2016 (Freshman): Earned a spot on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for his performance in the classroom. … Appeared in 21 games with 16 starts, hitting .192 with six RBI. … Had two RBI in a March 11 game at Oklahoma State. … Went 3 for  3 in May 17 game at Dallas Baptist and had two more RBI in May 20 game at Northwestern State.

High school: Hays was a four-year standout in baseball and basketball at Lubbock Christian HS. … Hit .315 with 20 RBI during summer 2014 while playing for Lubbock Baseball Academy.
 
Personal: Full name is Hunter Hays. … His father, Shanon, is the former men's basketball coach and director of athletics at ACU and also the head softball coach at both Lubbock Christian University (where he won an NAIA national championship) and Texas Tech. … His mother, Tina, was an all-state basketball player at Lubbock Christian High School and later played at LCU, and his grandfather, Larry Hays, is the winningest coach in Texas Tech baseball history.