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Daniel Hegarty
Position
LHP
Height
6'2"
Weight
220 lbs.
B/T
L/L
Class
R-Junior
Hometown
Leawood, Kan.
High School
Blue Valley HS
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)
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
- 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
2018 (FRESHMAN)
- 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)
BLUE VALLEY HS
- 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 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas
- 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
- Plans to major in sport management