Kristian Gayday

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Position:
INF
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School:
Elmhurst

2013
Played in 48 games for IPFW making 45 starts…Hit .210 (35-for-167) with seven doubles and two home runs to end the year with 17 RBIs…Scored 24 runs and collected 48 total bases…Held a .311 on-base percentage and a .287 slugging percentage…Walked 17 times and was hit by a pitch eight times…Stole three bases…Ended the year with a .912 fielding percentage with 40 put outs and 74 assists at third base…Recorded a hit and an RBI in the season opener vs. Indiana State (Feb. 15)…First multi-hit performance game vs. Morehead State (Feb. 16)…Hit a two-RBI double at Alabama A&M (Feb. 17)…Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored at Taylor (March 16)…Recorded his first home run of the season off a 2-for-4 performance at Dayton that included a double, four RBIs and two runs scored (April 10)…Second home run of the season came vs. Western Illinois (April 28)…Went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored at Oakland (May 14).

2012
One of four players to start in all 56 games…Second highest batting average on the team at .266 (53-for-199)…Recorded nine doubles and one home run to post 27 RBI’s…Scored 17 runs and ended the year with 65 total bases…Posted an on-base percentage of .333 and a slugging percentage of .327…Walked 16 times and reached base after being hit by a pitch five times…Stole two bases…Recorded 42 putouts and 97 assists at third base…Hit 3-for-4 at Western Illinois with a double, two RBI’s, and two runs scored (May 4)…Recorded his lone home run of the season vs. Oral Roberts (May 12)…Hit a double in three consecutive games (May 8-12)…Batted 2-for-5 with three RBI’s against Nebraska Omaha while scoring two runs (April 1).

2011
Played in 43 games during the 2011 season with 39 starts...Hit .258 (33-for-128) with two doubles, a triple, and one homerun...Scored 18 runs while driving in 21...Held a slugging percentage of .313...Walked 19 times and was hit by a pitch twice...Posted a .360 on base percentage...Stole two bases...Recorded 48 putouts and made 89 assists...Hit his lone homerun of the season against Butler (May 10)...Came up with a triple at North Dakota State (May 13)...First double of the season came at New Mexico State (March 20)...Went 2-for-3 that game with two RBI's and two runs scored...Second double of the season was recorded at Chicago State (April 5)...Posted a season-high three hits while scoring two runs and driving home three.

PRIOR TO IPFW

Kristian Gayday played his high school baseball at nearby Elmhurst High School... Gayday was part of the final baseball squad at Elmhurst before the school closed in 2010... Helped lead the Trojans to an 18-7 record and first Sectional Championship in eight years... A shortstop with pop in his bat, Gayday was named All-SAC First Team his senior year and All-Area.

PERSONAL

Kristian is the son of John and Chris Gayday... He has a sister, Natasha and a brother, Johnny... Majoring in criminal justice.