Hayden Kurtz

Class:
Junior
Position:
INF
Height:
6-0
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Perculiar, Mo.
High School:
Raymore-Peculiar
Prev School:
Southern Illinois
Club:
Top-Gun
Major:
Dietetics

At Southern Illinois (2025–26): Spent two seasons with the Salukis, appearing in 52 games with 37 starts … Named to the All-MVC Second Team as a sophomore in 2026 … Batted .343 with a .997 OPS, .600 slugging percentage, six home runs, and 30 RBIs across 38 games (33 starts) in 2026 … Hit a walk-off single against Illinois State in the MVC Tournament quarterfinals on May 8, 2026 … Delivered nine multi-hit games and launched her first career home run against Western Carolina on Feb. 28, 2026 … Appeared in 14 games (four starts) as a freshman in 2025, tallying three hits, two RBIs, and a run scored while recording a hit in each of her first two career collegiate games against Texas State.

High School: Prepped at Raymore-Peculiar High School in Missouri … Led Ray-Pec to a 31-3 record, a third-place finish in Missouri Class 5A, and a No. 9 national ranking by the NFCA as a senior in 2024 … Holds Raymore-Peculiar single-season records in doubles (15), home runs (13), runs scored (47), and RBIs (49) … Holds school career records in batting average (.470), hits (179), on-base percentage (.515), RBIs (127), doubles (48), and career home runs (36), with her 36 homers ranking eighth all-time in Missouri state history … Two-time All-State, four-time All-Conference, four-time All-Region, and four-time All-District honoree … Named to the NFCA All-Region Second Team as a senior … Voted team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year as both a freshman and senior … Played travel ball for Top-Gun Fastpitch National under head coach Bob Turner … Four-year varsity letterwinner in track & field, soccer, and basketball … Captured All-State, All-Region, All-District, and All-Conference honors in the javelin in 2023 … Earned All-Conference recognition in soccer (2022, 2023) and basketball (2023) … Active member of Student Leadership Team, Student Senate, and FCA.

Personal: Daughter of Victor and Christina Kurtz … Has two older sisters and a younger brother … Father played collegiate baseball at the University of Missouri … Plans to major in dietetics.