2012 SEASON (Junior): Led all right-handers out of bullpen with 23 appearances, going 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA ... owned remarkable 31-to-7 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 38.0 innings pitched ... held opponents to a .181 batting average ... started season with 6.1 scoreless innings streak across five appearances from February 19-March 4 ... pitched a perfect 3.1 innings against Fresno State without allowing a hit and striking out two (3/11) ... struck out a season-high four against Sacramento State in 2.0 perfect innings (5/1) ... registered 9.2 consecutive scoreless innings from March 11-March 28.
2011 WEST COAST CONFERENCE SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
2011 SEASON (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games, making one start to total 15 innings … struck out two in two innings at Cal State Bakersfield (2/21) … threw a hitless inning against San Jose State (3/15) … longest outing of the season came in a 2.1 inning outing at then-No. 11 Arizona (3/19) … struck out one in a hitless inning against Oregon (3/23) … was spotless with one strikeout in an inning against Cal Poly (4/5) … retired both batters he faced at San Diego (5/7).
2010 SEASON (Freshman): Made 19 appearances and put in 34.2 innings of work … finished with a perfect 2-0 record with a 4.15 ERA and 19 strikeouts … threw a hitless 2.1 innings against Texas San Antonio (3/6) … struck out two in two scoreless innings against Cal State Bakersfield (3/9) … held Houston hitless for four innings (3/16)… kept UC Santa Barbara off the scoreboard for one inning (3/27) … pitched three scoreless innings at Stanford (3/29) … threw a scoreless inning at UC Davis (4/13) … retired the side in order in one inning of work at Saint Mary’s (4/17) … struck out three in four innings against San Diego (5/2) … struck out ldour and held Portland scoreless in 2.1 innings (5/16) … longest outing of the season was 4.2 innings at New Mexico.
PREP CAREER: Played four years of varsity baseball at Madera High School ... earned 2007 Player of the Year accolades ... in 2008 was named second-team All-League ... named first-team All-League in 2009 ... played three years of football and earned second-team All-League in 2007 ... was class valedictorian after graduating with 4.0 G.P.A. ... named to the President's List.
PERSONAL: Born June 1991 in Madera, Calif. ... son of Todd and Maria Hinkle ... chose USF for the coaching staff and the academics ... would like to be Babe Ruth for a day ... would like to either play professionally or get his masters in mechanical engineering after graduation ... favorite movie is The Hangover ... favorite book is Moneyball ... favorite musical artist is Rise Against ... favorite food is lasagna ... hobbies include golfing, fishing, camping, and going to the beach ... majoring in physics.
