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Western Michigan University Athletics

2024 Baseball Roster

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Taylor Hansen
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Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer
Michael Clubb

10 Hayden Berg

10 Hayden Berg

  • Position:
    RHP
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Osceola, Ind.
  • High School:
    Penn HS

Summary

Biography

2024: Academic All-MAC … Tied for the team lead in appearances with 25 … Turned in a 2-2 record with a 6.30 ERA … Collected a team-high four saves, tied for seventh-most in the MAC …  Ranked fourth on the Broncos with 43 strikeouts … Finished sixth on the team with 40.0 innings pitched … Picked up the win on Opening Day against Michigan … Struck out all three batters he faced to earn first save of the season at Presbyterian … Did not allow an earned run in five appearances from March 30 to April 14 (8.0 IP) … Allowed one hit over a season-high 5.0 scoreless innings to earn a win at Ohio … Recorded the final out to earn the save in the comeback win at Michigan … Struck out a season-high five of the six batters he faced to earn a 2.0-inning save in a shutout win over Miami … Picked up the save in the series finale against Ball State … Did not yield a run over his final eight appearances of the season (12.1 IP), including 2.1 scoreless innings in the NCAA Tournament … Concluded WMU career tied for sixth in career saves (10).

2023: CSC Academic All-District … Academic All-MAC … Made 20 appearances, including one start, on the mound for the Broncos … His 20 appearances ranked fourth on the team … Led WMU with a 4.47 ERA (12th-best in the MAC) … Finished third on the team in both innings pitched (52.1) and strikeouts (48) … Held opponents to a .228 batting average (9th MAC) … Picked up a team-high four saves, fourth-most in the MAC … In conference play, ranked seventh in the league in both ERA (3.13) and opposing batting average (.212) … Spun four innings of one-hit, shutout relief and racked up four strikeouts at Northern Kentucky on Feb. 24 … Picked up 3.0-inning saves in the opening game of series sweeps against Bowling Green (April 21) and at Toledo (April 29) … Worked a pair of scoreless frames to collect a save in the series opener against Ohio (May 12), then earned the win the next day after Cade Sullivan’s walk-off home run … Registered a 3.0-inning save in a win over Central Michigan on May 18 which secured WMU’s spot in the MAC Tournament … Made first start of the season in an elimination game against CMU in the MAC Tournament and went a season-high 6.0 innings, allowed two earned runs on two hits and registered a season-high seven strikeouts.

2022: Academic All-MAC ... Made a team-high 17 appearances out of the Bronco bullpen ... Posted a 6.27 ERA (19th in the MAC among qualified pitchers) ... Tied for the team lead in both wins (4) and saves (2) ... Ranked second on the team and tied for 18th in the conference with 60 strikeouts ... Picked up at least one strikeout in 16 of 17 outings and had multiple punch outs 15 times ... Threw 56.0 innings, third-most on the team ... Racked up four strikeouts in 2.0 innings and earned the win in WMU's conference-opening, walk-off victory against Toledo ... Struck out a career-high eight in 5.0 innings to earn a win against Miami ... Worked a career-high 6.2 scoreless innings and had four strikeouts to earn a win at Central Michigan ... Fanned four in 2.1 frames to pick up a save at Southern Illinois ... Fired 3.0 innings and struck out three to earn a save against Kent State. 

2021: Appeared in 15 games, earning one start ... Posted a 1-0 record ... Pitched 23.1 innings and collected 23 strikeouts ... Picked up at least one strikeout in 12 of 15 outings ... Made collegiate debut at Kansas State ... Allowed two hits and no earned runs while picking up a season-high five strikeouts in 3.1 innings against Ohio to earn first collegiate victory ... Pitched a season-high 4.0 innings at Cincinnati.

2020: Did not see any game action ... Season canceled after 15 games due to COVID-19 pandemic.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Penn High School ... Helped guide the team to its fifth straight sectional championship ... Earned the 2018 Penn Kingsmen Gold Glove ... Was named team captain and MVP during senior campaign ... As a senior, was 6-1 on the mound in 39.0 innings with 39 strikeouts and a 1.24 ERA ... Hit .381 as a junior ... Earned All-Conference honors in the Northern Indiana Conference ... Starter and member of the 2017 State Championship runner-up team ... Ranked 41st overall in the state of Indiana by Prep Baseball Report ... Four-year honor roll member. 

Personal: Parents are Rick and Bonnie Berg ... Father, Rick, spent eight seasons with the Atlanta Braves organization as a player/coach/management ... Has three siblings, Ricky, Kylie and Shayna ... Older brother, Ricky, played baseball at Glen Oaks Community College ... Graduated from WMU in December of 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Sport Management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2020Freshman

    RHP/MIF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Freshman

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023Junior

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    RHP
    5'10" 180 lbs
    10