Kris Hokenson

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Kris Hokenson (6)
NCAA Baseball: Purdue at Minnesota

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Position:
OF/LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 180
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
St. Louis Park, Minn.
High School:
St. Louis Park

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24, 2024-25)

HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Season

2025 | JUNIOR appeared in 35 games, making 24 starts · slashed .259/.370/.366 with six doubles, one home run (grand slam), and 11 RBIs · Game Highlights: recorded three hits versus High Point (3/21) · hit a grand slam and recorded four RBIs versus NDSU (4/15).

2024 | SOPHOMORE Appeared in 41 games in his sophomore season, making 35 starts in the outfield · slahsed .248/.362/.473 with six home runs and nine doubles · tallied 21 walks and three stolen bases for the year · scored 26 runs and drove in 24 RBI Game Highlights: Went 3-7 with a triple and a run scored in the season opener against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 16) · tallied two doubles in three at bats with an RBI and a run scored against Northeastern (Feb. 24) · hit his first home run of the season on Mar. 2 against Sacramento State, collected three RBIs and two runs scored · went 3-5 with four RBIs and a run scored against Pacific (Mar. 3) · had two hits in three at bats including a home run, a double, two walks, two RBIs and two runs against Pacific (Mar. 4) · hit his third home run in five days against Gonzaga (Mar. 7) · went 2-3 with four RBI, a home run and a walk against San Francisco (Mar. 24) · had an RBI double and scored two runs against Iowa (Mar. 29) · went 2-5 with a solo home run against Michigan (Apr. 13) · tallied one home run in four at bats against Indiana (Apr. 21)

2023 | SUMMER Hokenson played for the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League, making 39 appearances · he slashed .182/.412/.273 while collecting 40 walks · scored 23 runs, drove in 21 runs and stole 11 bases for the season · on the mound, he pitched 23.1 innings in nine appearances with a 3-0 record · struck out 35 while allowing only 13 walks. Game Highlights: Had two hits, including a triple and a double, with three walks and two RBI in a win over Minot (June 4) · pitched three innings and picked up the save vs. Bismarck (June 16), allowing zero runs on one hit and three strikeouts · named Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night (August 9) for picking up the win after three innings of one-hit ball with zero runs, two walks, and seven strikeouts.

2023 | FRESHMAN Started in 36 of the 50 games he played in, slasing .239/.358/.421 as a true freshman · hit two home runs, seven doubles and drove in 17 RBI with 16 runs scored · also walked 33 times · on the mound, he made five appearances, going 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA and two strikeouts in 8.0 innings pitched. Game Highlights: In his first collegiate start on opening day, he went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored vs. UCSB (Feb. 17) · hit a three-run double vs. Oregon State (Feb. 18) · pitched 2.1 scoreless innings vs. Gonzaga (March 14) · went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run in a win vs. Gonzaga (March 15) · tossed 2.0 innings vs. Purdue, striking out one and allowing one run (April 8) · went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win vs. Purdue (April 9) · had two hits, including an RBI and a double in a win vs. NDSU (April 11) · doubled, scored and walked three times in a win over Iowa (April 14) · doubled at Illinois (April 23) · hit the game-winning three-run double with two outs in the ninth in a two-hit performance at Nebraska (April 28) · went 2-for-3 with three RBI and hit his first career home run at NU (April 30) · hit a game-winning two-run home run in a win at No. 19 Maryland (May 12) · pitched 1.0 inning out of the bullpen at Maryland (May 14) · had an RBI single and scored a run vs. SDSU (May 16) · had a hit and two RBI in a win over Rutgers (May 18) · went 2-for-4 in a comeback win over Rutgers (May 19).

2022 | SUMMER Played for the Minnesota Mud Puppies, appearing in 19 games and hitting .238 with four RBI and 10 runs scored · had three multi-hit games, including a 3-for-4 outing vs. Eau Claire where he hit a triple and drove in a run.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2022 graduate of St. Louis Park High School · led his team to the state tournament as a senior · a four-year varsity player, Hokenson has had a phenomenal career on the diamond for the Orioles · he collected numerous awards including being named two-time All-Conference in the Metro West, two-time first team All-Metro, two-time All-Section and All-State in 2022 · as a senior, he was dubbed the Star Tribune All Metro Player of the Year, PrepBaseballReport Player of the Year, Perfect Game Minnesota Player of the Year and Max Preps Minnesota Player of the Year · as a junior in 2021, Hokenson hit .348 with one home run, 16 RBI, 12 doubles and 22 runs scored · on the mound, he went 4-0 with an 0.45 ERA in 31.0 innings pitched with 58 strikeouts and 17 walks · his standout performance came in the section playoffs against Wayzata, when he pitched a complete game, four-hit, 13-strikeout shutout in a victory · he lettered for SLP's hockey team in 2020 before the baseball season was canceled becuase of the COVID-19 pandemic · in his debut as a freshman in 2019, he pitched a complete game shutout in a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and just one walk · in club ball, Hokenson played four years for Northstar Baseball before playing for the Cincinnati Reds Scout Team in 2021 · he hit .453 for the Reds Scout Team with one home run, 25 RBI, 28 runs, nine doubles and four stolen bases · he also pitched 13.2 innings, posting a 2.56 ERA with 22 strikeouts and 12 walks in 13.2 innings pitched · a consensus top-10 overall player in the state of Minnesota by Perfect Game (No. 7) and Prep Baseball Report (No. 9), Hokenson was ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 158 overall player in the country · PG and PBR have him as the No. 2 outfielder in Minnesota · he also considered Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Xavier and St. Louis in the recruiting process.

PERSONAL Native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota · the son of Erik and Linda Hokenson, Kris has a younger brother, Alexander · Erik was a University of Minnesota graduate while Linda graduated from University of Uppsala (Sweden) · intends to major in Kinesiology at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA: "I was born and raised in St. Louis Park, so to have a chance to become a Gopher is a dream come true. I am going to get to study at a top university, be coached by an amazing staff and play baseball close to home for a program with a long history of success. After my first time attending one of the Gopher baseball camps, I knew this was where I wanted to be. I could just see myself playing at Siebert Field."