Hayden Kurtz

Position:
First Base/Third Base
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Raymore-Peculiar HS
Hometown:
Peculiar, Mo.

2025 // Freshman

Made 14 appearances and four starts ... had three hits, one run, two RBI, and one walk ... first appearance as a Saluki came on Feb. 23 at Texas State ... made home debut on Feb. 28 against Central Arkansas ... tallied a hit in each of her first two games played with both coming against Texas State on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 ... also posted a hit, one run, and one RBI against Northern Illinois on March 8 ... drove-in one run against Illinois State in the MVC Semi Final on May 9.

High School

Led Raymore Peculiar High School softball team to a 31-3 record and a third place finish in Missouri Class 5A in 2024, and a ninth place national ranking per the NFCA … voted by teammates as Team MVP and Team Offensive Player of the Year (2x) ... holds Raymore Peculiar's single season records in doubles (15), home runs (13), runs scored (47), and RBIs (49) ... holds career records in batting average (.470), hits (179), on-base percentage (.515), RBIs (127), and doubles (48) ... also holds career home run record (36), which ranks eighth in Missouri state records ... was four-time All-Conference, All-Region, and All-District, two-time All-State, and NFCA All-Region Second Team in 2023.

Personal

Born on November 3, 2005 … daughter of Christina and Victor Kurtz ... mother is an elementary school teacher, father is a retired police officer and warehouse manager ... has two older sisters and one younger brother ... is majoring in nutrition at Southern Illinois ... earned four varsity letters in track in high school, including All-Conference, All-District, All-Region, and All-State in 2023 for the javelin ... also earned four varsity letters in both soccer and basketball, was All-Conference in 2022-23 as a goalkeeper in soccer and All-Conference in basketball in 2023 ... was a member of the Student Leadership Team, Student Senate, and FCA at RPHS.