Birth Date: | June 16, 1990 |
Height: | 5-11 |
Weight: | 182 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Springfield, Ill. |
High School: | Lanphier |
Position: | 2B/SS |
Major: | Business |
B/T: | R/R |
In 2011 (Junior): Chad made 53 starts at
shortstop during his junior season…hit .297 on the season,
as he posted 57 hits including seven doubles, one home run and a
team-leading four triples…drove in 29 runs and crossed the
plate 24 times…recorded a team-leading 140 assists in the
field and tallied 70 putouts…posted 18 multi-hit games
including two games in which he tallied three hits…put
together a pair of seven game hitting streaks and one eight game
hitting streak…made five appearances on the
mound…went 3-3 in stolen base attempts.
In 2010 (Sophomore): Chad appeared in 55 games
last season, serving as the team’s primary starting
shortstop. In 222 at-bats, he logged 70 hits - 13 for extra bases,
including four homers - and 39 RBI. He maintained a .315 overall
batting average, setting the tone early on in the season with a
7-12 performance over a three-game series against Georgia Southern
to kick off the season. Hayes rounded the bases 39 times and also
chipped in with six walks and four stolen bases on the season.
In 2009 (Freshman): Chad played 35 games in the
infield for Tech as a true freshman, including 30 starts, becoming
the starting second baseman about a month into the
season…hit .220 on the season with four doubles and 11
RBIs…had seven multi-hit games including a three-hit
performance against UT Martin when he had two doubles and two
RBIs…Chad also pitched in 10 games for the Golden Eagles,
and made two starts on the mound…pitched a complete-game two
hit shutout against Covenant in his only win of the
season…finished with a 1-1 record and a 7.27
ERA…struck out 15 batters and walked 10 in 26 innings of
work.
Lanphier High School: Chad finished his senior
season hitting a school record .519, making him league batting
champion...hit five home runs, four triples and 19 doubles...had 40
RBIs...earned all-conference recognition three times in his
career...Chad also played in a traveling summer baseball league
with the Springfield Statesmen...finished his junior season hitting
.486 with five home runs, five triples, 15 doubles and 36
RBIs...hit .382 his sophomore season with four home runs, four
triples 10 doubles and 28 RBIs.
Personal: Full name is Chad Russell Hayes...son
of Russ and the late Vicki Hayes...born June 16, 1990...majoring in
business.