Entered NCAA Transfer Portal on June 2, 2025
2025 D1Baseball Top 50 Impact JUCO Transfers (29)
2025 (Junior): Appeared in 44 games with 34 starts, primarily at catcher … Slashed .282 / .497 / .524 with six home runs, five doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, 29 runs scored and 10 stolen bases … Hit all six of his home runs in the final 11 games of the season … Had two multi-homer games and was the only Hilltopper to homer twice in a single-game … Had 24 strikeouts compared to a team-high, 36 walks … Tied a program single-game record with three hit-by-pitches at EKU (3/19) … Went 1-for-1, had two stolen bases, a run scored and tied a program single-game record with four walks at New Mexico State (5/9) … Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI, four runs scored at New Mexico State (5/10) … Went 2-for-2 with two home runs, three RBI, two runs scored and two walks against Kennesaw State in the CUSA Tournament to lift WKU to the CUSA title game (5/24).
Before WKU: Spent the last two seasons at Iowa Western CC … Appeared in 83 games and recorded a .357 / .480 / .689 slash line … Totaled 18 home runs, 17 doubles, four triples, 20 stolen bases and 79 RBI … Named a 2024 NJCAA Division I First Team All-American.
At Jordan HS: Lettered four times in baseball … 2022 MSHSBCA All-State selection … three-time MSHSBCA All-Conference selection … Team won the 2019 MBA Class C State Championship … PBR Junior Futures and Futures Games participant.
Personal Info: Born May, 21, 2004 in Burnsville, Minn. … Son of Corey and Julie Hvidsten … Has a sister named Katelyn … Majoring in sports psychology at WKU … Biggest thrill in sports is winning … His favorite athlete is Aaron Judge because he handles himself the right way … Chose WKU because of the coaching staff and because of the investments into success … Plans to pursue a career in baseball regardless of what it is … His father has had the biggest influence on his athletic career because he taught him how to have fun and love the game … His hobbies include singing and playing drums.
