Hayley Urban

Hayley Urban Home Run Trot vs. Bowling Green

Photo by: Drake Harlett - BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main - Owen Main Photography

Photo by: Brayden Goins / Ball State Athletics

Position:
Utility
Height:
5-9
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Columbia City
Hometown:
Columbia City, Ind.

BALL STATE CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2025 SEASON
• 2023-24 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Played in 39 of a possible 111 games over her Ball State career, earning 15 starts
• Made 14 starts in right field and one as the designated player
• Scored two game-winning runs over her Ball State career

2024 (R-So.): Earned second letter at Ball State … named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete … played in 27 games, earning eight starts … made all eight starts in right field … appeared as a pinch runner in 15 games, scoring six of her 10 runs on the year over those occasions … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the seventh inning of the 5-4 victory at Jacksonville State (Feb. 17) … collected three hits, with her first being an RBI double in the opener at Kent State (March 23) … drew an RBI walk in the first and added an RBI double in the second during Ball State’s 11-3 (5) win in the series finale at Bowling Green (April 14) … recorded nine putouts and a pair of outfield assists, while boasting a 1.000 fielding percentage … had a hand in one of Ball State’s 16 double plays.

2023 (R-Fr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 12 games, earning seven starts … made six starts in right field and one as the designated player … credited with four hits on the season for a .167 average … her first of four career RBI came on a third-inning bases loaded walk in the 10-2 (5) win over Bellarmine (Feb. 24) … added an RBI double in the sixth inning of the game for her first collegiate hit and double … credited with hits in three straight starts, helping guide the team to wins at Kent State (March 17, game two), versus Central Michigan (March 25) and at Western Michigan (April 12, game two) … scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the 11-3 (6) victory over Buffalo after reaching base on a third-inning error … finished the season with four RBI and one run scored … registered five putouts in five chances on defense for a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2022 (Fr.): Redshirted at Ball State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball for coach Dan Weigel at Columbia City High School … helped guide the Eagles to a 60-20 record over her three varsity seasons, with her junior season being wiped out due to the COVID-19 global pandemic … two-time NE8 all-conference selection, earning first time as a sophomore and second team as a senior … finished her career with a .392 batting average, with 98 hits and a .429 on base percentage … also scored 68 runs while driving in 98 RBIs over her Eagles career … helped guide Columbia City to conference, sectional, and regional championships as a senior, in addition to a semi-state runner-up finish … batted .438 as a senior with 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs over 30 games … also earned four letters in basketball and two in track and field for Columbia City.

CLUB: Played five seasons for the Fort Wayne Spartans … helped guide her time to the 2018 Little League Softball World Series as the Central Champions … team placed third overall in the even … was also named MVP of a tournament in 2017.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because I loved the atmosphere, size of campus, and my stepmom went here.