CAREER HONORS
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2023)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)

2023: Made 14 appearances as a pitcher, including seven starts ... Recorded an overall record of 1-3 with a 7.71 ERA, throwing 28.0 innings with 18 strikeouts ... Made Bulldog debut against BYU (2/18), allowing three earned runs in 4.0 innings ... Best outing came versus Nicholls State (2/25), tossing a season-high 6.0 innings while allowing two runs and striking out a season-high four for his lone victory of the year ... Lone start in league play came against Charlotte (3/18), going 3.0 innings.

PRIOR TO LA TECH: Appeared nine times out of the bullpen for Texas A&M as a freshman in 2022, holding a 1-0 record with seven strikeouts and a 7.98 ERA in 14.2 innings pitched this season ... Earned first career win at Texas (3/29) with two strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched ... Four-time letter winner for Coach Joey Hector at Anna High School ... Helped the Coyotes reach area finals as a senior in 2021… Batted .525 with 30 runs, two home runs, 11 doubles, one triple, and 32 RBI in 2021... Posted a 10-0 record with a one save, a 0.62 ERA, 121 strikeouts and seven walks in 68.0 innings as a senior... Set school single-season records for wins and strikeouts… Was a unanimous selection for District 9-4A MVP as a senior... Garnered Dallas Morning News All-DFW and earned Texas High School Coaches Baseball Association All-Star status in 2021... Named First-Team 2020 Collegiate Baseball High School All-American First Team as a junior in 2020... Named District 9-4A Offensive MVP, Dallas Morning News All-DFW First Team and Class 4A All-State as a shortstop in 2019... Received District 9-4A Newcomer of the Year and team went to the Bi-District Finals as a freshman in 2018... Enjoyed three stints with USA Baseball youth national teams, including a 14U trip to Panama, a 15U trip to Colombia that resulted in a gold medal and a 18U trip to South Korea that earned a silver medal.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Rawlings Hector ... Born on June 19, 2002 in Longview, Texas ... His father, Joey Hector, played baseball for Arkansas State.