Sophomore Year 2026

JCCC Student-Athlete Academic Award recipient ... Ranked No. 172 on Perfect Game USA’s Top-500 Prospect List for 2026.

Freshman Year 2025
Appeared in 18 games, all in relief … Finished 0-1 with 48 strikeouts over 32 and one-thirds innings pitched with an ERA of 3.62 … Held batters to an average of .157 … Made his debut in a 21-11 loss at Amarillo, allowing four runs, two hits, two walks with two strikeouts (2-1-25) … Came back strong in his next outing, allowing just one hit, zero runs with three strikeouts over two innings in a 3-1 loss to Crowder (2-6-25) … Hurled two perfect innings with four strikeouts in a 7-6 setback at Metropolitan (2-14-25) … Followed with another two perfect innings with three strikeouts in a 12-2 victory at Pratt (2-24-25) … Allowed a hit and struck out six batters over two innings in a 5-4 win at Iowa Western (2-28-25) … Allowed one hit, a walk, no runs and struck out two over one inning in an 11-10 win against Highland (3-15-25) … Pitched two and two-thirds perfect innings with four strikeouts in a 19-5 win against Labette (4-6-25) … Allowed three runs off three hits with three strikeouts in two innings of relief in a 16-6 win over Neosho County (4-12-25) … Struck out four over two innings, allowing a run off two hits in a 9-6 win against Coffeyville (4-23-25) … Did not allow a hit or a run, walked two batters and struck out six over four innings in an 18-4 win a Fort Scott (5-2-25) … Allowed one hit, three walks, zero runs with three strikeouts in one and one-third innings in a 9-6 win over Cowley in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament semifinals (5-15-25) … Made one appearance in the JUCO World Series … Allowed two hits, one earned run, walked two and struck out one in one and one-third innings in a 14-13 win over Eastern Oklahoma State (5-25-25).

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Tim Kennedy at Blue Valley High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated 2024 … Rated the No. 7 overall prospect and No. 3 right-handed pitcher in Kansas by Perfect Game, and was a top-500 prospect and No. 181 rated right-hand pitcher nationally … Rated the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of Kansas and No. 2 right-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report ... Rated the No. 342 rated prospect nationally and No. 115 right-handed pitcher by Prep Baseball Report ...  Named All-State honorable mention by Sports in Kansas as a junior and senior … Earned All-Eastern Kansas League second-team at pitcher his  junior and senior seasons … Posed a record of  3-3 and an earned run average of 2.87 with 70 strikeouts over 34 inning pitched his senior year … Principal’s honor roll student.

Personal

Born Hudson Joseph Byrd on September 18, 2005 in Overland Park, Kan. …. Son of James and Kirsten Byrd … Has one sister, Emmy … His father played basketball at Drury University … Major is undecided … Nicknames are Birdie and Birdman … Favorite food is watermelon … Favorite fast food restaurants are Jersey Mikes and Chipotle … Favorite restaurant is Waffle House … Favorite TV shows are Stranger Things and The Sopranos … Favorite movie is Star Wars … Favorite sports movie is Space Jam … Favorite actor is Christian Bateman … Favorite music entertainers is Creed … Favorite cartoon character is Batman … Favorite athlete is James Karinchak … Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Royals … His best athletic moment was hitting home runs … A notable alumnus from his school is Major League outfielder Will Brennan.