The 6-foot-3, 205-pound junior right-handed pitcher and infielder had posted an 8-0 record with a 1.17 earned run average for the Raiders (13-17) at the time of his selection. In 54 innings pitched, Hawks had fanned 96 batters while allowing just 27 hits and six walks with an opponents' batting average of .142. He also batted .403 (30-for-99) with four home runs and 25 RBI along with 17 walks, a .551 on-base percentage and a .750 slugging percentage through 30 games. Ranked as the No. 1 Class of 2019 recruit in Kentucky by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report, he threw two of his four high school no-hitters this season.
Hawks has maintained a 3.96 GPA in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play baseball on scholarship at the University of Louisville beginning in the fall of 2019.
A member of Warren East High’s Chamber of Commerce Student Ambassador Program, Hawks has donated his time fundraising for an alumnus who is battling brain cancer. He has also volunteered locally with the Norton Children’s Hospital in addition to working with several homeless outreach programs.
