ACCOLADES
SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023)
2023 Preseason All-SLC 1st Team
2022 Southland Conference Player of the Year
2022 All-Southland Conference 1st TeamÂ
2022 SLC All-Tournament Team
2022 All-Louisiana 2nd Team
2022 ABCA South All-Region
2022 SLC Student-Athlete of the Year
2022 SLC All-Academic
2021Â SLCÂ All-Tournament Team
2021 All-Southland Conference 3rd Team
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
• Collected 63 hits to surpass prior program career record 254 at 315
• Scored 43 runs while driving 28 others to the plate
• Stole 25 bases, one short of his career high
• 15 extra-base hits: 8 doubles, 4 triples, 3 home runs
• Started every game for the Cowboys at 57
• Watched a career-high 34 walks
2022 (Redshirt Junior): Led the Southland Conference in both batting average (.378) and total hits (85)... ranked tied for second in the conference with four triples and third with 26 stolen bases... his 85 base hits ranked tied as the second-most in a single-season in school history... started in all 55 games... hit two home runs, 14 doubles nad 40 RBIs along with scoring 49 runs... had 29 multi-hit games and four games with four or more hits... recorded a career-high five hits (5-6) against HCU on May 12... hit .348 in conference games.
2021 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared and started in 62 of 62 games... Ranked second on team and in the conference with 81 hits... placing him #9 on the McNeese single season hits total... second on team with .321 batting average... lead team and league with 59 runs scored... hit first career home run, a three run blast against SLU (4/2)... drove in 26 runs...stole 16 bases... had 12 doubles, three triples.Â
2020 (Sophomore):Â Ranked second on the team and 8th in the league with a .356 batting average... second on the team with 21 hits... had a triple, three doubles, 12 RBIs and scored 13 runs... went 4 for 6 in stolen bases... appeared and started in 15 games.
2019 (Freshman): Appeared and started in 56 games out of 61… ended the season with a .294 batting average… recorded 23 RBI off of 65 hits including eight doubles and one triple…had one of his best outings of the year against Abilene Christian going 4 for 6 at the plate including a double and three singles, drove home 3 runs, scored one run, and stole one base… posted a slugging percentage of .339, was second on the team in stolen bases with 16... had posted a .961 fielding percentage.Â
High School: Played high school ball at at Atascocita High School where he was a two sport star in baseball and football... in his freshman year he was Freshman Offensive MVP in football and won the Varsity Baseball Gold Glove Award with a .265 batting average, .400 on-base percentage, and 26 stolen bases... in his sophomore year was apart of a district championship team with a .280 batting average, .420 on-base percentage, and 23 stolen bases... in his junior year was named 2nd Team 22 6A All-District and a Houston Area Junior All Star with a .360 batting average, .580 on-base percentage, and 30 stolen bases... in his senior year he was named a 1st Team 22 6A All-District player in football and baseball and a 2nd Team All-Houston Team in baseball with a .420 batting average, .700 on-base percentage, and 30 stolen bases and was team captain.
Personal: Born July 11, 2000… son of Patrick and Laqueitta Harden… his father played football for Stephen F. Austin from 1991-92 and his uncle played football at Missouri from 1999-2002 and played for the Tennessee Titans in 2003… earned his bachelor's degree in mass communication in December 2022.
