{"id":12380,"date":"2026-06-30T10:41:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=12380"},"modified":"2026-06-30T10:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:41:31","slug":"the-every-day-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/the-every-day-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Every Day Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1700\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit-250x131.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit-550x289.jpg 550w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit-100x53.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250907_BR_mariners_game3_JAC02343-1_edit-1536x807.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1700px) 100vw, 1700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hayden Harris (\u201922) is living the dream shared by many young men in Georgia: pitching for his home state\u2019s Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since he was a young boy, he wanted to play professional baseball and kept his eyes on that goal with every pitch. Growing up not far from Statesboro, Harris said he didn\u2019t consider many colleges during his recruitment. Georgia Southern became the first to offer him a scholarship, a moment he still treasures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re an 18-year-old kid and you get a baseball scholarship, then you realize it\u2019s not just something to chase after anymore,\u201d he said. \u201cThe opportunity\u2019s right there in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite his quick enthusiasm and emotional commitment to Eagle Nation, he was given some sound advice on taking his time through the recruitment process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy family told me to take my time in making a decision, and I\u2019d say it\u2019s worked out pretty well so far,\u201d said Harris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choosing Georgia Southern taught him not only a professional-level skill set, but also what it takes to build a strong team culture. During Harris\u2019 five seasons as an Eagle, the program consistently contended for Sun Belt Conference titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe were always in the hunt and led the conference for three of the five years I was there,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI got injured before I was able to start the only regional game we were supposed to host, but it\u2019s still one of the best memories I have. I was able to see the stadium filled with fans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nodisplay wp-block-paragraph\">His teams never captured that coveted championship trophy, a rare regret from his time in Statesboro. Still, the Eagles continued to prove their worth by earning NCAA attention and reaching postseason play. As a senior, Harris and his teammates qualified for the NCAA tournament and landed in a bracket packed with strong opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.player-img{\n  float: right;\n  height: auto;\n  margin: 0 1.25rem 1rem 0;\n\n  shape-outside: url(\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250906_BR_mariners_game2_JAC01310-550x532.png\");\n  -webkit-shape-outside: url(\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250906_BR_mariners_game2_JAC01310-550x532.png\");\n  shape-margin: 14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"player-wrap\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"player-img\" src=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/250906_BR_mariners_game2_JAC01310-550x532.png\" alt=\"Hayden Harris pitching\">\n\n<p>Harris ties much of his professional success to those college years. He credits the program\u2019s tradition of building with homegrown talent.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cA big part of it is how well we\u2019ve attracted in-state talent,\u201d he said. \u201cIf you go back 40 or 50 years, Georgia has always been the thing, and our coaches and administrators put a focus on being consistent and concentrating on who\u2019s in the Georgia talent pipeline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>When Harris walked out of J.I. Clements Stadium for the final time, he had a collegiate career record of 8-7 with 95 game appearances, 144.1 innings pitched, 166 strikeouts, 10 saves and only 12 home runs given up. Even without a trophy to put in the case, Harris remembers his time in Eagle Nation fondly \u2014 both for his on-field accolades and his accomplishments on campus as a business major with a concentration in entrepreneurship and innovation.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cEven though I\u2019m not a morning person, I almost enjoyed getting up in the morning and being able to walk to campus,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI didn\u2019t have to drive anywhere; I was always able to walk around wherever I needed to go for anything. The campus was close to everything and our sports atmospheres were the best, and that was my favorite part.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>After graduating in 2022 with a bachelor\u2019s in business, Harris focused on continuing his baseball career. He didn\u2019t want to be a player who was told when his playing days were over. Rather, he put destiny into his own hands and kept the dream front and center.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cYou have to earn your opportunities and take advantage of them,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n\n<p>Using the momentum created from his success with Georgia Southern, Harris found a slot with an Atlanta Braves Single-A affiliate team, the Augusta GreenJackets. But he didn\u2019t stay there long. By the end of 2024, the undrafted prospect had climbed all the way up to AAA \u2013 just one step away from the big leagues.<\/p>\n\n<p>In fall of 2025, his time had come. Harris got the news that he was heading to \u201cThe Show\u201d while thinking about a completely different sport.<\/p>\n\n<p>While preparing for a fantasy football draft with his fellow AAA teammates, he got the call every baseball player dreams of receiving. He left for Atlanta that night, and would soon wear a major league uniform.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cI certainly had some adrenaline and chills, but I tried to keep it very simple,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s still baseball. A lot more people, but it\u2019s still the same game at the end of the day. I recognized some guys in the clubhouse when I got there, and that helped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a long wait for Harris to take the mound. His first game was on Sept. 2, 2025, and he made his major league debut in one of the most historic ballparks in the world: Wrigley Field in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThat day, all the higher-leverage guys were down because they had pitched recently, so my coach told me that I would be relieving sometime that game,\u201d he remembered. \u201cSo it wasn\u2019t so much of a shot in the dark; it was pretty routine to what I was doing in the minors, so I wasn\u2019t shocked how that worked out, thankfully.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>In his first game on a major league mound, he pitched for one inning where he retired three batters in only 12 pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harris appeared in two more games later in the season, totaling 2.2 innings, giving up three hits and one earned run for the Braves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An undrafted player from a non\u2013Power Five conference, Harris reached the major leagues after three years in the farm system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of the 2025 campaign, he held a career minor league record of 15-8 with a 3.06 earned run average across 158.2 innings, striking out 245 batters while allowing 12 home runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat production reflects the competitiveness within the organization,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThe Braves have five other 19- or 20-year-olds behind you trying to fill a spot, so it\u2019s a double-edged sword. 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