2008 (Junior):
Made 14 appearances last season with 11 starts … Posted a 2.66 ERA in 64
1/3 innings pitched … Tallied a 5-2 record on the season with 52
strikeouts and 14 walks … Pitched a career long six innings against
Georgia Southwestern on Feb. 10, allowing six hits with a career-high
six strikeouts … Tied his career-high six KO’s four times, including
back-to-back-to back games (Apr. 19 vs. North Alabama; Apr. 27 at West
Georgia; May 5 vs. Valdosta State) … Named All-Gulf South Conference
Second Team.
2007: Sat out season as a redshirt.
Prior to UWA: Played for Head Coach Cooper Farris at
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College...Pitched in 53 innings with a
3.13 ERA...Had 47 strikeouts and 18 walks, with a 4-3 record and three
saves last season for the Bulldogs...Helped Mississippi Gulf Coast win
South Division crown as a sophomore.
Prep: Played for Head Coach Eddie Wayne Whitehead at D’Iberville (Miss.) High School...Pitched in 79 innings with a 1.43
ERA...Went 9-4 with a pair of saves and had 106 strikeouts and only 10
walks during senior season for the Warriors...Earned MVP honors as a
pitcher during senior season.
Personal: Full name is Matthew Bradley Hill...Born 7/26/86 in Biloxi,
Miss...Son of Marshall Hill....Has two sisters, Shawnessy and
Ashley...Father played baseball at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College...Majoring in business administration.
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