Outlook

Maverick Hanna is a right-hander who possesses numerous plus breaking ball that he uses to keep hitters off balance … Saw key innings out of the bullpen ... Will attend Pittsburg State University in 2022-23.

Sophomore Year 2022

Made 19 appearances out of the bullpen … Logged a 1-0 record with a 3.19 ERA in 31.0 inning pitched … Struck out 31 on the year allowing 13 runs (11 earned) and 22 walks … Held opposing batters to a batting average of .191, third-best on the staff … Allowed 21 hits, all singles … Led the staff with two saves … Picked up the final two outs to preserve a 6-3 victory over nationally ranked Crowder and earn the save (2-11-22) … Fanned three in 2.0 hitless innings in a 4-3 loss to Southwestern (2-21-22) … Followed with two strikeouts in 1.2 hitless innings in a 10-5 win over Ellsworth (2-26-22) … Struck out two and worked around a hit and two walks to hold Metropolitan scoreless in 1.1 innings of relief in a 7-4 win (3-29-22) … Got the final two outs, on by strikeout, to preserve a 14-12 win over Benedictine JV and notch his second save of the season (4-5-22) … Logged a season-long 3.2 innings, allowing two runs with three strikeouts in a 7-6 win over Dodge City in the first round of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament (5-12-22) … Allowed just one hit and no runs with four strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work in an 8-7 loss to Kansas City Kansas (5-20-22).

Freshman Year 2021

Made eight appearances, all in relief … Finished 2-0 with 21 strikeouts in 13.0 innings pitched, and had an earned run average of 0.69, best among the relievers … Held opposing hitters to an average of .106 … Allowed just five hits, two runs and one earned run … Had two strikeouts in an inning of work in a 12-2 win over Southeast (2-27-21) … Struck out five in a four innings of relief to pick up his first victory in a 9-1 win over Dawson (3-16-21) … Allowed just two hit and one unearned run and had a season-high eight strikeouts to notch his second victory in a 23-5 win over State Fair (3-30-21) … Allowed a run and struck out three in a two innings of relief in a 17-13 loss against Metropolitan (4-21-21).

High School

Earned varsity letters his sophomore and junior years for coach Josh Perkins at Olathe South High School, Olathe, Kan. … His senior season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Graduated 2020 … Finished 2-2 with an earned run average of 3.18 with 24 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched as a junior … Was selected to play for the Kansas City All-Stars team that played against Wichita All-Stars at Eck Stadium in July, 2020 … Played summer baseball for the Cavaliers Baseball Club … Principal’s honor roll student. 

Personal

Born William Maverick Hanna on August 22, 2001, in Shawnee, Kan. … Nickname is Mav … Son of Dean and Leah Hanna … Has one sibling, Aven … Majoring in automotive technology … Also recruited by MidAmerica Nazarene University and William Woods University … Favorite food is wings … Favorite fast food restaurant is Taco Bell … Favorite restaurant is Old Chicago … Favorite TV show is A Series of Unfortunate Events … Favorite movies are Goonies and Silence of the Lambs … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and Remember the Titans … Favorite music entertainer is Jon Bellion … Favorite athlete is Albert Pujols … Favorite sports teams are the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs … Notable alumni from his school are former NFL linebacker Don Davis and current NFL offensive lineman Braden Smith.