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Daniel Hegarty

Position LHP
B/T L/L
Class R-Sr.
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