Missouri State

Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020)
• MVC Honor Roll (2019, 2020)

2020 (Sophomore)
Appeared in eight games as MSU’s closer, going 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA and four saves while fanning 13 batters in 9.0 innings ... Led the MVC by finishing each of his eight appearances and ranked third in the league and 17th nationally in saves ... Pitched at least one inning in each appearance, posting six scoreless outings and four without yielding a hit ... Registered more strikeouts than innings five times, including three Ks on the way to picking up the win at Oklahoma State (March 3).

2019 (Freshman)
Juenger established himself as a viable option out  of the Bears’ bullpen as a rookie, making 26 total outings to rank second all-time on MSU’s freshman appearances list ... Logged the second-best overall earned run average on the staff (4.58), posting 54 strikeouts in 57.0 total innings ... Registered a team-best 3.81 ERA out of the bullpen, limiting the opposition to a .223 batting mark as a reliever ... Ranked seventh among all MVC hurlers with his 26 appearances ... Made his collegiate debut with 3.1 solid innings in a starting role vs. Utah (Feb. 16) to help the Bears notch their first win of the season ... Logged 2.0 innings of one-hit relief in a victory at Oral Roberts (March 13) ... Worked a season-long 5.1 innings in relief to help MSU rally from an eight-run deficit for an 11-8 win at Oklahoma (March 15) ... Followed with 5.0 more innings at nationally-ranked UC Santa Barbara (March 22), holding the Gauchos to two runs while fanning a season-high six hitters ... Recorded a pair of scoreless outings against Indiana State (March 29-31), earning his first collegiate victory in a 1-0 walk-off victory to secure the series win ... Picked up another win with 3.0 innings of relief at Murray State (April 3) ... Delivered two more shutout relief outings in another conference series win at Southern Illinois (April 5-6) ... Helped the Bears lock up a non-conference series against New Orleans (April 18) with 2.1 shutout frames, then worked a combined 5.1 scoreless innings in two appearances vs. DBU (May 2-4), including 3.0 no-hit frames in the deciding game of the series ... Suffered a tough-luck loss at Evansville (May 10), allowing just one unearned run over 4.0 innings of the Bears’ 4-3 setback ... Closed out his season with a pair of scoreless outings at the MVC Tournament, including 2 2/3 additional hitless innings of relief against DBU (May 22); for the season, held the Patriots to two hits over 8.0 scoreless innings, striking out seven batters in the process ... Named to the Valley’s Academic Honor Roll at the conclusion of the season ... Logged a 1-1 mound mark with a 2.45 ERA and three saves over 11 summer appearances with the Mankato MoonDogs of the Northwoods League.
 
Background
Ranked as the No. 3 right-handed pitching prospect and No. 11 overall senior in the state of Illinois last year, according to Perfect Game ... The O’Fallon Township High School product went 9-1 with a 1.55 earned run average with 75 strikeouts over 54.1 frames to lead the Panthers to a 35-4-1 overall mark and a national ranking from USA Today, earning all-state recognition in the process ... Also logged a .430 batting mark to go along with three homers and 33 RBIs to help power O’Fallon’s offense ... Posted a 7-2 mound mark, a 2.20 ERA and 62 in 63.2 innings pitched to earn first-team all-conference and St. Louis All-Metro honors as a junior ... Helped the Panthers to a 32-6 mark and a regional title in 2017, after logging a 1.67 ERA as a sophomore.

Personal
Hayden Juenger is the son of Shannon and Shannon Juenger ... Born Aug. 9, 2000, in St. Louis, Mo. ... Majoring in entertainment management at MSU.