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Jones, Hayden
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Jersey Number 12
Hayden Jones
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Huntertown, Ind.
- High School/Previous School:
- Carroll
Bio
2019 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in 27 games with 14 starts...Made five starts at catcher and nine at designated hitter...MSU debut came as a pinch-hitter against Youngstown State (2/15) in the season opener...Hit 400-foot solo home run versus Youngstown State (2/16) for his first collegiate hit...Produced a pair of three-game hitting streaks: February 16-24 and February 27-March 2...Owned a season-long seven-game reached base streak from February 16-March 2...Had one multi-hit game and two multi-RBI games...Homered against Youngstown State (2/16).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Appeared in all three games...Made his Diamond Dawg debut as pinch-hitter...Came in as a defensive replacement at catcher in the middle game...Made his first start at catcher in the series finale...Hit a 400-foot home run for his first collegiate hit. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Started two games...Grabbed a hit in each game...Went 1-for-2 in the first game...Doubled in the series finale. Jackson State (2/26): Started at designated hitter and was hit-by-pitch. Southeastern Louisiana (2/27): Singled and walked after pinch-hitting in the seventh. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): Started both games as the designated hitter...Collected two hits in five total at-bats. vs. Sam Houston State (3/1): Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Singled in two at-bats. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Pinch hit and drove in pair of runs with a double. Maine (3/8-10): Started all three games at designated hitter...Went 2-for-4 with a double in the opener. Grambling (3/13): Went 0-for-2 in start at catcher. at Florida (3/15-16): Appeared in finale as a pinch hitter. Little Rock (3/19): Started at catcher...Hit a two-RBI single. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Made the start at catcher. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Appeared in one game...Pinch hit in the middle game of the series. Alabama (4/12/14): Started at designated hitter in the series finale. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Appeared in the final two games of the series as a pinch hitter...Singled and scored a run in the ninth inning of the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and walked. Georgia (4/26-28): Made a pinch-hit appearance in the series opener. South Carolina (5/16-18): Entered the series opener at catcher and made one plate appearance. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): vs. LSU (5/22): Appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.
High School
Lettered four times for head coach Dave Ginder at Carroll High School…Helped the Chargers to the sectional championship as a senior…Selected team captain and team MVP as a junior and senior…Three-time first-team all-state selection by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association, earning the distinction as a sophomore, junior and senior…Two-time USA Today All-Indiana pick, earning the honor as a junior and senior…Named All-Area Player of the Year as a senior…Selected to play in the North/South IHSBCA All-Star game and earned MVP honors of the contest…Also lettered in basketball once.
Personal
Born Hayden Perry Jones on April 27, 2000 in Kalamazoo, Michigan…Son of Jennifer and Ken Jones…Father, Ken, was a two-time Academic All-American and two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection in baseball at Western Michigan University…Father was drafted by San Diego Padres in the 33rd round of the 1995 MLB Draft…Father served as an assistant coach at Ball State and Western Michigan…Uncle, Brad Jones, lettered in baseball at Ball State University…Cousin, Chris Menzie, lettered in baseball at Huntington University…Cousin, Tyler Jones, is a member of the University of Dayton baseball program…Undecided.
Awards: Earned SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Season: Appeared in 27 games with 14 starts...Made five starts at catcher and nine at designated hitter...MSU debut came as a pinch-hitter against Youngstown State (2/15) in the season opener...Hit 400-foot solo home run versus Youngstown State (2/16) for his first collegiate hit...Produced a pair of three-game hitting streaks: February 16-24 and February 27-March 2...Owned a season-long seven-game reached base streak from February 16-March 2...Had one multi-hit game and two multi-RBI games...Homered against Youngstown State (2/16).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Appeared in all three games...Made his Diamond Dawg debut as pinch-hitter...Came in as a defensive replacement at catcher in the middle game...Made his first start at catcher in the series finale...Hit a 400-foot home run for his first collegiate hit. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Started two games...Grabbed a hit in each game...Went 1-for-2 in the first game...Doubled in the series finale. Jackson State (2/26): Started at designated hitter and was hit-by-pitch. Southeastern Louisiana (2/27): Singled and walked after pinch-hitting in the seventh. Frisco Classic (3/1-2): Started both games as the designated hitter...Collected two hits in five total at-bats. vs. Sam Houston State (3/1): Went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. vs. Texas Tech (3/2): Singled in two at-bats. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Pinch hit and drove in pair of runs with a double. Maine (3/8-10): Started all three games at designated hitter...Went 2-for-4 with a double in the opener. Grambling (3/13): Went 0-for-2 in start at catcher. at Florida (3/15-16): Appeared in finale as a pinch hitter. Little Rock (3/19): Started at catcher...Hit a two-RBI single. Mississippi Valley State (3/26): Made the start at catcher. at Tennessee (4/5-7): Appeared in one game...Pinch hit in the middle game of the series. Alabama (4/12/14): Started at designated hitter in the series finale. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Appeared in the final two games of the series as a pinch hitter...Singled and scored a run in the ninth inning of the series finale. vs. Ole Miss (4/23): Entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and walked. Georgia (4/26-28): Made a pinch-hit appearance in the series opener. South Carolina (5/16-18): Entered the series opener at catcher and made one plate appearance. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): vs. LSU (5/22): Appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.
High School
Lettered four times for head coach Dave Ginder at Carroll High School…Helped the Chargers to the sectional championship as a senior…Selected team captain and team MVP as a junior and senior…Three-time first-team all-state selection by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association, earning the distinction as a sophomore, junior and senior…Two-time USA Today All-Indiana pick, earning the honor as a junior and senior…Named All-Area Player of the Year as a senior…Selected to play in the North/South IHSBCA All-Star game and earned MVP honors of the contest…Also lettered in basketball once.
Personal
Born Hayden Perry Jones on April 27, 2000 in Kalamazoo, Michigan…Son of Jennifer and Ken Jones…Father, Ken, was a two-time Academic All-American and two-time All-Mid-American Conference selection in baseball at Western Michigan University…Father was drafted by San Diego Padres in the 33rd round of the 1995 MLB Draft…Father served as an assistant coach at Ball State and Western Michigan…Uncle, Brad Jones, lettered in baseball at Ball State University…Cousin, Chris Menzie, lettered in baseball at Huntington University…Cousin, Tyler Jones, is a member of the University of Dayton baseball program…Undecided.
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