2023 Baseball Roster
Aydan Decker-Petty
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- New Castle, Ind.
- High School:
- New Castle
2025 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 14 games with one start … only start of the season came on his birthday (2/17) against UNLV on opening weekend … worked 24.2 innings on the mound for the Hoosiers and maintained a 6.57 earned run average … recorded 19 strikeouts to just 12 walks … had five outings that lasted at least two innings … recorded his first save of the year against Michigan State (4/7) … pitched three innings without a walk in a relief outing at Iowa (4/26) … picked up his only win of the season at Evansville (4/30) … two separate outings with four strikeouts … five scoreless appearances out of the bullpen.
2024 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Made 16 appearances with one start on the mound … lone start of the season came at Butler (3/28) … across 37.0 innings of work, pitched to a 6.32 earned run average … compiled 38 strikeouts with opponents hitting just .236 against him … first outing of the season came on opening day vs. Duke (2/16) … had 10 multi-inning outings … five-straight appearances of at least three innings of work (4/28-5/23) … picked up first win of season against Rutgers (4/28), collecting the final 14 outs of the game without allowing an earned run … recorded a win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament (5/23) with three innings of scoreless ball … punched out a season high eight batters against Michigan (5/17) … five-plus strikeouts on four different occasions.
2023 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made eight appearances, all in relief ... collected one win ... owns one hold ... made collegiate debut against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/8) ... collected first collegiate victory in relief against Bellarmine (3/10) ... posted a hold versus Kent State (3/28) ... did not allow a run of his own in four of eight appearances ... stranded two of four inherited runners ... held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in all eight outings ... issued two-or-fewer walks in all eight outings, with zero walks in three appearances.
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Josh Cooper at New Castle High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … rated the No. 149 right-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game ... tabbed No. 6 overall and No. 4 right-handed pitcher in Indiana by Perfect Game … garnered high honorable mention All-America from Perfect Game as a junior and senior ... named first-team All-Central Region as a senior ... tabbed second-team All-Central Region as a junior and honorable mention All-Central Region as a sophomore per Perfect Game... earned all-state honors as a junior and senior … also lettered once in basketball … son of Traci Decker-Petty … Born on February 17, 2004 … has one older brother, Dylan, who is an Indiana graduate … is a sport marketing & management major.
