2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Nyan Hayes
- Position:
- Outfield/Infield
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Curtis
2026
• Played in 44 games, starting 19. Batted .235 with one double, one home run, seven RBI and two stolen bases.
• Hit his first home run as a Beaver, a two-run blast in the seventh, to send OSU to the comeback win over Hawai’i (4/26).
• Doubled and finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI in the opener versus Hawai’i (4/24).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits and scored a pair of runs in the finale against Cal State Fullerton (4/19).
• Drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the opener at Washington State (4/6).
• Collected his first multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a run scored against Baylor (2/20).
Grambling State
• Played for the program in 2025.
• Played in 53 games, starting 52. Batted .277 with 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 45 RBI. Walked 41 times to 46 strikeouts and stole 25 bases.
• Posted 15 multiple-hit games and 11 multi-RBI efforts.
• Recorded a season-best three hits against Bethune Cookman.
• Drove in five at Southern on April 3.
• Stole three bases at Alabama State on Feb. 21.
Arkansas State
• Played in 35 games in 2024, making 14 starts.
• Finished with a .200 batting average, posting three home runs with 11 RBI.
• Swiped five bases in six attempts.
Howard College
• Played two seasons for the junior college in Texas.
• Posted a .356 average with a .601 slugging percentage and .497 on-base percentage.
• Collected 11 home runs with 51 RBI, 88 runs scored and 27 stolen bases.
• Batted .413 in 2023, posting a .690 slugging percentage and .534 on-base mark. Named honorable mention all-conference.
John Curtis High School
• Earned all-district honors during his career.
Personal
• Born Sept. 4, 2002.
• Son of Natasha and Claude Hayes Jr.
Hayes’ Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, at UC Irvine, March 20, 2026
Total bases: 8, at Southern, Apr 3, 2025 ; Appalachian State, Apr 19, 2024
RBI: 5, at Southern, Apr 3, 2025
Runs scored: 3-2x, last vs Air Force, May 15, 2026
Walks: 4, Alcorn, Apr 17, 2025
Struck out: 3-7x, last vs Cal Poly, April 10, 2026
At bats: 6, Alcorn, Apr 18, 2025 ; at Southern, Apr 5, 2025
Stolen bases: 3, vs Alabama State, Feb 21, 2025
Putouts: 6, Alcorn, Apr 18, 2025
Assists: 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, May 3, 2025
• Played in 44 games, starting 19. Batted .235 with one double, one home run, seven RBI and two stolen bases.
• Hit his first home run as a Beaver, a two-run blast in the seventh, to send OSU to the comeback win over Hawai’i (4/26).
• Doubled and finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI in the opener versus Hawai’i (4/24).
• Equaled a career-high with three hits and scored a pair of runs in the finale against Cal State Fullerton (4/19).
• Drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the opener at Washington State (4/6).
• Collected his first multi-hit game, going 2-for-5 with a run scored against Baylor (2/20).
Grambling State
• Played for the program in 2025.
• Played in 53 games, starting 52. Batted .277 with 10 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 45 RBI. Walked 41 times to 46 strikeouts and stole 25 bases.
• Posted 15 multiple-hit games and 11 multi-RBI efforts.
• Recorded a season-best three hits against Bethune Cookman.
• Drove in five at Southern on April 3.
• Stole three bases at Alabama State on Feb. 21.
Arkansas State
• Played in 35 games in 2024, making 14 starts.
• Finished with a .200 batting average, posting three home runs with 11 RBI.
• Swiped five bases in six attempts.
Howard College
• Played two seasons for the junior college in Texas.
• Posted a .356 average with a .601 slugging percentage and .497 on-base percentage.
• Collected 11 home runs with 51 RBI, 88 runs scored and 27 stolen bases.
• Batted .413 in 2023, posting a .690 slugging percentage and .534 on-base mark. Named honorable mention all-conference.
John Curtis High School
• Earned all-district honors during his career.
Personal
• Born Sept. 4, 2002.
• Son of Natasha and Claude Hayes Jr.
Hayes’ Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 4, at UC Irvine, March 20, 2026
Total bases: 8, at Southern, Apr 3, 2025 ; Appalachian State, Apr 19, 2024
RBI: 5, at Southern, Apr 3, 2025
Runs scored: 3-2x, last vs Air Force, May 15, 2026
Walks: 4, Alcorn, Apr 17, 2025
Struck out: 3-7x, last vs Cal Poly, April 10, 2026
At bats: 6, Alcorn, Apr 18, 2025 ; at Southern, Apr 5, 2025
Stolen bases: 3, vs Alabama State, Feb 21, 2025
Putouts: 6, Alcorn, Apr 18, 2025
Assists: 6, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, May 3, 2025
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