Northwestern State University of Louisana

2016 Season: 
• Spent the entire season in the weekend rotation, starting 15 games.
• ranked second in starter's ERA (2.84) and in strikeouts (53).
• turned in seven quality starts.
• picked up his fifth win of the year with seven shutout innings in a 4-1 win at Nicholls on May 14, tying a career high with seven strikeouts.
• tossed five shutout innings to earn his fourth win of the season in a 6-3 victory at Arkansas State on May 7.
• started a run of three straight scoreless starts with six shutout innings in a 4-2 Game 2 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 29.
• scattered four hits in seven shutout innings of a 7-1 victory at McNeese on April 2, earning his second win of the season.
• blanked Sam Houston State for 6 1-3 innings, allowing three hits, but settled for a no-decision in a 2-1 NSU loss on March 19.
• struck out a career-high seven and earned his first win as a starter in NSU's 8-4 victory against Alabama State on Feb. 21.

2015 Season:
• Emerged as part of a trio of talented relief arms, forming a reliable back end of the NSU bullpen.
• along with Brandon Smith and Hunter Duvic helped to produce a relief corps that did not allow a run in Southland Conference play in the month of April.
• versatile reliever worked more than two innings in five of his 19 appearances and more than one inning in 15 appearances.
• notched victories against Central Arkansas (April 18) and Nicholls (May 14) while suffering losses at Stephen F. Austin (Game 1, March 20) and against McNeese State (March 28).
• kept the game tied with 4 1-3 scoreless innings of relief against Sacred Heart (Game 2, Feb. 28) in a game Northwestern State eventually won in 16 innings.
• dropped his ERA to a season-low 0.61 after tossing 3 2-3 scoreless innings to earn his second save at Lamar (March 7).
• fanned a season-best three on two occasions – vs. Sacred Heart (Game 2, Feb. 28) and vs. Nicholls (May 14).

Prior NSU:
• Pitched two seasons at Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
• went 15-2 on the mound in two seasons, striking out 136 batters in 148 2-3 innings.
• went 8-0 with a 2.23 ERA as a sophomore and earned all-district, all-region and JUCO All-American honors.
• helped lead team to a No. 1 ranking as a freshman and No. 2 mark as a sophomore, while helping Delgado post a 90-23 record in his career.
 
High School:
• Four-year letterman for coach Bobby Ledoux at Grace King High School.
• helped lead the Fighting Irish to three playoff berths in four years.
• compiled a 21-11 record and struck out 266 batters in his career and was named all-district all four seasons.
• earned all-state acclaim as a sophomore and as a senior.
• blasted seven career home runs as a hitter and never hit less than .315 in a season.
• member of Best Buddies, an volunteer organization promoting leadership development among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
 
Personal:
• Born Feb. 10, 1993.
• son of Danielle and Kenny Hymel.
• three brothers -- Digga (32), Shane (27) and Gage (11).
• two sisters -- Ashley (18) and Hailee (11).
• majoring in history with plans to play baseball as long as possible and to coach afterward.
• nickname is Cheese.