2024 Baseball Roster
Dobbins, Hunter
Jersey Number 32
Hunter Dobbins
- Position:
- Catcher
- Bats/Throws::
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
Bio
No. 1 MAC Prospect for the 2024 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
Honors and Awards
2024 Second Team All-MAC
2024 Buster Posey Award Nominee
2023 MAC All-Defensive Team
One of the nation's top backstops and a returning All-MAC honoree from last season, Dobbins helps guide a Ball State pitching staff that featured three Top 10 round MLB draft picks last year. MLB draft prospect enters his junior campaign with 17 career home runs and 55 career RBI.
2023 (Sophomore): Dobbins anchored the Ball State offense from the cleanup spot, finishing third on the team with nine homers and batting .209 ... started 51 of his 55 games played, and was 1 of 6 Cardinals with at least 25 runs batted in ... selected to the MAC All-Defensive Team while charged with just three errors over 55 appearances ... threw out 45 percent (25 of 56) stolen base attempts ... led the MAC in league play with 18 base runners thrown out trying to steal, and led the conference with 258 putouts ... added 31 assists and produced a fielding percentage of .993 ... best offensive games featured a three-hit day with three runs scored at Indiana (4/11) and a two-double performance at Charlotte (2/18) ... tripled at Eastern Michigan (3/25) and hit a pair of homers against Miami (OH) (5/13) ... batted 2-of-4 with a pair of walks in the MAC championship game against Kent State (5/27)
2022 (Freshman): Batted .339 over 29 appearances as a true freshman, with 27 starts ... posted a .625 slugging percentage with four doubles, two triples and eight round-trippers over 112 at-bats while splitting time behind the plate ... belted a pair of home runs and a career-high four RBI in his first college game against Bucknell (2/18), but an injury kept him out of the lineup until mid-April ... scored three runs against Central Michigan (5/27) and hit safely in eight straight games from April 30 to May 13 ... hit a walkoff homer against CMU (5/1) as part of his eight-game hit streak.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Mt. Vernon High School, playing catcher and third base ... 2021 IHSBCA South All-Star ... posted a .577 batting average as a senior for the Class 4A regional champion Marauders ... contributed 39 RBI, 22 runs, 12 doubles and 10 home runs as the No. 1 ranked catcher and No. 7 ranked 2021 Indiana prospect overall by Prep Baseball Report ... made just one out in his first five games as a senior, going 12-for-13 (.923) with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, a triple, 11 RBI and 5 runs scored ... through his first 10 games, went 20-for-28 (.714) with 5 home runs, 6 doubles, 19 RBIs, 9 runs and a triple ... proudest statistic, though, came on the mound with an inning of relief during a 9-0 victory over Centerville ... “One inning. Three Ks,” Dobbins said with a smile. “That was probably the funniest things I’ve done in a while because I hadn’t pitched since I was 12. It felt good to get that one more inning.” ... it was three batters faced, 16 pitches and three strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian Dobbins and Shelly Bond ... marketing major at Ball State.
Honors and Awards
2024 Second Team All-MAC
2024 Buster Posey Award Nominee
2023 MAC All-Defensive Team
One of the nation's top backstops and a returning All-MAC honoree from last season, Dobbins helps guide a Ball State pitching staff that featured three Top 10 round MLB draft picks last year. MLB draft prospect enters his junior campaign with 17 career home runs and 55 career RBI.
2023 (Sophomore): Dobbins anchored the Ball State offense from the cleanup spot, finishing third on the team with nine homers and batting .209 ... started 51 of his 55 games played, and was 1 of 6 Cardinals with at least 25 runs batted in ... selected to the MAC All-Defensive Team while charged with just three errors over 55 appearances ... threw out 45 percent (25 of 56) stolen base attempts ... led the MAC in league play with 18 base runners thrown out trying to steal, and led the conference with 258 putouts ... added 31 assists and produced a fielding percentage of .993 ... best offensive games featured a three-hit day with three runs scored at Indiana (4/11) and a two-double performance at Charlotte (2/18) ... tripled at Eastern Michigan (3/25) and hit a pair of homers against Miami (OH) (5/13) ... batted 2-of-4 with a pair of walks in the MAC championship game against Kent State (5/27)
2022 (Freshman): Batted .339 over 29 appearances as a true freshman, with 27 starts ... posted a .625 slugging percentage with four doubles, two triples and eight round-trippers over 112 at-bats while splitting time behind the plate ... belted a pair of home runs and a career-high four RBI in his first college game against Bucknell (2/18), but an injury kept him out of the lineup until mid-April ... scored three runs against Central Michigan (5/27) and hit safely in eight straight games from April 30 to May 13 ... hit a walkoff homer against CMU (5/1) as part of his eight-game hit streak.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Mt. Vernon High School, playing catcher and third base ... 2021 IHSBCA South All-Star ... posted a .577 batting average as a senior for the Class 4A regional champion Marauders ... contributed 39 RBI, 22 runs, 12 doubles and 10 home runs as the No. 1 ranked catcher and No. 7 ranked 2021 Indiana prospect overall by Prep Baseball Report ... made just one out in his first five games as a senior, going 12-for-13 (.923) with 2 home runs, 3 doubles, a triple, 11 RBI and 5 runs scored ... through his first 10 games, went 20-for-28 (.714) with 5 home runs, 6 doubles, 19 RBIs, 9 runs and a triple ... proudest statistic, though, came on the mound with an inning of relief during a 9-0 victory over Centerville ... “One inning. Three Ks,” Dobbins said with a smile. “That was probably the funniest things I’ve done in a while because I hadn’t pitched since I was 12. It felt good to get that one more inning.” ... it was three batters faced, 16 pitches and three strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian Dobbins and Shelly Bond ... marketing major at Ball State.
Baseball // 5 AM Workouts
Tuesday, August 26
Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses the NCAA vs. House Settlement
Tuesday, July 01
Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell discusses NCAA vs. House Settlement & Bill Richards Thank You
Friday, June 27
Baseball // Day 1 MAC Tournament Recap: Win vs. EMU
Thursday, May 22
