2021 (Senior Season): Appeared in 49 games with 44 starts behind the plate.. homered 3 times while adding 14 RBI's.. slashed .310/.430/.412. .. Led team in stolen bases with 5, recorded a .974 fielding percentage.

2020 (Junior Season): Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts behind the plate ... slashed .217/.280/.283 with a home run, four RBIs and five runs scored ... had a multi-hit game at Jacksonville (3/7).

2019 (Sophomore Season): Played in 36 games while starting in 28, with a majority of his time spent at catcher ... slashed .230/.358/.390 in 100 at-bats during the 2019 campaign with four doubles and two home runs ... added 24 RBIs and 17 runs scored ... had a season-high three hits vs. Northern Illinois (4/23), scoring two runs and adding a RBI ... homered in back-to-back games at SEMO (3/12) and SIUE (3/13) ... had six multi-hit games ... recorded a .995 fielding percentage.

2018 (Freshman Season): Started 24 games … started 12 games behind the plate, and the other 12 as designated hitter … batted .247/.468/.416 with four doubles, three home runs, 16 RBIs and 21 runs scored … drew 27 walks against 22 strikeouts, the only Redbird to tally more walks than strikeouts … led the team in on-base percentage … tallied six multi-hit games with three multiple RBI games  … compiled an 8-game on-base streak (5/11 to 5/24) … made collegiate debut as a catcher versus St. Francis (4/11) … tallied first collegiate hit with a home run at Indiana State (4/15), going 1-for-1 with three RBIs and a run scored … had 32 free passes with 27 walks and five hit-by-pitches.

Grandview HS: Two-year starter for the baseball team … batted .471 with a .627 on-base percentage as a senior … earned first-team all-league status junior and senior years… helped lead team to district playoffs as a senior… batted .410 with a .581 on-base percentage as a junior … earned all-city and all-state honorable mention honors as a junior … helped team advance to state quarterfinals junior year … once homered at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies … also played football for two years … earned academic letter all four years.

Personal: Born Aug. 11, 1999 in Denver, Colorado … son of Dave and Tiffany Hays … has one older brother, Brendan … majoring in construction management.