Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 02/05/2009
2009 (Freshman): *Played in 61 games with 56 starts (15-2B, 46-SS), batting .263 with five home runs and 24 RBI *Went 2-for-5 in games against #17 Florida on May 1 and May 3 *Had two hits in games at #11 Ole Miss on April 24 and 25; hit .417 for the series *Went 2-for-4 with a home run vs. #10 Georgia Tech on April 14 *Went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI vs. #25 Mississippi State on March 22. His two-run homer in the fourth gave UGA a 2-1 lead; finished the series 4-for-10 *Drove in four runs at Georgia State on March 18 *Hit .444 (4-for-9) in the Alabama series March 14-15 including a three-run home run in game one; went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in game three *Led the team with two hits and scored two runs vs. Le Moyne on March 10 *Hit .333 (4-for-12) in the Arizona series *Hit safely in first seven games of the season *Was one of five freshmen who started on opening day
High School: A graduate of Colonial Forge where he played for Shawn Szakelyhidi *Earned three varsity baseball letters and two basketball letters *Hit .406 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in leading the Eagles to the region championship and a state runner-up finish *Named Commonwealth District Co-Player of the Year, All-Area Free Lance-Star Player of the Year, First Team All-Commonwealth District Shortstop, First Team All Northwest Region shortstop, Second Team Group AAA All-State shortstop and Second Team Washington Post All-Metro in 2008 *Spent three years of high school in Oceanside, Calif., at Santa Fe Christian where he played for former Major Leaguer Rick Aguilera *Named 2007 CIF Player of the Year after leading Santa Fe Christian to a 26-6 mark, batting .438 with 46 RBI *Hit .494 with five home runs, 21 RBI and 15 stolen bases as a sophomore
Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1989 *Son of Mike and Anne Hyams *Major: Exercise Science