Longwood University Athletics

2026: Big South All-Freshman Team selection who made 17 appearances with 11 starts on the mound while going 5-5 with a 5.85 ERA with one save and was part of a team combined shutout…Struck out 42 in 64.2 innings against only 14 walks…Led the Big South in fewest walks allowed per nine innings at 1.95, a mark that ranked 52^nd nationally…Big South Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17) once…Went at least five innings four times…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…Earned the win in his first collegiate start against NJIT (Feb. 14) with 6.0 scoreless frames while striking out six against four hits…Also had wins against USC Upstate (March 21), UNC Asheville (April 11), Winthrop (May 23) and USC Upstate (May 24)…Went a career-long 6.1 innings at Gardner-Webb (March 14) while only giving up three runs on seven hits against two strikeouts…Earned the save at Radford (March 29) with 1.0 scoreless, hitless outing in a 6-5 win while striking out one…Picked up the win in extra innings against Winthrop (May 23) with 1.2 scoreless relief innings to close the 10^th and 11^th innings to help Longwood advance in the Big South Tournament…Got the win in the Big South Championship game one day later, May 24, to force the ‘If Necessary’ game with 5.0 innings where he limited USC Upstate to one run on six hits without issuing a walk…
 
High School: Played baseball at Spotswood for the past four seasons...Won the state title this past spring...Went 9-3 on the mound over 64.1 innings of work...Held a 1.60 ERA with 82 strikeouts...Also batted for a .365 average with nine extra-base hits and 18 stolen bases...As a junior, went 5-1 in 43.1 innings while striking out 57 with a 2.40 ERA...Went 6-2 as a sophomore in 46.2 innings with a 2.10 ERA and 54 strikeouts...All-state selection once, all-region honoree twice, and four-time all-district selection...Named the Valley District Player of the Year once...Three-time team captain...

Personal: Son of Wes and Kim Hoover...Has one sibling, Grayson...On A/B Honor Roll in high school...Favorite athletes are Paul Skenes and Ken Griffey, Jr....Hobbies include fishing, being outdoors and going to the lake...