Indiana University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Hogan Denny
- Weight:
- 219
- Height:
- 6-0
- Position:
- C/OF
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mooresville, Ind.
- High School:
- Mooresville
2026 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: First Team All-Big Ten selection (OF).
Stats: First IU player since at least 2005 to start games at five different positions in the same year (RF – 30, C – 14, 3B – 3, LF – 3, DH – 1) … first Hoosier since 2023 (Josh Pyne vs. Purdue) with a nine-hit Big Ten weekend (9 – at Northwestern) … recorded his 100th career hit at Northwestern (5/2).
Season: Played in 51 games – all starts … missed three games with injury in April … hit .357 on the season with 74 hits, 63 runs, 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs … led the team in hits (74), runs (63), doubles (18) and slugging percentage (.647) … shared the team lead in home runs (14) with Jake Hanley … stole 11 bases in 14 tries … fielded at a .989 clip at four different positions with just two errors in 180 chances … one of five IU players to start in over 40 games and hit .300 on the year … had more free passes (38) than strikeouts (32) … led the team with 23 multi-hit efforts – nine of those involved three-or-more base knocks … had four-hit days against Vanderbilt (3/17), Ball State (4/21) and Northwestern (5/2) … recorded four multi-home run games versus Bradley (2/17), Vanderbilt (3/17), Abilene Christian (4/17) and Ball State (4/21) … never played consecutive games without recording a base hit … scored multiple runs on 20 occasions – including eight of the final nine games of the year … never had his batting average dip below .300 after March 17th (at Vanderbilt) … provided three separate seven-game hitting streaks (last: 3/29 – 4/10) … had two weekends with eight-or-more hits (at Northwestern, vs. Illinois) – multi-hit games in all three games of those series … ended the season with a two-hit, two-RBI effort against Illinois (5/16).
2025 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree … won the award following a weekend that featured a walk-off single against Ohio State (3/17) … also earned the honor following the final week of the regular season (5/19) … one of two conference players (Jake Hanley – Indiana) to win the award twice this year.
Stats: Became one of four IU freshmen (Hanley, Malamazian, Moore) with at least 40 hits – for the first time since at least 2008.
Season: Played in 50 games with 39 starts … had starts at four different positions – most commonly as the team’s designated hitter (25) … batted in six different spots in the order, primarily in the five and six hole (11) … maintained a .292 batting average with 40 hits, 33 runs, 11 doubles and 24 RBIs in his rookie campaign … got on base at a .420 clip with as many walks and hit-by-pitches (22/9) as strikeouts (31) … started Opening Day as the team’s right fielder … provided 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests … second on the team with a .342 batting average in conference games only … hit his first career home run at Stetson (3/1) … had a multi-hit game in all three wins over Ohio State (3/14-16) … first three-hit day came in win over Illinois (4/12) … provided an additional three-hit effort at Abilene Christian (5/3) … ended the season on a 2025-best five-game hitting streak.
Prep/Personal
Played high school for Eric McGaha at Mooresville High School, just south of Indianapolis … helped Mooresville to a runner-up finish in the 2024 IHSAA 4A state title game … hit a collective .472 as a junior and senior in high school, recording 85 hits, 80 RBIs and 19 home runs … also made 27 appearances on the mound with 119 strikeouts and a 1.02 earned run average … ranked the No. 207 overall prospect in the class of 2024 by Perfect Game … the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game … 2024 Indiana Gatorade State Player of the Year … first Indiana signee to win the award since 2012 (Will Coursen-Carr) … 2024 Prep Baseball Report State Player of the Year … ABCA/Rawlings Second Team High School All-American … Perfect Game Third Team High School All-American (2024) … Johnny Bench Award winner in Indiana (2024) … 2024 IHSBCA North/South Game MVP award … 2024 IHSBCA Player of the Year … intends to major in Sports Management … son of Timothy and Sherry Denny … has two brothers – Jackson and Tyler – and one sister, Madelynn.
Awards: First Team All-Big Ten selection (OF).
