Slippery Rock University Athletics

Personal: Son of Carol and Rick Hare … Majoring in safety management … Mother is a Slippery Rock graduate.
 
High School: Enjoyed a distinguished prep career as a two-sport (baseball / football) athlete at Riverside High School … Led Riverside to WPIAL and state baseball titles in both 2023 and 2025 … Concluded prep career with a 21-1 record and 237 strikeouts over 123.2 innings while batting .438 … Was dominant as a senior, going 10-0 with a 0.68 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 72.1 innings in addition to hitting .405 with 18 runs, four home runs and 26 RBIs … Named the 2025 MaxPreps National Small Town Player of the Year … Also collected Player of the Year recognition from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Beaver County Times, Pittsburgh Union Progress and TribLIVE.com … Struck out a national record 66 batters in the 2025 postseason during Riverside’s run to a state championship in which Hare was 5-0 with only two hits allowed in 37.2 playoff innings pitched … Also an all-conference selection in football as a linebacker and tight end … An honor roll student … Competed in club competition for Fennell Brothers Baseball.