Oakland University Athletics

2021:
• Started in three games with a team-high 17 appearances 
• Led the team in wins (4) and saves (3), second on the staff in strikeouts (47), fourth in innings pitched (43.0)
• Had 4-6 record with 4.60 ERA
• Picked up first win of the season going 3.0 innings in relief allowing only two hits with no runs and two strikeouts in the game one doubleheader at Longwood (2/27). • Closed the door in relief holding the Blue Raiders hitless over 4.0 innings with three strikeouts to pick up first save in an Oakland uniform at MTSU (2/3)
• Picked up second save of the season going 3.0 innings allowing only one run with five strikeouts at Dayton (3/6)
• Third save came against Milwaukee (4/3)
• Picked two wins in relief out of the bullpen posting five strikeouts while allowing only one earned run and three hits in 4.1 innings of work to lead Oakland to the team's second consecutive Horizon League series win of the season taking 3-of-4 games against Northern Kentucky (5/7-9). 
• Claimed the win in Oakland 9-6 series-opening victory allowing two runs, one unearned, on two hits, with two strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work
• Picked up third victory of the season out of the bullpen tossing 2.1 shutout innings giving up only one hit, allowing no walks and striking out three to secure Oakland's 5-3 series-clinching win
• Tossed career-high 10 strikeouts at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/13)
• Recorded fourth win against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/22) with three strikeouts allowing only three hits in 3.2 innings of work

Gateway CC:
2020 (Remainder of the season canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic):
• Made 10 appearances recording 2-1 record with a save posting 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings of work
• First win came against Mesa CC (2/28) going 3.1 innings with three strikeouts
• Second win came against Paradise Valley CC (3/4) with 2.0 innings with a strikeouts
• Lone save came against New Mexico Junior College (2/8) recording a strikeout in 2.0 innings of work
 
2019:
• Made 15 appearance posting 15 strikeouts in 21.0 innings with a 3.43 ERA
• Recorded season-high five strikeouts at Arizona Christian University JV (4/1)
 
High School:
• Two-year letter winner and one-year captain for Head Coaches Casey and Kehoe
• One-year letter winner in football for Head Coach Frederick
• Named football Special Teams Player of the Year as a freshman in 2014
 
Top Athletic Performance:
• Tossed no-hitter as a freshman in high school in 2014
• Tied Desert Mountain HS football freshman for most interceptions
 
Personal:
Full name: Hayden David Nierman
Birthdate: 1/27/00
Parents: James Murphy and Debbie Nierman
Siblings: Brothers: Kevin, Quincy, Gavin | Sisters: Camden, Alexandra, Whitney, Reagan, Layla, Piper and Presley
Richard Murphy (step-grandfather) played Minor League Baseball for the Toledo Mud Hens in 1952
Major: Business/Finance
 
Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Business/Finance program
2. Economics courses
3. Sports Management courses