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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
Baseball Highlights vs St. Thomas
Friday, March 06
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
