SUNY Cortland Athletics

2026: Made nine pitching appearances, including six starts, during the season for Cortland...Pitched to a 2-2 record, a 5.02 ERA, and registered 22 strikeouts over 28.2 innings...Started and tossed a season-high 6.0 innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts in a home over Oswego...Threw 4.0 scoreless innings to earn the win in a victory over Oswego in the SUNYAC Championship Series...Hurled 4.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts to earn the victory at New Paltz...Allowed just one run in 2.1 innings in a win over Oneonta in the SUNYAC Semifinal Series.

Prior to Cortland: Attended Wagner College...Four-year member of the baseball team from 2021 to 2025...Made 51 appearances with 37 starts over four seasons, tossing 204.0 innings with 157 strikeouts and posting a 15-11 record and a 5.34 ERA...Pitched to a 9-1 record and a 3.93 ERA over 75.2 innings with 73 strikeouts during the 2023 season...Lists pitching against some of the top schools in the country in Division I, such as Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, and North Carolina State, as his greatest sports thrill in college.

High School: A 2021 graduate of Aliso Niguel in California...Two-year member of the baseball team...Earned all-conference honors as a senior.

Other: Parents are Kimberly and Jason Hayden...Has one sibling, Joshua.