2003 Baseball Roster
Ken Hodgson
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bethel Park, Penn.
- High School:
- Bethel Park
- Position:
- P/IF
Sophomore: Tied for fourth on the team with 16 pitching appearances... Started four games... Lone left-handed pitcher on the team... Struck out a career-high five batters twice, doing so against Southern Utah on Feb. 15 and New Mexico on May 2... Logged a career-high eight innings pitched, allowing just three hits in a non-decision outing against Lewis & Clark State on March 25, in Honolulu, Hawai?i... Fourth on team with 27 strikeouts and fifth with 37.2 innings pitched.
Freshman: Seven appearances and three starts? 0-2 record in 15.1 innings ? First career start came at the Service Academies Classic vs. Memphis? Threw 3.1 innings, allowing three runs on three hits with career-best three strikeouts? Longest outing of the season was a start against Towson when he went 5.1 innings.
Bethel Park HS: Lettered all four years in baseball and three in golf... Played first base, outfield and pitched... Team won the league championship as a senior... Threw a perfect game with 16 strikeouts... On the honor roll every semester... National Honors Society member.
Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 33, the Ratz? Major is management? Birthdate is Dec. 26, 1982? Hopes to gets his MBA after graduating from the Academy? On the dean[apos]s list as a freshman? Led freshmen in basic cadet training as a flight NCO during the summer? Hobbies are playing golf and snowboarding? Favorite major league team is the New York Yankees? Favorite player is New York Mets[apos] pitcher Tom Glavine.
Why I came to the Academy: ?I came to the Academy looking for a prestigious education. I looked at other schools, but none had the level of education that I would be getting if I came here. I also came to the Academy because I could not turn down the challenge. I had heard how hard it was and many people thought that I could not make it. While this has yet to be seen, I think I am doing a pretty good job so far. Finally the last reason that I came to the Academy was that I wasn?t ready to rule out flying. I wanted to keep all possibilities open and this was the best way of doing that.?
My plans for the future: ?I am still debating on whether or not I want to fly. Either way, when I leave the Air Force I want to have my master?s in business administration. I plan on working at a public company for a while. Then after saving up some money, I plan to accomplish my dream of owning my own business. More specifically I want to own a few restaurants. I hope to have a nice family and be settled down in suburbia.?
Hodgson[apos]s Career Pitching Stats
YEAR G/S W L S IP CG SH ER SO BB ERA 2002(Fr.) 7/3 0 2 0 15.1 0 0 24 8 12 14.09 2003(So.) 16/4 0 4 0 37.2 0 0 50 27 26 11.95 Career 23/7 0 6 0 53.0 0 0 74 35 38 12.57
