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Jersey Number 15
Jarrod Hocking
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Anaheim Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Servite HS
Bio
2025
Appeared in 39 games, making 35 starts, during his junior season...Posted a .209 average, collecting 27 hits, 22 RBIs, and 22 runs scored...Registered five multi-hit games...Blasted four home runs and legged out three doubles...Was flawless defensively, successfully converting all 40 of his chances with one outfield assist...Went 2-for-4 with a home run in a win over Nebraska on March 16...Drew a bases-loaded walk to give UCLA walk-off win over Washington State on Feb. 22...Smacked a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs to lead UCLA to a run-rule victory over Long Beach State on April 8...Recorded two hits and three RBIs in UCLA's series-clinching win over Washington on April 13...Racked up a career-high five RBIs in a win at Oregon on April 19, hitting a three-run home run in the performance...Homered on April 22 at UC Irvine.
2024
Made 14 appearances, including eight starts, as a sophomore ... Batted 3-33 (.091) with three runs scored and two walks ... UCLA's starting left fielder on Opening Day (Feb. 16), Hocking went 1-1 and reached twice in the season opener vs. Gonzaga ... Also had a hit in appearances against Pepperdine on April 9 and April 30 ... Went on to make seven starts in left field and one in right field.
2023
Appeared in 36 games, starting 31, as a true freshman ... Slashed .298/.444/.474 over 114 at-bats with 30 runs, 34 hits, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 22 RBIs, 25 walks, five HBPs, six sac bunts, and three stolen bases ... His OBP was best on the squad among players with 4+ ABs ... Made starts at five different positions over the course of the year: LF (18), 2B (5), CF (4), RF (3), DH (1) ... One of two Bruins (AJ Salgado) to make starts in the infield and outfield in 2023 ... Batted .357 with runners on base and .350 with runners in scoring position ... Had 14 productive outs on the year, one off the team lead ... Was the Bruins' top offensive performer in May, leading the team in all slash categories (.380/.466/.620) and RBIs (14) ... Slashed .435/.606/.565 in midweek games, leading the team in all three stats ... Hit a team-best .400 against non-conference opponents ... Made his NCAA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 17) against Omaha as a pinch-hitter, drawing a bases-loaded walk for his first-career RBI and later coming around to score his first-career run ... Made his first collegiate start on Mar. 12 at Oregon, going 0-1 but drawing three walks and scoring three runs ... Collected his first-career hit on Apr. 4 at Long Beach State, going 2-4 and reaching base two more times on walks ... Hit a home run in three consecutive games from May 9-13 ... Had a 10-game hit streak from Apr. 30 to May 18; the streak included four separate three-hit performances as well as a three-game homer streak ... Hit his first-career home run on Apr. 14 against UC Davis, a solo shot that got the Bruins on the board in the third inning as part of an eventual 3-2 victory ... Went 3-4, finishing a triple short of the cycle, with two RBIs and two runs scored on May 13 against Oregon State ... Went 0-11 to start his career and was hitting.150 as late as Apr. 7; batted .330 (31-94) over the remainder of the season.
High School
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... As of signing day, was the No. 4-ranked outfielder in California and the No. 19 prospect overall in the state ... Nationally, was the No. 34-ranked outfield and No. 142 prospect overall ... 2021 Preseason Underclass All-American ... Was hitting .345 in 2020 before COVID cut the season short.
Personal
Parents are Denny and Venetta Hocking ... Has two older sisters, twins Iliana and Penelope ... His father played 13 MLB seasons from 1993-2005, spending 11 seasons with the Minnesota Twins and also making stops in Colorado and Kansas City ... A utility player, his father slashed .251/.310/.344 over 954 career games, including a standout season in 2000 (set career highs at .298/.373/.416, 47 RBIs, 24 doubles, four triples, 48 walks) ... Both of his sisters were selected in the 2023 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Draft, with Penelope going No. 7 overall to Chicago and Iliana going in the fourth round, No. 44 overall, to Gotham FC.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 6 at Pepperdine (4/30/24)
Runs: 3 (twice)
Hits: 3 (five times)
RBI: 5 at Oregon (4/19/25)
Doubles: 1 (nine times)
Triples: 1 vs. Utah (4/8/23)
Home Runs: 1 (eight times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (five times)
Appeared in 39 games, making 35 starts, during his junior season...Posted a .209 average, collecting 27 hits, 22 RBIs, and 22 runs scored...Registered five multi-hit games...Blasted four home runs and legged out three doubles...Was flawless defensively, successfully converting all 40 of his chances with one outfield assist...Went 2-for-4 with a home run in a win over Nebraska on March 16...Drew a bases-loaded walk to give UCLA walk-off win over Washington State on Feb. 22...Smacked a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs to lead UCLA to a run-rule victory over Long Beach State on April 8...Recorded two hits and three RBIs in UCLA's series-clinching win over Washington on April 13...Racked up a career-high five RBIs in a win at Oregon on April 19, hitting a three-run home run in the performance...Homered on April 22 at UC Irvine.
