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Hayes, Sterling
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Jersey Number 2
Sterling Hayes
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Francis Parker HS
Bio
2022 (Junior)
- Hayes played in 25 games, starting 21 times for the Bluejays in 2022.
- Limited by injuries, Sterling recorded 14 hits, 14 walks and 11 RBI during the campaign,
- Hayes remained consistent in the field, recording a .980 fielding percentage with 120 putouts and 28 assists.
- In an April 1 win over The Citadel, Hayes reached base three times, going 2-3 at the plate with a double, two RBI, and a run scored.
- Hayes started 29 games at shortstop (17) and first base (12) during the 2021 season.
- He reached base safely in 19 of the first 20 games, including recording at least one hit in 16 contests.
- Sterling finished the season with a .211 average with 23 hits, including nine doubles while scoring 22 runs.
- He started his first season with the Bluejays with a bang, scoring the team’s first run of the year with a solo home run in Creighton’s 11-4 win at Lipscomb on Feb. 26.
- Hayes drove in four runs on a pair of doubles to help the Bluejays to a 9-2 win over Villanova on April 9.
- Sterling went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in the Bluejays’ 8-0 win over Villanova on April 11.
- As a freshman on the 2019 National Championship winning Commodores squad, Sterling made three appearances at shortstop and two at second base.
- Hayes finished the season 0-for-2 at the plate with two walks and two runs scored.
- Sterling made four appearances with just one at bat early on in 2020 before the season was canceled due to the COVID outbreak.
- Hayes lettered all four years and was a team captain during his junior and senior seasons.
- Sterling was First Team All-San Diego County his junior and senior seasons, also winning San Diego Pitcher of the Year in 2017.
- Hayes closed with a .318 career average, including a .475 on-base percentage across 124 games.
- His favorite baseball memory is winning the College World Series.
- Sterling’s favorite hobby outside of baseball is playing the guitar.
- Chose Creighton because of the combination of athletics and academics, as well as the opportunity to play at Charles Schwab Field Omaha for every home game.
2013 Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Dan Smith
Friday, October 30
Jim Hendry & Alan Benes (4/11/11)
Friday, October 30
CREIGHTON BASEBALL
Thursday, October 15
Ambidextrous Pitcher
Thursday, October 15
