Olivia Hostetler

Bio

2018 at Taylor: Made 37 starts in 42 chances as a junior for TU … Tallied career-highs across the board with 26 hits, five doubles, two triples, 18 runs, 17 runs batted in and seven walks … Ranked fourth on the team with four stolen bases … Recorded six multi-hit games and helped TU secure a record of 5-1 during that span … Hit in at least one run during three-straight games on two occasions … Scored three runs against Bethel on March 30 … Crossed the plate five times during the team’s first-four contests … Tallied five bases against Spring Arbor on March 28 … Had 48 putouts in the outfield and had five assists … Selected as a NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League performer.

2017 at Taylor: Appeared in 10 games for TU as a sophomore, starting three times in the outfield … Collected three hits in eight at-bats for a .375 batting average … Scored two runs on the season, including one of Taylor’s three runs in a 3-2 upset of No. 6 Lindsey Wilson in the Opening Round of the NAIA National Tournament, the program’s second-ever win in the national tournament … Notched two putouts in four chances in the field.

2016 at Taylor: Played in 30 games as a freshman, drawing 12 starts, primarily in the outfield … Batted .271 at the plate, totaling eight hits, including a double, a triple and a home run … Drove in eight runs and scored 10 of her own … Posted an on-base percentage of .367 and was fourth on the team in slugging percentage (.519) … Registered two multi-hit games on the year, both in a three-game span from Feb. 27 to March 12 … Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Cincinnati-Clermont on March 12, with a triple, a home run, two runs and four RBIs … Was successful on four sacrifice hits … Stole one base on two attempts … Recorded nine putouts on 10 chances in the field for a .900 fielding percentage.

Prep: Lettered three years in softball and played under her father at Woodlan High … Named First-Team All-Allen County Athletic Conference and was named team MVP … Graduated with academic honors

Personal: Daughter of Heath and Mary Hostetler … Majoring in marketing at Taylor.