Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 15th Round of the 2019 MLB Draft
2024 – Redshirt Senior
Pac-12 Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
CSC Academic All-District Team
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Co-recipient of the Dr. Burtis Evans Scholar-Athlete Award at Utah Athletics’ annual Crimson Carpet Awards
Made 25 appearances, all out of the bullpen, going 5-3 primarily in a long relief and setup role.
Tossed 50.1 innings with 48 strikeouts and just nine walks.
Dealt the final 4.2 innings in an eventual win over UCLA in extras (April 26), striking out six with no walks and just two hits allowed.
Was the winner at Arizona State (April 14) in the rubber game, dealing 4.2 innings of two-hit, shutout ball.
Also had the win in relief at Washington State (March 10) with four innings of work and at Cal Poly (March 2) with five strikeouts over 4.1 innings.
Narrowly missed an immaculate inning (by one pitch) in the series opener vs. Washington (April 19).
2023 – Redshirt Junior
CSC Academic All-District Team
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Made 20 appearances with two starts, finishing the year 3-2 with 38.1 innings pitched and 36 strikeouts.
Struck out a season-high seven with no walks in five innings at San Francisco (Feb. 18).
Earned the win with an inning of scoreless relief vs. Oregon (May 18).
Was the winner vs. Washington State (April 30) to finish the series sweep.
Pitched five shutout innings of relief with four K’s in the series opener at No. 23 UCLA (April 6).
2022 – Redshirt Sophomore
Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Went 3-0 in 10 appearances (eight starts) totaling 33.1 innings, 27 strikeouts.
Season-best eight strikeouts came in the win at San Diego State (Feb. 26), dealing 6.2 innings of shutout ball with just three hits and three walks in the start.
Did not allow a run or a free pass in three innings of relief vs. No. 8 Stanford (May 14).
Worked 5.1 innings in the win at CSU Bakersfield (March 5), scattering two runs on five hits, striking out four and walking three.
Also was the winner vs. Dixie State (April 26), tossing the first two innings on a staff day for the Utes.
2021 – Redshirt Freshman
Pitched in 14 games, three of those being starts.
Went 3-0 on the season over 36 innings pitched with 37 strikeouts.
Had a season-high nine K’s during a 5.2-inning start in the Northern Colorado win (May 10).
Also fanned six batters in the final three innings of the BYU win (March 12).
2020 – Freshman
Redshirted the season.
Prior to Utah
Led the Idaho Falls Bandits to the American Legion World Series (2019).
Threw back-to-back no hitters in the Northwest Regional Tournament and winning the Idaho Falls Bandits their first region title.
Helped Bonneville High School win back-to-back state championships under head coach Ryan Alexander.
Pitched a no hitter in the championship his senior year.
Earned 12 wins with a 1.19 ERA his junior season.
Also starred in basketball while in high school.
Personal
Son of Greg and Linda Hostert.
Has one sibling, Kohl.
Hostert on the U
“I chose to attend the University of Utah because it will provide me with a great education to pursue a profession in the medical field and provides the opportunity for me to play in the Pac-12.”