Charlie Hodges

Height:
6-2
Weight:
202
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Delavan, Ill.
High School:
Delavan
Prev School:
Parkland College
Major:
Business Administration

2024: Made eight appearances out of the bullpen … Posted a 1-0 record with a 8.44 earned run average, seven strikeouts and three walks in 5.1 innings of work … Collected his first win in a Pirate uniform at the NCAA Greenville Regional, tossing a third of an inning in the 7-6 victory over Wake Forest … Notched a career-high three strikeouts versus Wichita State (May 23) at the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

2023: Made one appearance, throwing 0.2 at Campbell (Feb. 21) ... Allowed two runs on one hit with two walks and a strikeout.

2022: Missed the season due to injury.

Parkland College (2020-21): Played two years under head coach Jon Goebel … Helped the Cobras to a 44-22 record … Appeared in five games making a pair of starts during career … Owned a 1-1 record with a 2.18 ERA … Allowed nine runs (five earned) on 12 hits over 20.2 innings … Struck out 35 and walked 10 … As a COVID freshman made two starts going 0-1 on the mound … Struck out season-high seven batters in first start of the year at Jefferson (March 6) … Followed that with a five punch outs vs. Muskegon (March 13) … During freshman campaign posted a 1-0 record in three relief appearances before season was cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic … Gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits in 12.2 innings … Fanned 23 and walked three … Tallied six or more punch outs in all three outings with a career-best 11 against Muskegon (Feb. 29) … Worked a career-best six innings vs. Muskegon (Feb. 29) … Earned NJCAA All-Academic Second-Team honors.

Delavan High School: Three-sport athlete that earned 12 total letters (baseball 4, basketball 4, golf 4) … Two-time team captain (2018-19) for coach Sanish Carr … Helped the Panthers to 41 wins over four years which included four consecutive regional championship appearances (2016-19) and a pair of regional titles (2018-19) … For his career he batted .416 (104-250) with three home runs, 27 doubles and three triples … Scored 75 runs while driving in 71 and drew 35 walks … On the mound sported an 18-9 career record with a 1.71 ERA … Struck out 270 batters in 147.1 innings … As a freshman he appeared in nine games posting a 3-3 record … Struck out 34 batters in 23.1 innings and posted a 3.60 ERA … At the plate he batted .397 (29-for-73) with six extra base hits (five doubles, one triple) … Drove in 22 runs, scored 19 times and drew eight walks on his way to ICAC Conference Honorable Mention honors … Followed initial year with the program posting a 3-3 ledger and a 2.65 ERA … Struck out 47 batters in 37.0 innings … Batted .492 (29-for-59) with a home run, eight doubles and a triple … Plated 18 runs and scored 15 while walking six times … Earned First-Team ICAC and Tomahawk All-Conference honors … Selected as a McDonald’s All-Star … As a junior earned first-team all-region honors as well as First-Team ICAC and Tomahawk All-Conference accolades … Named a McDonald’s All-Star for the second-straight year … Appeared in eight games going 4-2 on the season … Fanned 79 batters in 37.0 IP and sported a 0.95 ERA … At the plate, he hit at a .367 clip (22-for-60) with nine doubles … Drew 10 walks, scored 20 runs and tallied 12 RBI … Closed out prep career posting an 8-1 record in 10 starts … Struck 110 batters in 53.0 innings with a miniscule 0.79 ERA … Set single-season school records in wins, strikeouts and ERA … Threw a five-inning no-hitter against Peoria Heights in the Class 1A Roanoke Regional title game where he struck out nine and walked two … At the dish he batted .414 (24-for-58) with eight extra base hits (two home runs, five doubles, one triple) … Crossed home 21 times and plated 19 runs to go along with six walks … Senior honors included IHSBCA First-Team All-State, PBR Third-Team All-State, first-team all-region and First-Team ICAC and Tomahawk All-Conference accolades for the third consecutive season … Named to the McDonald’s (third time), Pantagraph and Journal Star All-Star squads … Two-time team captain on the hardwood (2018-19) … Started on the regional championship basketball team as a sophomore … Scored 995 career points … Member of the 2015 regional championship golf team … Played travel ball for the Game 7 Legacy 18U and Warbird Senators 17U Riggins … Listed as the 34th-best right-hander in Illinois and the 91st overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game … Named a Top 1000 national prospect by Perfect Game … Participated in a pair of showcase events 2018 PG Super25/17U Central Super Qualifier and the 2018 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship – the last earning all-tournament team honors … Member of the PG Super25 Champion squad … Named 2018 Preseason Underclassmen Honorable Mention by Perfect Game and 2019 All-Central Region Honorable Mention.

Personal: Full name is Charles Wade Hodges, but prefers to go by Charlie … Born in Bloomington, Ill. … Son of Margo and Ed Hodges … Has two siblings (Dillon and Sam) … Mother played volleyball at Eureka College setting the school record for kills (798) … Dillon played baseball at MacMurry College, while Sam played at Greenville University … Graduated Cum Laude and with a Top 10 GPA in his high school class … National Honor Society member … Six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2021-present) member … Named to the 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.