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2026 Baseball Roster

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38 Michael Hotard

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Position LHP
  • B/T L/L
  • Major Business Marketing
  • Hometown LaPlace, La.
  • Prev School Delgado Community College

Biography

2026 (Junior):
SSAC All-Academic Team… SSAC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 9)... Anchored the weekend rotation with all of his 14 appearances being starts… Notched a 6-3 record with a 4.46 ERA this season… Totaled 52 strikeouts in 70.2 innings… Earned his first win of the season on Feb. 7 against Indiana Southeast with six innings of work and a season-high nine strikeouts… Moved to 2-0 on the season with four innings of work in a seven-inning game on Feb. 14 against Saint Francis, striking out four and allowing no runs and one hit… Became 3-0 after holding Thomas to just one earned run in 4.1 innings on Feb. 27… Had back-to-back SSAC wins on March 14 (Tennessee Southern) and March 28 (Brewton-Parker Christian)... Helped the Wolf Pack advance to the SSAC Championship title with his sixth win of the season against Thomas on April 29… Had at least seven strikeouts in seven of his 14 appearances.

Pre-Loyola:
Graduated from St. Charles Catholic, where he played under coach Wayne Stein… Earned All-State and All-Metro honors while maintaining a 4.0 GPA during his senior year… Continued his career at Delgado Community College before transferring to Loyola.

Personal:
Born April 4, 2005… Son of Rachel and Heath Hotard… Hobbies include fishing and spending time with loved ones… Favorite athlete is Mike Trout… Something that might surprise people is that he likes Star Wars.

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