The Arrowhead

Hoy steps up to the plate

Tuesday, January 06, 2004 By Kristine Schmitt

Tim Hoy, Arrowhead’s most valuable player, played baseball since he could pick up a bat and throw a ball. Coach Tim O’Driscoll said, “He works so hard and is so humble about it!” Hoy will be starting for his third year as a left-handed pitcher and first baseman. Last season, Hoy was the leader for RBIs and homeruns with 27 and 3, respectively. He held a solid batting average of .390, a quality rarely found among pitchers. Hoy pitched nine complete games and a 1.34 ERA. His combined skills led him to an amazing Regional game last season. “I got the game winning hit and pitched a one-hitter,” Hoy explained. Overall, “He’s a quiet team leader who leads by example,” O’Driscoll commented. He continued to say that off the diamond, Hoy is as great of a person as he is a baseball player. He is a dedicated student and a friend to all. Besides baseball, Hoy played varsity football as a Junior, where he was selected to 2nd team All Conference, and is a leading scorer for the second consecutive year on the varsity basketball team. Hoy’s father, who works for UPS, mother, an insurance agent, and younger brother, a sophomore at Arrowhead, are very supportive. Originally, Hoy’s mother was his t-ball coach. His parents have always been there to cheer him and the team on and donate their time to the baseball program in many aspects. After all the years of cheering, Hoy’s family is very proud. As a sophomore, he was selected as a 2nd team All Conference designated hitter. Last season, he was nominated as a 1st team All Conference pitcher, and a 2nd team district and area pitcher. O’Driscoll added, “Tim is one of five Division 1 scholarship players in Arrowhead history.” Hoy was scouted by Minnesota, Purdue, Miami of Ohio, and UW-Milwaukee. He will be pitching for UWM as a Freshman. Ironically, Coach O’Driscoll was a baseball captain at UW-Milwaukee in 1970, and coached the college’s current top assistant coach, Scot Doffek. To play college ball was one of Hoy’s dreams and as O’Driscoll explained, “It’s great to see a kid’s dream come true.”