Okotoks Dawgs OF Ben Hoshizaki (Calgary, Alta.) bound for Stephen F. Austin.

April 25, 2024

By Bob Elliott

Canadian Baseball Network

Chandler-Gilbert Coyotes' Ben Hoshizaki has littered the GC Field with line drives, rockets, flares and bloop hits in Chandler, Az.

OF Hoshizaki (Calgary, Alta.) will be moving from one baseball heaven to another, as he’ll be leaving Arizona bound for Texas. The Okotoks Dawgs grad will soon be a member of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks in Nacogdoches, Tex.

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What position did Stephen F. Austion play? Was he a Dallas Cowboys quarterback?

A star for Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks?

Last man on the wall at The Alamo?

No sir. Austin was often called “The Father of Texas,” carving out his place in history by bringing 1,000s of settlers to Texas. By the time he died in December 1836, Austin had settled over 1,500 families and built the foundation of what had become the Republic of Texas.

Hoshizaki has 59 hits in 45 games and is batting .360 with eight doubles, two triples and 23 RBIs. He is 38-for-42 stealing bases and has a .879 OPS.

For example, Hoshizaki had two-hit games against

_ Scottdale Post Grad with a triple and three RBIs in a 15-2 win.

_ Arizona Western in a 7-4 loss.

_ Phoenix with an RBI in a 20-7 victory.

_ GateWay in a 10-3 win.

_ Glendale as well as two RBIs in a 12-9 triumph.

_ Central Arizona in a 4-2 defeat.

_ Cochise in an 11-7 win.

_ Yavapai including a double and an RBI in a 4-3 win.

_ Paradise Valley in a 17-11 loss contributing a double.

_ Paradise Valley in a 9-7 loss adding an RBI.

And three-hit games facing ...

_ GateWay with three RBIs in a 10-0 romp.

_ Paradise Valley in a 9-8 victory.

_ Pima in a 9-7 loss with a pair of RBIs.

_ Pima in a 9-6 win.

A four-hit game against ...

_ Scottsdale with a run knocked in during an 11-9 loss.

And his best day, a five-hit afternoon ...

_ GateWay with a double in a 15-11 loss.