Hostetler was drafted in the 4th round of the 1975 amateur draft by the San Francisco Giants out of junior college but did not sign. In 1976, he was again drafted by San Francisco and didn\'t sign. He was taken in the second phase of the draft by the Cleveland Indians but returned to school again. In 1977, the Giants drafted him for a third time with no success.\n', '

He was a big star at the University of Southern California, where he was one of the key players on the team that won the 1978 College World Series, along with Dave Engle, Dave Van Gorder, and Tim Tolman. Hostetler hit a home run in the championship game against Arizona State University.\n', '

Drafted in the fourth round of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft by the Montréal Expos, he finally signed a deal. He debuted that year with the West Palm Beach Expos, hitting .269/~.361/.378.\n', '

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