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2026 Baseball Roster

Aaron Draper

14 Caden Hodina

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Highschool San Marcos HS

Biography

Notable Awards
- All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention (2025)

As a Junior (2026)
– Right-handed pitcher who made 10 relief appearances
– Went 0–0 with a 6.91 ERA in 14.1 innings pitched
– Struck out 12 batters while issuing 11 walks
– Allowed 25 hits, 15 runs, and 11 earned runs
– Made his season debut against Jessup (January 31), throwing 1.1 scoreless innings in Chico State’s 3–2, 10-inning win
– Threw a season-high 3.0 innings against Cal State San Bernardino (April 3)
– Struck out a season-high four batters against Cal State San Bernardino (April 3)
– Worked 2.1 innings at Cal State LA (March 27), allowing two hits and one unearned run
– Threw 2.0 innings at Stanislaus State (April 17), striking out two batters
– Recorded scoreless inherited-runner appearances against Cal State LA (March 27), Cal State San Bernardino (April 3), Stanislaus State (April 17), Cal State Monterey Bay (April 25), and Cal State East Bay (April 30)
– Finished with two assists defensively, both against Western Oregon (February 14)

With Lewis & Clark College
– Appeared in 22 games, making 18 starts over two seasons
– Logged 97.0 innings pitched at the collegiate level
– Struck out 68 batters during his career
– Recorded seven wins and three saves
– Pitched more than 57 innings during the 2024–25 season
– Earned All-Northwest Conference Honorable Mention recognition in 2025

With San Marcos High School (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
– Helped lead the program to three straight Channel League championships (2021, 2022, 2023)
– Part of the first CIFSS Championship appearance in school history in 2023
– Named Team Golden Glove Award winner in 2022
– Earned All-Channel League Honorable Mention recognition in 2022
– Served as team captain during the 2023 season
– Named Team Cy Young Award winner in 2023
– Earned All-Channel League First Team honors in 2023
– Named to the All-CIFSS First Team in 2023

Personal
– Born December 3 in Santa Barbara, California
– Parents are Heather and Daniel Hodina
– Has one sister, Campbell
– Favorite athletes: Damian Lillard and Shareef Abdur-Rahim
– Chose Chico State because “of the consistent talent and high-level baseball standards that have been continued here over the last 30 years.”
– Greatest sports moment: Throwing a complete-game shutout against Westlake High School in the CIFSS semifinals to help earn the program’s first CIFSS championship appearance
– Best talent outside of baseball: Ice skating
– Best advice received: “It’s always net-cutting time,” from Brian Gibson
– Majoring in Journalism – News, with a minor in Sports Media

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