| Seth Hill |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Sandwich, IL
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| High School:
Sandwich HS
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| Last College:
Kishwaukee CC
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 220
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| Position:
Pitcher
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| Birthdate:
05/06/1981
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| Bats/Throws:
Left/Left
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THE BOOK ON HILL: Team captain along with Nick Blue and Ryan Johnson... a control pitcher who is intensely competitive... a finesse pitcher... has a fastball in the mid-80’s, curve, change and cut fastball... a finesse pitcher... seems to get stronger as the game goes along... pitched this summer for the Brewster Whitecaps in the prestigious Cape Cod League... drafted twice by Pittsburgh... perhaps his best asset is his competitive nature... always gives enters the spring as a frontrunner for a weekend starting role.
2001: JUNIOR SEASON
Finished the year with a 3-3 record and a 4.86 ERA... used a variety of roles early in the year but forced himself into the weekend rotation after several outstanding outings in the month of April... defeated Maryland, UNC Greensboro and Liberty... struck out nine Tar Heels in 5.2 innings out of the bullpen against UNC on April 7... got a save for three effective innings against Appalachian State on March 1... had an outstanding stretch of seven games from March 20 to April 13, tossing 30.1 IP with a 1.78 ERA.
KISHWAUKEE CC / SANDWICH HS
Teammate with current Deacon Adam Bourassa... a USA Today honorable mention high school All-American at Sandwich HS for coach Derrick Avery... a three-time MVP... JUCO All-Region first team... fifth in ERA in Div. II JUCO... started 10 games as a freshman and posted a 4-0 record to go with a 1.79 ERA at Kishwaukee for Mike Davenport... struck out 48 batters in 50.1 innings... earned three basketball letters and two football letters in high school.
ODDS & ENDS
Sociology major... drafted in the 40th round out of high school by Pittsburgh and again by the Pirates in the 46th round after one year at Kishwaukee CC ... a junior college teammate of current Deacon Adam Bourassa... chose Wake Forest over Oklahoma State, Kansas and Florida... the son of Dan and Peg Hill... born May 6, 1981 in Sandwich, Ill.
Off the Field with Seth Hill
Favorite Class:
Social Inequality and Stratification
If I Have a Career Besides Pro Baseball, It Will Be: Sports Marketing or Management
My Hobbies Include: Hunting, camping, hanging out with friends
Best Player I’ve Ever Played Against:
Khalil Greene (formerly of Clemson)
My Favorite Sportscaster: Harry Caray
Person in History You’d Most Like to Meet: Tom Glavine
Most Famous Person You’ve Ever Met: Michael Jordan
If I Could Add One Team to the Schedule, It Would Be: Stanford
Favorite Sport Besides Baseball: Golf
The One Possession You’d Keep if You Lost All But One: My baseball glove
My Impressive Person You Know:
Tim Rediger
My Favorite All-Time Sporting Event Would Be: Seeing the Cubs in the World Series
CAREER STATISTICS
Career Highs Last Time It Happened
IP: 7.2 at Virginia (4-13-02) Win: vs. Maryland (4-20-02)
K: 9 vs. North Carolina (4-7-02) Loss: vs. Richmond (6-1-02)
BB: 3 twice Save: vs. Appalachian State (3-1-02)
YR G-GS W-L CG SH SV ERA IP H R ER BB SO
2002 18-8 3-3 0 0 1 4.86 74.0 73 45 40 22 53