Stats: First IU player since at least 2005 to start games at five different positions in the same year (RF – 30, C – 14, 3B – 3, LF – 3, DH – 1) … first Hoosier since 2023 (Josh Pyne vs. Purdue) with a nine-hit Big Ten weekend (9 – at Northwestern) … recorded his 100th career hit at Northwestern (5/2).
Season: Played in 51 games – all starts … missed three games with injury in April … hit .357 on the season with 74 hits, 63 runs, 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs … led the team in hits (74), runs (63), doubles (18) and slugging percentage (.647) … shared the team lead in home runs (14) with Jake Hanley … stole 11 bases in 14 tries … fielded at a .989 clip at four different positions with just two errors in 180 chances … one of five IU players to start in over 40 games and hit .300 on the year … had more free passes (38) than strikeouts (32) … led the team with 23 multi-hit efforts – nine of those involved three-or-more base knocks … had four-hit days against Vanderbilt (3/17), Ball State (4/21) and Northwestern (5/2) … recorded four multi-home run games versus Bradley (2/17), Vanderbilt (3/17), Abilene Christian (4/17) and Ball State (4/21) … never played consecutive games without recording a base hit … scored multiple runs on 20 occasions – including eight of the final nine games of the year … never had his batting average dip below .300 after March 17th (at Vanderbilt) … provided three separate seven-game hitting streaks (last: 3/29 – 4/10) … had two weekends with eight-or-more hits (at Northwestern, vs. Illinois) – multi-hit games in all three games of those series … ended the season with a two-hit, two-RBI effort against Illinois (5/16).
2025 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree … won the award following a weekend that featured a walk-off single against Ohio State (3/17) … also earned the honor following the final week of the regular season (5/19) … one of two conference players (Jake Hanley – Indiana) to win the award twice this year.
Stats: Became one of four IU freshmen (Hanley, Malamazian, Moore) with at least 40 hits – for the first time since at least 2008.
Season: Played in 50 games with 39 starts … had starts at four different positions – most commonly as the team’s designated hitter (25) … batted in six different spots in the order, primarily in the five and six hole (11) … maintained a .292 batting average with 40 hits, 33 runs, 11 doubles and 24 RBIs in his rookie campaign … got on base at a .420 clip with as many walks and hit-by-pitches (22/9) as strikeouts (31) … started Opening Day as the team’s right fielder … provided 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests … second on the team with a .342 batting average in conference games only … hit his first career home run at Stetson (3/1) … had a multi-hit game in all three wins over Ohio State (3/14-16) … first three-hit day came in win over Illinois (4/12) … provided an additional three-hit effort at Abilene Christian (5/3) … ended the season on a 2025-best five-game hitting streak.
Prep/Personal
Played high school for Eric McGaha at Mooresville High School, just south of Indianapolis … helped Mooresville to a runner-up finish in the 2024 IHSAA 4A state title game … hit a collective .472 as a junior and senior in high school, recording 85 hits, 80 RBIs and 19 home runs … also made 27 appearances on the mound with 119 strikeouts and a 1.02 earned run average … ranked the No. 207 overall prospect in the class of 2024 by Perfect Game … the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game … 2024 Indiana Gatorade State Player of the Year … first Indiana signee to win the award since 2012 (Will Coursen-Carr) … 2024 Prep Baseball Report State Player of the Year … ABCA/Rawlings Second Team High School All-American … Perfect Game Third Team High School All-American (2024) … Johnny Bench Award winner in Indiana (2024) … 2024 IHSBCA North/South Game MVP award … 2024 IHSBCA Player of the Year … intends to major in Sports Management … son of Timothy and Sherry Denny … has two brothers – Jackson and Tyler – and one sister, Madelynn.
Jacksonville Baseball Classic - Notre Dame Press Conference
Sunday, February 22
Jacksonville Baseball Classic - UCF Press Conference
Saturday, February 21
Jacksonville Baseball Classic - LSU Press Conference
Friday, February 20
Big Ten Tournament Press Conference - vs. Rutgers
Wednesday, May 21
