Dan Hayden, known as Danny Hayden, is an American college baseball coach, serving until May 2023 as head coach of the Miami RedHawks baseball program for 10 seasons. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3][4] Miami announced that it had parted ways with Hayden in May 2023. His record in 10 seasons was 241-274.[5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1984 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004 | Miami (OH) |
| 2005–2008 | Xavier |
| Position(s) | C |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2010 | Miami (OH) (Asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | Xavier (Asst.) |
| 2014–2023 | Miami (OH) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 241–274 |
| Tournaments | MAC: 5–8 |
Hayden played baseball at Miami for one season before transferring to Xavier when coaching staffs changed. After his college career, he served as director of baseball operations and volunteer assistant coach at Miami for one season each before earning a full-time assistant position at Xavier in 2011. In July 2013, he was named head coach of the RedHawks.[1] His family has made significant financial contributions to the Miami athletic department. The RedHawks' home field, Hayden Park, is named for Dan's grandfather, Joseph P. Hayden. And the baseball office and practice facility, the Jay Hayden Baseball Center, is named for Dan's father.[3][6]
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Hayden's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami RedHawks (Mid-American Conference) (2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Miami (OH) | 30–27 | 18–9 | 1st (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Miami (OH) | 13–39 | 11–16 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2016 | Miami (OH) | 27–29 | 14–10 | 2nd (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Miami (OH) | 22–34 | 8–16 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 35–20 | 17–10 | 2nd | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 37–19 | 15–11 | 4th | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 8–7 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 25–31 | 18–22 | T-7th | |||||
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 23–33 | 18–22 | 6th | |||||
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 21–35 | 13–17 | T-7th | |||||
| Miami (OH): | 241–274 | 132–133 | |||||||
| Total: | 241–274 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Aaron Fitt (July 24, 2013). "Miami (Ohio) Hires Danny Hayden". Baseball America. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ "Danny Hayden Bio". Miami RedHawks. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Rick Cassano (July 23, 2013). "Miami picks Hayden to lead baseball program". Journal-news. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ "Dan Hayden Bio". Xavier Musketeers. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
- ^ "Hayden and Miami Athletics Part Ways". 18 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.miamiathleticfund.org/s/916/gradchamps/interior.aspx?gid=1&no_cookie=1&pgid=8290&sid=916 [bare URL]
- ^ "2014 Mid-American Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.