AS A SOPHOMORE (2009)
Started 45 games and appeared in two others...hit .286 with four home runs and 17 RBI...posted 10 doubles and was second on the team with six sacrifice bunts...had strongest game at the plate in his final game on May 16 against Fresno State, going 3-for-5 with a RBI and two runs scored...posted 11 multiple hit games...connected on three solo home runs and a single two-run shot on April 17 at Hawai'i.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008)
Made 20 appearances, including 13 starts behind the plate during his freshman campaign...hit .286 with one HR and 12 RBI...hit .353 during WAC play...collected arguably the Hornets biggest hit of the season, a walk-off grand slam on May 16 that defeated the eventual College World Series champion Fresno State Bulldogs 9-8.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2007 graduate of Oak Ridge HS in El Dorado Hills, Calif...led the Trojans to the Sierra Valley League title in 2007...hit .351 with a team-leading three home runs...two of those home runs came in the same game, a grand slam and a three-run homer...had SVL-leading 26 RBI...was a first-team all-SVL selection, and an honorable mention all-Sac-Joaquin Section honoree...hit .293 with 18 RBI in 2006...also led Oak Ridge to the SVL crown.

PERSONAL
Born Nov. 11, 1988...parents are Brad Hottman and Kendra Nicholas...major is communication studies...would like to become a firefighter after college.