Utah Tech University Athletics

At Utah Tech 2024: Earned second team all-WAC honors last year after he led the Trailblazers in batting (.302; .313 in WAC play), base hits (58), extra-base hits (25), home runs (13), RBI (36) and runs scored (38) … also paced the team with a .568 slugging percentage, while he finished third in doubles (12), and was fourth among everyday starters with a .372 on-base percentage … started in 52 of 54 games played, during which he hit safely in 36 of those contests, highlighted by a team best 13-game hit streak midway through the campaign … posted 18 multi-hit outings, including two three-hit games, and a 4-for-5 night with a homer, four RBI and four runs scored vs. UTRGV (3/28/24) … became just the third Trailblazer in the program's brief NCAA Division I era to homer three times in one game, doing so in Utah Tech’s home win over Utah (5/7), against which he drove in a season-high five runs … his 13 homers on the year were the fourth-most on Utah Tech’s single season list, and ranked him t-eighth in the WAC … wound up second on the team in both defensive putouts (97) and assists (4), and finished the year with a .962 fielding percentage … earned academic all-WAC and College Sports Communicators Academic all-Region honors.  
 
2024 West Coast Summer League: Was named the 2024 WCL Most Valuable Player by vote of the summer collegiate league’s head coaches after he led the WCL with nine home runs … just missed out on winning the league’s “Triple Crown” as he finished the summer as the league’s second-leading hitter with a .367 average, and was third in RBI with 43. 
 
At College of Southern Nevada (2022-23): Played two seasons for the Coyotes and was named 2023 Scenic West Athletic Conference Player of the Year after batting .396 with 20 doubles, 14 home runs and 66 RBI to lead CSN to a conference title … was a four-time SWAC player of the week selection and earned first team all-SWAC honors in 2023 … was named to the Dean’s List.
 
At Basic High School: Earned three varsity letters in baseball and was a two-time all-region and all-state selection … batted .571 with three homers and 28 RBI, and posted a 0.72 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 29.1 IP, during his senior season to help lead the Wolves to a 2021 Nevada state championship. 

More on Hunter: Born in Las Vegas, Nevada … parents are William and Alma Katschke … originally signed with UNLV out of high school … also recruited by Texas, Nevada, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Queens University and Northern Colorado … favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers … favorite player is Corey Seager … favorite food is chicken alfredo … currently majoring in criminal justice.
 
Why Hunter chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because it is close to home, has an amazing environment and community, and has some of the best coaches on and off the field. Overall, it was just a place where I could see myself thriving on and off the field and I don't think I could have made a better choice. I couldn't be more thankful for the coaches and players I chose to surround myself with.”