Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

AT UHH Was 2-5 with a 5.67 ERA in 2011 ... walked 40 and struckout 27 ... started eight games in 2010 … was 2-5 with a 5.36 ERA …pitched 40.1 innings … walked 17 and struck out 24 … PacWest Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 8). BEFORE UHH A transfer from Palomar College in San Marcos, Calif. ... played two years for coach Buck Taylor ... red-shirt at the University of Hawaii Manoa ... a 2004 graduate of Waiakea High School in Hilo, Hawai‘i ... played two years for coach Tommy Correa ... 2004 first-team all-league and honorable mention all-State. PERSONAL Born on March 7, 1986 in Hilo, Hawai‘i ... favorites include Reggae and Roots music, pitcher Nolan Ryan, basketball player Michael Jordan and surfer Eddie Aikau, the San Francisco Giants and the television series "Entourage" ... hobbies include surfing ... contemplating a career in construction or coaching ... majoring in Kinesiology and Exercise Science ... has two siblings - Matthew and Jessica ... parents are Carolyn and William Loeffler of Hilo, Hawai‘i.