2023 Baseball Roster
Luke Hayden
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Bloomington, Ind.
- High School:
- Edgewood
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Made 14 appearances with two starts ... Collected two victories ... Earned one save ... Posted wins against Ohio State (3/26) in the second game of a doubleheader and at Michigan State (5/20) ... Garnered first career save against Evansville (5/16) ... Has not allow a run of his own in two appearances ... Stranded four of 11 inherited runners ... Held opponents to three-or-fewer earned runs in 12 of 14 appearances ... Issued two-or-fewer walks in 13 appearances, including three with zero walks ... Fanned five-or-more batters twice on the season, both in relief appearances.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made 20 appearances with six starts on the mound … Collected four wins … Made collegiate debut in the series finale at Clemson (2/20) … First collegiate start came against Miami (Ohio) (3/1) in the 2022 home opener … Owned wins against Miami (Ohio) (3/1), Cincinnati (3/8), at Cincinnati (4/20) and at Illinois State (4/27) … Did not allow a run of his own in 12 of 20 appearances … Stranded three of eight inherited runners … Held opponents to three-or-fewer earned runs in five of six starts … Issued two-or-fewer walks in 15 appearances, including four starts … Ranks No. 2 on the team in victories (4) … One of five pitchers to log 20-plus appearances on the season (20).
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Bob Jones at Edgewood High School, where he was a four-year letterwinner … Rated the No. 2 overall prospect in Indiana and the No. 1 right-handed pitcher in the State by Perfect Game … Ranked as the No. 104 overall prospect in the country by Perfect Game … Named team captain and team MVP as a senior … Helped the Mustangs to the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 3A state runner-up finish as a junior … Two-time all-state pick … Honorable Mention all-state in 2019 … Tabbed first-team all-state in 2021 … Herald Times Player of the Year as a senior … Three-time All-Western Indiana Conference as a freshman, sophomore and senior … Selected to compete in the Indiana North/South All-Star Game as a senior … Son of Michelle and Todd Hayden … Born on December 5, 2002 … Has one sister, Ella … Has two uncles, Shawn and Brandon Hayden, that graduated from Indiana … Is a sport marketing & management major.
