2022 Delta State Statesmen Baseball Roster
Biography
2022 GSC Spring Academic Honor Roll

2022:
- Helped the Statesmen to a 32-17 record, winning the 2022 GSC Regular season title with a 20-7 record and a NCAA Division II South Region berth
- Made 14 starts, ranking third in the GSC in games started
- Posted 8-3 record with his eight wins ranked fourth in the GSC
- Pitched a season-high 7.0 innings against Lee University (3.12) and UAH (3.5)
- Recorded seven punch outs at Union University (4.2)
- Logged 74.0 innings of work with 69 strikeouts against 48 walks
- Opponents hit .287 against
2021:
- Made four starts and made five relief appearances
- Battle arm soreness in the Lee series that limited his appearances the rest of the season
- Helped the Statesmen to a 28-20 record and 21-14 GSC mark that included a runner-up finish at the GSC Tournament
- Posted a 2-0 record with a 5.97 ERA
- Recorded 17 strikeouts to 19 walks and gave up 21 runs, 19 earned, on 34 hits in 28.2 innings pitched
- Scattered two hits over 4.1 shutout innings with three strikeouts against West Florida (2.22)
- Fanned a season-high five batters against West Alabama (3.7)
- Hurled a season-best 5.0 innings against West Georgia (2.29) and West Alabama (3.7)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
- Played one season at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, Miss.
- Made four appearances, posting a 2-0 record with one save
- Tossed seven innings, allowing one run on two hits with 11 strikeouts against one walk against Coahoma
2019
- Spent the season at Delta State University under previous head coach Mike Kinnison
2018:
- Redshirted his freshman season after undergoing elbow surgery
HIGH SCHOOL:
- Lettered in football and baseball at Strayhorn High School in Sarah, Miss.
- Played for Coach Jarrod Corlew
- Two-time Defensive Player of the Year at short stop and Offensive Player of the Year
- Also selected the team and conference MVP
- Earned All-Conference laurels three times (2015-2017)
- Participated in 2A North All-Star game
- Hit .466 with 25 doubles, three triples, five home, 49 RBIs, and 52 runs scored over his final two seasons
- Hit .431 with 10 doubles, one home run and 17 RBIs his senior year
- As a junior, hit .488 with 15 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 32 RBIs
- Completed 6-of-11 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns while rushing three times for seven yards and a touchdown in eight games for the football team in 2016
- Also had seven tackles with two interceptions and three pass deflections
- Born in Sarah, Miss.
- Son Dale and Janice Gayden
- Has two siblings, Alli Zizmann and Owen Gayden
- Majoring in sports management
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018Freshman
RHP
6'1"
205 lbs
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2019Sophomore
RHP
6'1"
205 lbs
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2021Sophomore
RHP
6'1"
205 lbs
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2022Sophomore
RHP
6'1"
205 lbs