2024
Made 14 appearances, including eight starts, as a sophomore ... Batted 3-33 (.091) with three runs scored and two walks ... UCLA's starting left fielder on Opening Day (Feb. 16), Hocking went 1-1 and reached twice in the season opener vs. Gonzaga ... Also had a hit in appearances against Pepperdine on April 9 and April 30 ... Went on to make seven starts in left field and one in right field.
2023
Appeared in 36 games, starting 31, as a true freshman ... Slashed .298/.444/.474 over 114 at-bats with 30 runs, 34 hits, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 22 RBIs, 25 walks, five HBPs, six sac bunts, and three stolen bases ... His OBP was best on the squad among players with 4+ ABs ... Made starts at five different positions over the course of the year: LF (18), 2B (5), CF (4), RF (3), DH (1) ... One of two Bruins (AJ Salgado) to make starts in the infield and outfield in 2023 ... Batted .357 with runners on base and .350 with runners in scoring position ... Had 14 productive outs on the year, one off the team lead ... Was the Bruins' top offensive performer in May, leading the team in all slash categories (.380/.466/.620) and RBIs (14) ... Slashed .435/.606/.565 in midweek games, leading the team in all three stats ... Hit a team-best .400 against non-conference opponents ... Made his NCAA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 17) against Omaha as a pinch-hitter, drawing a bases-loaded walk for his first-career RBI and later coming around to score his first-career run ... Made his first collegiate start on Mar. 12 at Oregon, going 0-1 but drawing three walks and scoring three runs ... Collected his first-career hit on Apr. 4 at Long Beach State, going 2-4 and reaching base two more times on walks ... Hit a home run in three consecutive games from May 9-13 ... Had a 10-game hit streak from Apr. 30 to May 18; the streak included four separate three-hit performances as well as a three-game homer streak ... Hit his first-career home run on Apr. 14 against UC Davis, a solo shot that got the Bruins on the board in the third inning as part of an eventual 3-2 victory ... Went 3-4, finishing a triple short of the cycle, with two RBIs and two runs scored on May 13 against Oregon State ... Went 0-11 to start his career and was hitting.150 as late as Apr. 7; batted .330 (31-94) over the remainder of the season.
High School
Three-year varsity letterwinner at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... As of signing day, was the No. 4-ranked outfielder in California and the No. 19 prospect overall in the state ... Nationally, was the No. 34-ranked outfield and No. 142 prospect overall ... 2021 Preseason Underclass All-American ... Was hitting .345 in 2020 before COVID cut the season short.
Personal
Parents are Denny and Venetta Hocking ... Has two older sisters, twins Iliana and Penelope ... His father played 13 MLB seasons from 1993-2005, spending 11 seasons with the Minnesota Twins and also making stops in Colorado and Kansas City ... A utility player, his father slashed .251/.310/.344 over 954 career games, including a standout season in 2000 (set career highs at .298/.373/.416, 47 RBIs, 24 doubles, four triples, 48 walks) ... Both of his sisters were selected in the 2023 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Draft, with Penelope going No. 7 overall to Chicago and Iliana going in the fourth round, No. 44 overall, to Gotham FC.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 6 at Pepperdine (4/30/24)
Runs: 3 (twice)
Hits: 3 (five times)
RBI: 5 at Oregon (4/19/25)
Doubles: 1 (nine times)
Triples: 1 vs. Utah (4/8/23)
Home Runs: 1 (eight times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (five times)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
