Hofmann earns second-team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball

NATCHITOCHES – Logan Hofmann potentially was headed for a record-breaking season when the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic stopped college baseball in mid-March.

What Hofmann compiled in his four starts for Northwestern State was more than enough to make him the seventh All-American in program history as he earned second-team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball Magazine on Tuesday.

A junior right-hander from Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada, Hofmann finished the abbreviated season 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 28 innings, striking out 38 batters. Hofmann was one of eight players to finish the season with a 0.00 ERA, but no other pitcher threw as many innings as the Demon ace.

His four wins tied for second nationally while his 38 strikeouts led the Southland Conference and ranked 22nd nationally. Hofmann tallied two double-figure strikeout games in four starts, fanning 11 Eastern Illinois hitters on Feb. 28 and 10 North Alabama batters on Feb. 21. He never struck out fewer than eight hitters, a mark he set in seven shutout innings against Wichita State on Feb. 14.

“Logan was in the middle of having one of the best seasons we have seen on the mound at Northwestern State,” fourth-year head coach Bobby Barbier said. “His competitiveness is unmatched. He is very deserving of this prestigious award.”

Hofmann is the third pitcher in program history to earn All-American honors, joining Adam Oller (2016) and Reggie Gatewood (1994). He becomes the second Canadian Demon to be named All-American, joining two-time honoree Ryan Anholt (1998, 1999).

Hofmann’s selection marks the third time in the past five seasons in which a Demon has earned All-American honors, joining Oller and David Fry (2018).

Collegiate Baseball All-Americans for 2020:

FIRST TEAM
LHP Reid Detmers, Louisville
RHP Landon Knack, East Tennessee St.
LHP Asa Lacy, Texas A&M
RHP Zach Pettway, UCLA
RHP Bryce Jarvis, Duke
LHP Connor Prielipp, Alabama
Relief Jeff Hakanson, Central Florida
C A.J. Lewis, Eastern Kentucky
1B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona St.
2B Brooks Carlson, Samford
3B Tyler Keenan, Mississippi
SS Nick Gonzales, New Mexico St.
OF Heston Kjerstad, Arkansas
OF Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
OF Zach DeLoach, Texas A&M
DH Kenyon Yovan, Oregon
UT Alec Burleson, East Carolina

SECOND TEAM
RHP Max Meyer, Minnesota
LHP Nick Swiney, N.C. State
RHP Mason Hickman, Vanderbilt
RHP Cole Wilcox, Georgia
RHP Braden Olthoff, Tulane
RHP Brian Van Velle, Miami (Fla.)
RHP Bryce Elder, Texas
RHP Chris McMahon, Miami (Fla.)
RHP Logan Hofmann, Northwestern St.
RHP Kenny Serwa, Southern Ill.-Edwardsville
RHP Levi Thomas, Troy
RHP Mason Erla, Michigan St.
RHP Parker Brahms, Sacramento St.
LHP Adam Seminaris, Long Beach St.
Relief Holden Powell, UCLA
Relief Micah Dallas, Texas Tech.
Relief Haylen Green, Texas Christian
C Hunter Goodman, Memphis
C Austin Wells, Arizona
C Brett Auerbach, Alabama
1B Aaron Sabato, North Carolina
1B Brandt Belk, Missouri
2B Austin Shultz, Kentucky
2B Brian Klein, Texas Tech.
2B Zack Raabe, Minnesota
3B Cody Morissette, Boston College
3B Zack Gelof, Virginia
SS Anthony Servideo, Mississippi
SS Matt McLain, UCLA
OF Brendyn Stillman, St. Bonaventure
OF Chris Newell, Virginia
OF Jacob Young, Florida
UT Ben Wanger, Southern California

THIRD TEAM
LHP Ian Seymour, Virginia Tech.
LHP Sam Weatherly, Clemson
RHP Stevie Emanuels, Washington
LHP Christian Chamberlain, Oregon St.
RHP Christian MacLeod, Mississippi St.
LHP Zachary Torra, U.C. Santa Barbara
RHP Tanner Burns, Auburn
LHP Doug Nikhazy, Mississippi
Relief Jaden Hill, Louisiana St.
Relief Ben Specht, Florida
Relief Hunter Stanley, Southern Mississippi
Relief Devin Fontenot, Louisiana St.
C Dillon Dingler, Ohio St.
C Caleb Bartolero, Troy
C Carson Taylor, Virginia Tech.
1B Maxwell Costes, Maryland
1B Wes Clarke, South Carolina
1B Kyle Manzardo, Washington St.
2B Daniel Harris, Eastern Kentucky
2B Jordan Cozart, Murray St.
3B Rankin Wooley, Auburn
3B Kaden Polcovich, Oklahoma St.
3B Aaron Zavala, Oregon
SS Kole Kaler, Hawaii
SS Ryan Bliss, Auburn
SS Cal Conley, Texas Tech.
OF Parker Bates, Louisiana Tech.
OF Justin Dirden, S.E. Missouri St.
OF John Rhodes, Kentucky
OF Grant Richardson, Indiana
UT Casey Schmitt, San Diego St.