Outlook

Dylan Hufft comes to JCCC after spending the 2022 season with the Kansas State Wildcats baseball program … Expected to start in the middle infield this spring … Very athletic and smooth with his glove with a plus arm … Also solid at the plate and is a complete hitter … Will hit at the top of the order in 2023 ... Signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Nebraska next year.

Freshman Year 2023

Named All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division second-team at shortstop …  Earned NJCAA All-Academic third-team with a GPA of between 3.60-3.79 ... Played in and started 59 games … Batted .357 (80-for-224) with 13 doubles, eight triples, 49 runs scored and 46 RBI … Led both the team and conference with eight triples, and tied for ninth in the NJCAA … That total also ranks tied for the sixth-best season in team history … Led the team and ranked tied for ninth in the conference in hits … Also led the team with 24 multiple-hit games and tied for third with 12 multiple-RBI games … Opened the season on a five-game hitting streak batting .600 (12-for-20) with wo doubles, five runs and three RBI … Opened the season with two singles, a double, two stolen bases, two runs scored two RBI in a 9-7 win over North Arkansas (2-5-23) … Followed with another three hits and two runs in an 8-4 win over the Pioneers in the second game (2-5-23) … Went 6-for-12 with four doubles, two triples, six runs and three RBI in three wins over North Iowa (2-25/26-23) … Went 5-for-5 with three runs scored and three RBI in a 15-3 win at Cloud County to open a four-game series (3-3-23) … Followed with a single, walk an RBI and a run in a 14-4 win in the second game … The next at home again singled, walked, scored and drove in a run in a 7-1 win over the Thunderbirds (3-4-23) … Was named the KJCCC East Player of the Week for week six after batting .526 (10-for-19) with a double, five runs scored and four RBI in a four-game sweep over Fort Scott (3-8-23/3-10-23) … Also was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen bases … Started a season-long 12-game hitting in the first game against the Greyhounds, and has an RBI in eight straight games … Batted .377 (20-for-53) with two doubles, 10 runs, 11 RBI over the streak … Tripled, walked and scored twice in a 7-3 win over Highland in the first game of a four-game series sweep (4-8-23) … Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBI in the second game, an 13-0 win … Collected a double, triple, walk and three RBI in a 17-5 win at Highland in the third game, and capped the series with a single, double and two RBI in an 11-3 win … Started an eight-game hitting streak going 2-for-3 with a triple, two walks and three runs scored in a 10-3 win at Neosho County (4-13-23) … Drove in three runs with a single, triple and scored twice in a 12-4 win over Neosho County (4-16-23) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a 9-0 win at Cowley (4-22-23) … Hit . (13-for-32) with a double, three triples, nine runs and eight RBI over the streak … Batted .385 (10-for-26) with a double, four runs, seven walks and six RBI in the Region 6/Plains District Tournament … Singled and walked twice, scored a run and drove in two in a 7-3 win over Seward County (5-17-23) … Followed with two singles, a double, two walks, two runs and two RBI in a 12-10 win over Butler (5-18-23) … Collected two singles and an RBI in a 11-2 win over Cowley in the championship game (5-21-23) … Had a single and scored in a 16-4 win over Salt Lake in the first round of the consolation bracket at the JUCO World Series (5-28-23).

Freshman Year 2022

Redshirted the 2022 season at Kansas State University.

High School

Was a three-year starter for coach Josh Walker at Park Hills South High School, Parkville, Mo. … The 2020 campaign was cancelled due to COVID-19 … Graduated 2021 … Rated among the top 500 prospects in the country at No. 292 at shortstop, and the. 20^th best recruit from Missouri and the No. 9 shortstop in the state by Perfect Game ... Selected to USA Baseball's U.S. Nationals Upperclass Scout Team for the 2021 summer season … Helped the Panthers to a Red Suburban Conference title ... Named Class 6 All-State first-team by the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association as a senior … Was a three-time Kansas City Suburban Red Conference selection … Earned first-team as a senior, honorable mention as a sophomore and second-team as a freshman … Set the program's single-season record in steals, hits, RBI and runs scored as well as saves ... Hit .319 with 30 hits, 20 runs scored and 12 RBI as a sophomore … As a senior batted .381 with 29 hits, seven doubles, four triples, 28 runs scored, 20 RBI and 17 stolen bases … His freshman year had four RBI in a game to help beat Staley who was ranked in the top-25 in the country … Also lettered in basketball … Four-time academic letter winner.

Personal

Born Dylan Thomas Hufft on June 12, 2002, in Kansas City, Mo … Nickname is D-Pop ..  Son of Tommy and Carley Hufft … Has one brother, Brody … Majoring in business management … Also recruited by the University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma and Wichita State University … Favorite foods are pizza, Chinese and barbecue … Favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane’s … Favorite restaurants are Jack N Steak and Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV shows are The Flash and Outerbanks … Favorite movie is Talladega Nights … Favorite sports movies are The Sandlot and Rookie of the Year … Favorite actor is Will Ferrell … Favorite book is Green Eggs and Ham … Favorite music entertainer is Hardy … Favorite cartoon characters are Kung Fu Panda and Mr. Krabz … Favorite athletes are Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Patrick Mahomes … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Best player he has played against is Milwuakee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby … A notable alumnus from his school is MLB pitcher Tommy Hottovy.