters...Gave up zero hits in nine of his appearances during the season...Pitched just two innings but struck out five batters on April 9 against Nevada...Ended the season with an ERA of 3.06

AS A FRESHMAN (2018): Made 23 appearances for the Gaels with three wins and three losses during his freshman season ... Pitched 34 complete innings, recorded a 4.24 ERA and notched a team-high 11 saves ... His 11 saves put him at fourth on the all-time career save list for Saint Mary's and was the second-most saves ever in a single season by a Gael ... Of the 30 hits he allowed, he only gave up two home runs and walked 11 batters ... Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association "Stopper of the Year" Midseason Watch List and was one of only two freshman on the list ... Made his collegiate debut on February 17 against Long Beach State where he threw only 10 pitches and struck out two batters ... Threw a perfect ninth-inning against Portland on March 17 to secure the 6-2 win for the Gaels ... Played in the California Collegiate League with the Santa Barbara Foresters during the summer of 2018.

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Explosive two-way star at Corona (Calif.) High School who finished with a .331 career batting average and a 1.41 career ERA in three letter-winning seasons ... Was a two-time Press-Enterprise All-Area honoree as well as being named the paper's Player of the Year in 2017 ... Also named Co-Big VIII Most Valuable Player in 2017 ... Excelled the most on the mound, where he posted three straight years of sub-2.00 ERAs ... Posted a 1.76 ERA with 62 strikeouts and three complete games (two shutouts) as a junior in 2016 ... Was even better on the mound as a senior in 2017 with a minuscule 1.08 ERA, 8-4 record and 76 strikeouts while throwing three more complete games (two shutouts) ... Tallied no-hitters in consecutive first-round playoff games as a junior and senior, blanking Marina High School in 2016 and Orange Lutheran in 2017 ... Became a full-time hitter as a junior season, batting .376 with 44 RBIs, eight doubles and three home runs ... Continued his dominance at the plate as a senior in 2017, hitting .364 with 27 RBIs, 25 runs scored and eight extra-base hits (6 2B, 3B, HR) ... His Corona High team won the 2017 Big VIII title and made it all the way to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division I championship game at Dodger Stadium, where Hobbs threw for the Panthers on the mound ... Was also named a 2017 Honorable Mention All-American and a 2016 Underclass Honorable Mention by Perfect Game.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2018Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 215 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2019Sophomore

    RHP
    6'3" 215 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2020Junior

    RHP
    6'3" 215 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2021Senior

    RHP
    6'3" 220 lbs
    45