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At San Diego State (2024): Made 20 relief appearances out of the Aztec bullpen and posted a 1-0 record with 16 strikeouts in 12.1 IP … struck out a season-high three and earned his lone decision at UC San Diego (4/10) … earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
 
At USU-Eastern (2022-23): Played two years both a pitcher and outfielder at USU-E … made 13 pitching appearances with four starts as a sophomore in 2023, striking out 30 batters in 24.2 innings … was named the Eagles’ Academic Athlete of the Year and received second team NJCAA all-academic recognition in 2022.
 
At Syracuse High School: Earned two varsity letters in baseball and was a Utah 6A second team all-state honoree as a senior in 2019 … posted a slash line of .380/.515/.632 during that senior campaign with seven XBHs, 33 RBI and 24 runs scored … made 14 career appearances on the mound and went a combined 0-3 with a 3.78 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 33.1 IP … held opposing hitters to a .202 batting average in those 14 games pitched … also lettered in basketball.  

More on Dylan: Born in Logan, Utah … parents are Cody and Melanie Hawkes … he and his wife McKayla are the parents of one son – Taysom … favorite team is the Arizona Diamondbacks ... favorite athletes are Joe Kelly and Jon Jones … favorite singer is Luke Combs … favorite food is steak ... currently majoring in psychology.
 
Why Dylan chose Utah Tech: “I chose Utah Tech because I saw it as my best fit to develop and get drafted this year.”