Paul’s Episcopal School athlete, died at 22 after a car accident in Wisconsin earlier this week. Hayden O’Dell, a former South Alabama pitcher and St.
He was a senior pitcher, and his game earned him honorable mention All-State recognition and a place on AL.com’s Coastal Alabama Terrific 20. O’Dell was in Wisconsin for training for a sales job after completing his college baseball career in Mobile. The news has brought tributes from the South Alabama and St. Paul’s communities, where coaches remembered him as a hard-working player and a loyal teammate. He had been in the state while preparing for a career in sales after finishing his playing days. “He was just a wonderful kid. He fit right in. And being from Mobile, he was so proud to wear South colors and pitch for us and play for this program. And his parents were so supportive of not just him, but the team and the program, and his family was so supportive. It was a really big deal, an honor for him to be here, and it was an honor for us to have him here. St. Paul’s baseball coach Andy Robbins also remembered O’Dell for the personality he brought to the team.
O’Dell died following a car accident in Wisconsin, according to information shared by his former school and college baseball program.
