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\n\t(Rochester, Minn)<\/strong>— <\/strong>The Rochester Honkers Baseball Club announced today the signing of Chad Hodges, a right-handed pitcher from South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D.\n<\/p>\n \n\tHodges is a 6-foot-4, 230-pound junior from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. He is currently 2-1 with a 3.44 ERA in his first three starts. Hodges has tossed 18.1 innings allowing only seven earned runs while striking out 12. He pitched a complete game (seven innings) in the second game of a doubleheader versus Alabama A&M on Feb. 22. Hodges gave up 1 run, (unearned) and struck out eight in a 2-1 victory for the Jackrabbits. For his efforts he was awarded Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThis past summer Hodges pitched for the Humboldt (Calif.) Crabs of the Far West Summer Collegiate League. He posted a 7-0 record with a 2.46 ERA and was named the Horizon Air Summer Series Pitcher of the Year.\n<\/p>\n \n\tAs a sophomore, Hodges was used primarily out of the bullpen. He finished 3-2 with a 4.76 ERA, making 16 total appearances with two starts. Hodges logged 28.1 innings, struck out 18 and held opponents to a .279 batting average against.\n<\/p>\n \n\tPrior to South Dakota State, Hodges played for Team Alberta in the 2010 Canada Cup, compiling a 1-0 record with a 1.31 ERA in two appearances en route to a bronze-medal finish.\n<\/p>\n