The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior right-handed pitcher and infielder led the Vikings to a 35-3 record and the District 61 tournament title with the Region 16 tournament set to begin May 25. In capturing District MVP honors, Hacker has compiled a 9-1 record on the mound with one save through 38 games, posting a 0.67 ERA and recording 110 strikeouts in 62.2 innings pitched. Entering regionals, he had surrendered 27 hits and issued 18 walks, holding opponents to a .122 batting average en route to a 0.730 WHIP. He also owned a .446 batting average with eight home runs and 45 RBI, posting an OPS of 1.387. In addition to drawing 10 walks and reaching base 10 times on a hit-by-pitch, he has scored 38 runs. Hacker is a 2019 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper High School First Team All-American, a 2019 Rawlings Perfect Game All-American and a Mr. Kentucky Baseball candidate. He led Rowan County to the KHSAA state tournament for the first time in 32 years in 2017, and owns a career record of 31-12 with 385 strikeouts in 246.2 innings.
Hacker has maintained a 3.84 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball on scholarship at Morehead State University beginning this fall.
Hacker has volunteered locally at a soup kitchen and on behalf of Rowan County Community Christmas, serving and cleaning up after busy holiday meals during winter break. He has also donated his time to the Rowan County Regional Quilt Show three years running, helping the committee set up display racks and later loading them to be transported and stored for the next year. In addition, Hacker has mentored and instructed youth players in association with REPS Baseball.
