University of Evansville Athletics

2025 (AT CHARLOTTE)

• Played 23 games with two starts
• Drove in a run against Davidson (3/12)
• Played summer ball with the Greeneville Flyboys in the Appalachian League
• Played in 36 games and hit .291 over 110 at-bats
• Doubled five times and hit three triples
• Drove in 32 runs and scored 29 times
• Carried an OPS of .875
• Swiped 10 bases

2024 (AT CHARLOTTE)

• Played in 43 games with 30 starts as a freshman
• Earned the starting role in center field late in the season
• Collected 19 hits, including four doubles and two triples
• Drove in 18 runs and scored nine
• Stole five bases on seven attempts
• Had two hits and two RBI against FAU (3/24)
• Drove in three runs on two hits against South Florida (3/30)
• Tripled to drive in three runs against UTSA (4/5)
• Delivered a triple for two RBI in the American Athletic Conference Tournament against Tulane (5/23)

PREP

• Prepped at Pro5 Baseball Academy, where he lettered four times under head coach Mike Griffin
• Helped Pro5 to three consecutive conference tournament championships
• Named NAA All-Conference in 2022 and 2023
• Played travel ball with the South Charlotte Panthers
• Participated in the MLB Home Run Derby X Trial

PERSONAL

• Son of Jason and Renee Haire
• Has an older brother, Ryan
• Both his dad and brother played college baseball, as Jason was a catcher at Appalachian State, while Rian pitched at South Carolina and UNC Wilmington from 2016-20
• Majoring in Health Services Administration at UE
• Is a distant relative of 7-time Grammy winning country artist Doc Watson
• Enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing video games, and golfing