The ABCA Gold Glove Awards are selected by ABCA coaches committees at each level: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and High School. The Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks, featuring many future Major League Baseball players. The ABCA Award Program is one of the most comprehensive in all of sports, awarding All-America Teams and Gold Glove Teams in nine divisions of amateur baseball as well as All-Region Teams in five divisions.
Selected as the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Hairston has performed at a high level at shortstop this season posting a .987 fielding percentage with just three errors in 236 chances. He has registered 88 putouts to go with 145 assists and has had a hand in turning 26 double plays. The Lexington, Kentucky native, who is a two-time ABCA All-American and All-ACC standout, also has a .310 batting average with three home runs, 52 RBI and 16 doubles while starting all 64 games this season.
