2009
• ABCA First-Team All-American, Baseball America Third-Team All-American (Utility)
• Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA First-Team Freshman All-American (Utility)
• First-Team All-ACC (Utility)
• ACC Freshman of the Year (first in school history)
• Named to Irvine All-Regional Team (Pitcher)
• Named to ACC All-Tournament Team
• Named to watch list for National Pitcher of the Year Award
• Named to ACC All-Tournament Team as Utility/DH (1-0, 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 6 K; 5-for-14, .357, 5 R)
• Saw time at P, 1B, LF and DH
• Led ACC with 2.17 ERA (ninth nationally)
• Second in conference with 2.78 ERA in ACC games
• Third in ACC with 107 strikeouts, a Virginia freshman record
• Third in ACC (eighth nationally) with nine wins
• First in ACC among freshmen in strikeouts, second in wins
• Tied for team lead with seven pickoffs (third in ACC); baserunners stole just two bases in 10 tries against him
• Went 1-0 with 2.05 ERA in four NCAA tournament starts
• Pitching on three days rest, had gutty outing in CWS against Arkansas, tossing 6.1 innings and allowing one unearned run, five hits and no walks with seven strikeouts
• Pitched 9.1 innings in CWS, starting against LSU and Arkansas
• Went career-high 7.1 innings at UC Irvine (0 R, 6 H, BB, 4 K) to earn ninth win
• Tossed 6.1 strong innings in ACC tournament start vs. North Carolina at ACCs to earn win (ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K)
• Did not start on mound in Virginia Tech series, but made first relief appearance in Saturday game (5/16) (three perfect innings; earned win)
• Took first loss May 8 vs. Duke but was victimized by defense (5.1 IP, 6 R, 2 ER)
• Tossed 5.1 innings to earn win vs. NC State (2 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K)
• Did not get a decision vs. Maryland (6.2 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 4 BB, 5 K)
• Took no-decision at UNC, but tossed seven innings (2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 8 K)
• Went six innings to earn win vs. Miami (3 ER, 7 H, 2 BB, 6 K)
• Named ACC Pitcher of the Week after FSU win (7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 2 BB, 13 K)
• 13 K were most strikeouts by UVa pitcher since Sean Doolittle had 13 at Maryland (4/28/06) and most by UVa frosh since Seth Greisinger had 15 vs. UNC in ‘94
• Struck out 12 in six innings vs. Fordham (2/27)
• Consistent hitter who ended season on season-best 11-game hit streak
• Ranked first in batting average among ACC freshmen (.327)
• Had hits in all nine games that he batted in NCAA tournament; hit .297 in the tournament
• Had first career four-hit game vs. Maryland (4/3, in addition to starting on the mound)
• Hit first two career home runs in Friday and Saturday games at BC - both were three-run homers
• Finished with seven RBI in BC series
• Hit game-tying solo HR in ninth inning of comeback win over Duke (5/9)
• Went 5-for-14 (.357) at ACC Baseball Championship (two hits vs. Clemson, Duke)
• Went 4-for-11 (.364) at NCAA regional and 4-for-13 in super regional
• Good glove at first - only two errors in 284 chances (.993 fielding pct.)
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
ST. ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL
• Named high school First-Team All-American by Baseball America and Louisville Slugger in 2008
• Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in 10th round of 2008 MLB Draft
• Had dominating senior campaign, going 13-0 with a 0.74 ERA; averaged nearly two strikeouts per inning, posting 140 strikeouts in 73 innings
• All-Met Player of the Year as senior and First-Team All-Met as junior
• All-Interstate Athletic Conference (2007, 2008)
• Two-time team MVP (2007, 2008)
• Also hit six homers and drove in 37 runs as senior
• Went 7-1 with 0.35 ERA (52 IP, 105 K, 12 BB) as junior
• Coached by Jason Larocque (2008) and David Baad (2005-07) at St. Albans
PERSONAL
• Full name is Daniel Alexander Hultzen
• Parents are Christopher Hultzen and Martha Martin
• Has one brother, Joe
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
|
Avg.
|
G-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
TB
|
SLG%
|
BB
|
HP |
K
|
OB%
|
SB-ATT
|
E
|
FLD%
|
2009
|
.327
|
56-54
|
199
|
40
|
65
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
37
|
84
|
.422
|
29
|
0 |
35
|
.410
|
9-9
|
2
|
.993
|
Year
|
ERA
|
W-L
|
G-GS
|
CG
|
SHO/CBO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
BAA |
WP
|
HP
|
BK
|
| 2009 |
2.17
|
9-1
|
17-16 |
0 |
0/2 |
0 |
95.1 |
88 |
33
|
23
|
28
|
107
|
.250 |
2 |
8
|
0 |
|
Full Scoreboard
Courtesy: VirginiaSports.com
