Hayden Federico

Ole Miss Baseball vs Clemson on February 16, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.

Photo by Hannah Morgan White/Ole Miss Athletics

@OleMissCreative

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 195
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
West Monroe, La.
High School:
West Monroe
Major:
General Business

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2025 All-SEC Freshman Team

2026 (Sophomore): Appeared in 63 games, starting in 60 (all but one in center field, the other in left field) … Batted .302 for the year, the third highest mark on the team … Walked 35 times and was hit by a pitch a team-high 13 times … Of his 61 hits, 13 went for extra bases (nine doubles, four home runs), and he earned 29 RBI … Had a hit, an RBI, a run and two walks in the season opener against Nevada (2/13) … Had his first multi-hit game of the season against Arkansas State (2/17), going 2-for-4 … Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Coastal Carolina (3/1) at the BRUCE BOLT Classic … Copied that stat line less than a week later against Evansville (3/6) … Scored three times on two hits in Ole Miss’ upset over No. 2 Texas (3/13), which included the winning run in the 11th inning … Had a stretch of SEC play where he had five total hits in three consecutive series’ … The first came at Florida (4/2-4), where he also drove home a pair of RBI … Did so again the following weekend versus LSU (4/10-12), this time adding four RBI and two runs himself … At Tennessee (4/17-19), had three hits in the series opener, one of which was a home run, then two hits in the next game with a run and RBI … Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Murray State (4/21) and Georgia (4/25) … Went 3-for-5 at Arkansas (5/2), hitting a double and two RBI … Had two hits in consecutive games against Alabama (5/14-15) … Had a four-RBI game at the SEC Tournament game against Missouri (5/19), hitting a two-run homer … Went 7-for-14 at the Lincoln Regional, including a 4-for-7 night against Arizona State, to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team … Had three hits, one a double, against Troy in the Men’s College World Series

2025 (Freshman): Appeared in 55 games, starting in 46 of them (30 at DH, nine in left field, and seven in right field) ... Finished third on the team in stolen bases (12) and fourth in walks (34) ... Hit .243 with 34 walks and 33 runs scored ... Went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, and two RBI in his collegiate debut against Clemson (2/16) ... Went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs scored against Eastern Kentucky (2/23) ... Hit his first career home run on 3/7 against Jacksonville State ... Hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch he saw in SEC play on 3/14 against Arkansas ... Drew four walks and scored a run against Arkansas (3/16) ... Drew four walks and drove in a run against Florida (3/27) ... Went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases, two walks, and two runs scored against Tennessee (4/12) ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI against Georgia Tech in the Oxford Regional (6/1)

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated No. 177 in the Perfect Game Class of 2024 Top 500… No. 129 Perfect Game Top 500 Fresh Arrival on Campus Dual-sport athlete at West Monroe playing both baseball and football all four years… Hit .343 his freshman season, with two home runs, 18 RBI, and a .932 OPS. Hit .333 his sophomore year with a .445 on-base percentage, and 17 extra-base hits… Had a .420 average his junior season with three home runs, 41 RBI, and a 1.171 OPS… Hit .337 his senior season, driving in 26 runs and striking out only four times all season… Three-time First-Team All-State recipient… Four-time Parish/ All NELA Infield honors… Led West Monroe to four 5A State Championship appearances, winning two… Played quarterback at West Monroe, tallying 3,069 career passing yards and 36 passing touchdowns… Rushed for 1,813 yards and 23 touchdowns… Three-time First-Team All-District, All Parish, and All NELA recipient at quarterback… Valedictorian of his graduating class… Active member of FCA, National Honor Society, and the Interact Club.

PERSONAL: Full name is Hayden Michael Federico… Son of Michael and Hannah Federico… Has two siblings, Brycen and Isabella… Father Michael is the Director of Player Development at Louisiana Tech, was the head coach at ULM from 2018-2025, and was an assistant coach at Southern Miss from 2009-2017... Born October 25, 2005… Majoring in General Business.