Bio

As a senior: Signe a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers following the MLB Amateur Draft … Made his pro debut on July 2 for the Odgen Raptors of the Pioneer League … Third Team All-New England selection … Emerged as one of Bryant’s top starters, making 15 appearances and 13 starts on the year … Went 9-2 with a 2.41 ERA in 71 innings … Walked 23, struck out 47 and held opponents to a .236 average … Bounced back from a tough first start against Maryland to win nine-straight decisions … Allowed five runs (three earned) in one inning of work against the Terrapins … Tossed three scoreless innings to earn a save and start string of 24-straight scoreless frames against USC Upstate on Feb. 28 … Tossed six scoreless innings and struck out five to earn his first win against N.C. A&T on Mar. 11 … Followed with seven shutout innings in a victory over Northeastern on Mar. 19 … Struck out five over six innings in a victory over UMass Lowell … Allowed two runs on six hits over six innings in a victory over Stony Brook on Apr. 6 … Struck out a career-high eight in a win over CCSU … Tossed his first complete game against LIU Brooklyn on Apr. 18, allowing an unearned run on just two hits over seven innings … Rebounded from his second loss of the season to allow just three runs over his last 17.1 innings … Seven innings of one-run ball against FDU in which he struck out six and didn’t walk a batter … Allowed two runs on four hits in four innings vs. Wagner on May 16 … Saved his best start for last, tossing 6.1 scoreless frames in the NEC championship game against Sacred Heart … Allowed just five hits, walked two and struck out one in his final appearance for the Black and Gold … Graduates as the all-time leader in ERA at 2.19 … Went 9-2 with three saves over 36 appearances and 94.1 innings … Walked 39 and struck out 70.

As a redshirt-junior: Appeared in 21 games and made one start in his first year with the Black and Gold in 2013 ... Finished second on the team with a 1.54 ERA in 23.1 innings ... He allowed just six runs (four earned) on 16 hits, walked 16 and struck out 23 ... Held opponents to a .188 average ... Earned a pair of saves ... Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in his first appearance with the Black and Gold at Houston Baptist (2/24) ... Struck out three over 1.2 hitless innings of relief to earn his first save against Dayton (3/9) ... Struck out three in two scoreless innings vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/24) ... Came as part of a stretch in which he struck out seven and didn't walk a batter in five innings ... Made his only start of the year at Sacred Heart (4/21), allowing two runs on two hits over 3.1 innings ... He struck out a season-high four batters ... Earned his second save of the season with 1.1 scoreless innings against Central Connecticut (5/5) ... Worked 1.2 scoreless innings in the NCAA Regionals ... Retired both batters he faced against Kansas State (6/1) and tossed a scoreless inning against Arkansas (6/2).

As a junior: Did not compete due to NCAA Division I transfer rules.

As a sophomore (At Holy Cross): Appearend in 10 games, with five starts ... Finished the year with a record of 0-1 and struck out 20 in 25 innings ... Lead the Patriot League in batting average against with, allowing teams to hit just .150 against him ... Allowed four runs on three hits over five innings of relief against Lafayette on April 17 ... Pitched three scoreless innings of relief against Army on April 2, allowing just one hit ... Pitched 4.2 innings of one-run ball against Columbia on March 27 ... Notched a scoreless inning of relief in the Crusaders 3-2 victory over Boston College ... Played for the North Fork Ospreys in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2011 ... Pitched 48 innings ... Led the league in strikeouts, averaging 10 per game.

As a freshman (At Holy Cross): Made 10 appearances, starting four contests for the Crusaders ... Finished with a 2-3 record ... Had an ERA of 8.37 in 23-2/3 innings of work ... Struck out 14 batters ... Earned his first collegiate start at Georgia Southern (2/28) ... Earned his first collegiate victory in a start against NJIT (3/28), going six innings and allowing no runs on three hits with a season-high six strikeouts ... Also made starts against Army (4/4) and Marist (4/7).

Before Bryant: A transfer from the College of the Holy Cross University in Worcester, Mass. ... Played three years of varsity baseball as a pitcher and centerfielder at Mount Saint Charles Academy  ... Named team captain his senior season ... Earned team MVP accolades in 2008 ... Three-time first team Rhode Island High School Coaches Association selection (2007-2009) ... Three-time All-Division pick (2007-2009) ... Finished high school career with a 20-0 record as a pitcher, tallying 206 strikeouts, a school and state record ... Also registered school single-season records in ERA (0.76), strikeouts (76) and batting average (.494) ... Recorded the school’s top number of strikeouts in a game (16 in the 2009 state championship game), leading the team to its first state championship title in 75 years ... Two-time All-State honoree ... Rhode Island division II MVP (2008) ... 2009 Rhode Island division II Player of the Year ... Louisville Slugger High School All-American (2009) ... Rawlings Perfect Game Northeast Region All High School Senior Team (2009) ... Graduated within the top 10 percent of his high school class with a 3.89 GPA.

Personal: Son of Mark and Laura Hayward, Vaughn Hayward was born on April 7, 1991 ... Has two brothers, Garrett and Nolan ... Garrett is a freshman on the baseball team at Duke University.

Career Highs

Innings Pitched: 6.0, at NJIT (3/28/10)
Batters Faced: 24, at NJIT (3/28/10)
Strikeouts: 6, at NJIT (3/28/10)
Walks: 6, at Gardner-Webb (3/10/11)