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2026 Baseball Roster

25 Hunter Gotschall

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height / Weight 6-0 / 200
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Peyton, Colo.
  • High School (Prev. School) Douglas County (Salt Lake CC)
  • B/T R/R

Biography

2025/SOPHOMORE (Salt Lake CC)
  • National Champion, won the NJCAA Division I World Series
  • Made 14 appearances, including six starts
  • Struck out 35 across 33.0 innings of work
  • Threw a scoreless frame in victory over Weber State (Feb. 27)
  • Struck out the side in order against Southern Nevada (March 4)
  • Tossed 2.1 innings and struck out a pair in Salt Lake’s elimination game win over Florence-Darlington to advance to World Series quarterfinals (May 28)
2024/FRESHMAN (Hawai’i)
  • Named to Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in seven games, all out of the bullpen
  • Went 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA and eight strikeouts over 8.2 innings
  • Worked a three-up, three-down inning in his second collegiate appearance vs. NC State (Feb. 25)
  • Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against Holy Cross (March 4)
  • Got his first career win after pitching two shutout innings with three strikeouts vs. Hawai‘i Hilo (April 30)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • The eighth-ranked pitcher in Colorado and No. 17 overall player in the state according to Perfect Game
  • Three-year varsity letterwinner at Douglas County High School in Castle Rock, Colo.
  • A second-team CHSAA All-State selection as a senior
  • Selected by Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association to the Top 50 Colorado Baseball Players Upperclassmen Game
  • As a senior, won DCHS Cy Young Award Winner for best pitcher
  • Named to the Denver Post’s All-Colorado team in 2023
  • Earned first-team All-Continental League honors
  • Went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 45.2 innings pitched, holding opponents to a .170 batting average
  • Also hit .302 with eight homers and 20 RBIs, slugging .811
  • Finished junior season in 2022 6-0 with a 2.98 ERA, striking out 83 batters over just 40.0 innings of work
  • Hit .324 with three home runs, 17 RBIs and seven doubles
  • Also played basketball as a freshman and sophomore
PERSONAL
  • Born July 19, 2004, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Son of Doran and Pam Gotschall
  • Has one sister, Katie Gotschall
  • Father, Doran, ran track at Colorado Western and mother, Pam, played softball at Illinois
  • Favorite baseball memory is winning the NJCAA DI World Series with Salt Lake CC
  • Fun fact: his hometown has a population of just 750 people
  • All-time favorite athlete is Michael Jordan
  • Planning to major in business and sports management

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