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Jersey Number 46
Daniel Hegarty
- Position:
- LHP
- B/T:
- L/L
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Leawood, Kan.
- High School:
- Blue Valley
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 9.0, at Baylor, Apr 14, 2022 ; West Virginia, Apr 29, 2022
- Walks allowed: 3, 7 times
- Strikeouts: 7, vs Texas Southern, Feb 23, 2019
- Batters faced: 38, West Virginia, Apr 29, 2022
- Field chances: 3, West Virginia, Apr 29, 2022
- Putouts: 1, 4 times
- Assists: 2, 5 times
- Runners CS: 1, 5 times
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
REDSHIRT SENIOR – 2022
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Appeared in 18 games (nine starts)
- Overall: 6-6, 5.33 ERA, 72.2 IP, 20 BB, 32 SO
- Starter: 4-5, 4.83 ERA, 59.2 IP, 16 BB, 20 SO
- Only pitcher in the Big 12 with at least two complete games in the regular season
- Started the first game of the weekend the final nine weeks of the season
- Led the team and tied for sixth in regular season wins in the Big 12 (6)
- Earned the win in four of his last six starts
- Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in innings pitched during the regular season (72.2)
- At least 5.0 IP and 4 ER or less in eight of his nine starts
- W, 8.0+ IP, 10 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 SO at Kansas State 5/6/22
- Second career complete game vs. West Virginia 4/29/22 (W, CG, 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 SO)
- First career complete game at Baylor 4/14/22 (W, CG, 9.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 SO)
- W, 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 SO vs. Illinois State 4/8/22
- 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 3 SO vs. No. 4 Texas Tech 4/1/22
- First career start at No. 4 Oklahoma State 3/25/22 (5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 2 SO)
- Transitioned from a reliever to starter in March
- Team captain
REDSHIRT JUNIOR – 2021
- Appeared in 24 games, the most by a Jayhawk in 2021
- Finished with a 4-2 record and 4.65 ERA in 40.2 innings pitched
- Tallied 26 strikeouts to only eight walks
- Made first appearance of the season vs. South Dakota State (2.20), pitching 2.0 innings of relief with three strikeouts
- Earned first victory of the year after a season-high 4.1 innings of relief at Saint Louis (3.7)
- Second win against Creighton (3.19), pitching three innings of relief with no runs allowed and one strikeout
- Pitched 1.1 innings against Missouri (3.30) to earn third victory of the season
- Fourth victory against Sacramento State (4.28), throwing 2.1 scoreless innings of relief
- Recorded lone save of the season at Omaha (3.12)
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball First Team
JUNIOR – 2020 (SHORTENED SEASON DUE TO CORONAVIRUS)
- Appeared in eight games out of the bullpen, pitching 10 innings with a 1.80 ERA and a 1-1 record
- Made season debut at Belmont (2/15), finishing with one and 1/3 innings pitched with one strikeout for lone victory of the season
- Tallied a season-high two strikeouts at Charleston Southern (2/23) and at Iowa (3/10)
- Finished with a season-best two innings vs. Ball State (2/29)
SOPHOMORE – 2019
- Appeared in 23 games in relief
- Pitched 22 and 2/3 innings with 23 strikeouts
- Made season debut tossing three innings of relief at USC Upstate (2/18)
- Career-high seven strikeouts vs. Texas Southern (2/23)
- Recorded a save against the Tigers (2/23)
- Struck out four batters against Oklahoma State (4/12)
- Hurled two innings of scoreless relief against West Virginia (4/22) in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
FRESHMAN – 2018
- Appeared in 15 games of relief
- Pitched 16 and 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts
- Made career debut against Northwestern (2/24)
- Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at then-No. 4 Florida State (3/6)
- Then-career-high three strikeouts in a personal-best two innings pitched at Texas (3/16)
- Tossed a scoreless inning against Morehead State (3/31)
- Personal-best four K’s against West Virginia (5/4)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for head coach Tony Scardino at Blue Valley High School
- Two-time regional champion
- Placed third at 2016 state championship before taking home the crown in 2017
- Two-time all-state and two-time All-Eastern Kansas League First Team honoree
- Posted a 1.92 ERA with a record of 6-3 en route to those honors
PERSONAL
- Born on October 9, 1998
- Son of David and Sarah Hegarty
- Has one sister, Megan
- Grandfather, Leo Rasmussen, played baseball at Iowa State
- His aunt, Anne Schmidling, and uncle, James Hegarty, golfed at Kansas State
- Eight relatives, including his parents, are KU alums
- Earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management
- Pursing a master’s in business administration
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
Fitz Fridays: The 2026 Pitching Staff
Friday, January 30
