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16 Hayden Yost

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • B/T L/L
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Sickles

Biography

2025 CSC Academic All-District
2025 SEC Player of the Week (May 5)

2024 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2025 (Sophomore):
  • Saw action in 60 games highlighted by 55 starts in the Florida outfield
  • Started at all three outfield spots: center field (44), right field (10) and left field (one)
  • Produced a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage across 137 chances while making two outfield assists
  • Slashed .259/.380/.392 for a .772 OPS in 189 at bats
  • Set career highs in hits (49), homers (four), doubles (13), runs (39), RBI (38), walks (32) and steals (14)
  • Tied for the team lead with five sacrifice flies and three sacrifice bunts
  • Swiped 14 bags in 16 tries on the season (87.5%)
  • Totaled 11 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI performances
  • In the final 15 games of the season (May-June), broke out with a .250/.391/.462 batting line, three homers, two doubles, 16 RBI and 12 runs
  • Knocked a career-high four hits while going 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, one RBI and a career-high three stolen bases in three tries in the game two win vs. Air Force on Feb. 15
  • Went 2-for-4 with one double, two RBI, one run, one walk and one steal in the game three victory over Air Force on Feb. 15
  • Drove in a career-high five runs and finished 2-for-5 with one double in the win against Harvard on March 8
  • Connected for his first home run of the season, going 1-for-2 with one walk vs. Georgia on March 22
  • Finished 4-for-7 across a doubleheader at Ole Miss on March 28, featuring two hits in both games
  • Was 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run, one walk and one stolen base in the win at Mississippi State on April 18
  • Had two more hits (2-for-4) and scored two runs in game three at Mississippi State on April 20
  • Batted 5-for-10 with two homers, eight RBI, six runs, three walks and two steals in the Series at South Carolina from May 2-4 to earn SEC Player of the Week Honors on May 5
  • Homered in games one and three of the series at South Carolina
  • Went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, one walk and one steal at South Carolina on May 3
  • Doubled and drove in three runs while going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one walk in the victory at No. 1 Texas on May 9
  • Registered a 2-for-4 game featuring one homer, one double, two RBI, one walk and one stolen base in the SEC Tournament win against South Carolina on May 20
  • Had a 1-for-4 showing with two RBI, one run scored and two walks in the victory over Fairfield at the NCAA Conway Regional on May 31

2024 (Freshman):
  • Played in 32 games while making 14 starts in the UF outfield as a true freshman
  • Batted .284/.400/.358 across 67 at bats
  • Totaled 19 hits, five doubles, 10 runs, four RBI and four stolen bases
  • In 24 games from April 12 on, slashed .366/.469/.439 with three doubles, eight runs and three stolen bases
  • Missed the Georgia series and postseason due to a season-ending leg injury
  • Collected first-career hit with an eighth-inning double in the win over Columbia on Feb. 25
  • Went 1-for-3 with one double and one run scored in the series-clinching victory at Miami on March 3
  • Entered as a pinch-hitter and finished 1-for-1 with one run and one walk in the win over Mississippi State on March 29
  • Singled down the third-base line in the sixth inning for his first-career RBI, going 1-for-2 in the series-clinching victory over Mississippi State on March 31
  • Finished 2-for-4 with one run scored against Stetson on April 23
  • Recorded first-career three-hit game, going 3-for-3 with one run, one walk and one stolen base in game one of a doubleheader at Arkansas on April 27
  • Swiped a bag for the third-straight game in the win over FAU on April 30, finishing 2-for-3 with a career-high three runs, one double and one walk
  • Logged hits in all three games against Kentucky highlighted by multi-hit efforts in games two and three from May 11-12
  • Went 2-for-4 with one double, two RBI, one run and one walk in the series finale vs. Kentucky on May 12
  • Compiled five multi-hit games and one multi-RBI performance
  • Fielded at a .974 clip over 39 defensive chances in the outfield and tallied two assists

SICKLES HS:
  • Four-year letterwinner under head coach Eric Luksis
  • Slashed .319/.481/.478 across 93 career games
  • Totaled five home runs, four triples, 15 doubles, 95 runs, 34 RBI and 29 stolen bases over317 plate appearances
  • Struck out just 28 times in his high school career for an 8.8 K%
  • Walked more than twice as many times (63) as he struck out
  • Broke out as a senior with career highs in every slash category with a .404/.517/.606 batting line
  • Swatted three homers, two triples and six doubles while scoring 37 runs and driving in 19 in his final prep campaign
  • Posted a career fielding percentage of .991, having made just one error in 107 total chances
  • 2023 Perfect Game Preseason Second Team All-Region
  • Two-time PG Preseason Honorable Mention All-Region (2021-22)
  • 2021 Florida Top Prospect Games Showcase Top Prospect Team
  • Named to seven different all-tournament teams at PG events from 2018-2022
  • Ranked as the No. 16 outfielder and No. 83 overall player in Florida in addition to being listed as the No. 99 outfielder in the country per Perfect Game
 
PERSONAL
  • Son of Lee and Kimberly Yost
  • Has one brother, Jordan
  • Intends to major in business administration at the University of Florida

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025
Doubles: 2, vs. Air Force, February 15, 2025
Home Runs: 1, four times, last vs. South Carolina, May 20, 2025
Total Bases: 6, two times, last vs. South Carolina, May 20, 2025
RBI: 5, vs. Harvard, March 8, 2025
Runs Scored: 3, vs Florida Atlantic, April 30, 2024
Walks: 2, seven times, last vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Struck out: 3, two times, last vs. Arkansas, April 25, 2025
Sacrifice Flies: 1, five times, last vs. Georgia, March 21, 2025
At bats: 5, nine times, last vs. Alabama, May 17, 2025
Stolen bases: 3, two times, last at Ole Miss, March 28, 2025
Assists: 2, vs. Tennessee, May 3, 2024
Putouts: 6, two times, last at Ole Miss, March 28, 2025

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Freshman

    OF
    6'1" 195 lbs
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    2025Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 195 lbs
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