Adam Hill

Adam Hill’s Career Stats 

AWARDS/HONORS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2018)
• Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 5, 2018)
• Rated No. 6 best prospect in the SEC for 2018 MLB Draft by Baseball America
• Rated No. 6 best prospect in the SEC for 2018 MLB Draft by D1Baseball
• Rated No. 15 best prospect in the SEC for 2018 MLB Draft by Perfect Game
• Rated No. 18 best prospect in the 2017 Cape Cod League by Baseball America
• Rated No. 33 best collegiate prospect for the 2018 MLB Draft by Baseball America
• Rated No. 46 best prospect in the 2017 Cape Cod League by D1Baseball
• Rated No. 49 best overall sophomore in the nation by Perfect Game
• Earned Freshman All-America from Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game (2016)
• Earned Freshman All-SEC honors (2016)
• 2017-18 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015-16 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2018 (JUNIOR)

• Drafted in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the New York Mets
• Made 16 starts for the Gamecocks, going 7-5 with a 4.12 ERA and a team-best 101 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched
• Led the SEC with a .192 opponent’s batting average
• Led the conference and was 18th in the country in hits allowed per nine innings (5.96)
• Had 47 strikeouts in 46 innings pitched in SEC games only
• Set a Founders Park record with 14 strikeouts while not allowing a hit or walk in seven innings in a 7-0 win over Charleston Southern (Feb. 23)
• Matched that record of 14 strikeouts against Clemson (March 2), which included tying a program-best with seven consecutive strikeouts
• Won the Tom Price Award during the Clemson series, given to the Most Valuable Player of the series
• Struck out nine in five innings of work on March 9 vs. Princeton
• In the win over Missouri on May 12, had eight strikeouts and allowed just four hits with no runs in seven innings of work
• Earned the win over Ole Miss (May 5), allowing just three hits and a run with six strikeouts in six innings of work
• Had seven strikeouts and pitched six scoreless innings in a win over LSU (April 21)
• Picked up a win at Texas A&M (May 18), striking out three in five innings

2017 (SOPHOMORE)

• Went 3-6 with a 3.04 ERA in 14 starts, allowed 29 runs, 26 earned, on 56 hits with 39 walks to 87 strikeouts in 77.0 innings of work with opponents batting .205 against him
• Quality start in 3-1 win vs. Kentucky at the SEC Tournament (5/26); allowed just one unearned run on three hits in six-plus innings with three walks and six strikeouts
• Allowed just one run on one hit in five-plus innings with three walks and five strikeouts to earn the win in 5-1 victory vs. Kentucky (4/29)
• Allowed just one run on four hits in six innings with four walks and seven strikeouts in 6-1 win vs. Mississippi State (4/16)
• Carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, allowed just one run on five walks and tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts to earn win in 6-1 victory over Vanderbilt (4/8)
• No-decision in 6-5 loss at Auburn (4/2); allowed two runs on five hits in five innings with a walk and three strikeouts
• Allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings with a walk and a season-high nine strikeouts in a 4-2 loss to Alabama (3/24)
• Won first game of the season with just one run allowed on six hits in six innings with three walks and five strikeouts in 7-1 win at Tennessee (3/17)
• No-decision in 5-3 loss to Clemson (3/5); allowed just one run on five hits in 5.1 innings with three walks and seven strikeouts
• Allowed three runs, two earned, on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts in five innings in 5-1 loss to Wright State (2/26)
• Worked seven innings and allowed just one unearned run on one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts in 1-0 loss to UNCG (2/19).

2016 (FRESHMAN)

• Started 14 games and went 7-0 with a 3.53 ERA, pitched 66.1 innings and allowed 26 runs on 49 hits with 28 walks and 72 strikeouts, opponents hit .208 against him
• Six scoreless innings with just four hits allowed, three walks and four strikeouts to improve to 5-0 on the year in 4-0 win at Ole Miss (3/26)
• Earned SEC Freshman of the Week (3/14/16) for his wins vs. Charleston Southern and Wofford
• 5.1 scoreless innings allowing just four hits and striking out eight in 2-0 victory over Charleston Southern (3/13)
• Allowed one run on three hits in three innings of a predetermined split to earn a win with five strikeouts in 7-1 victory over Wofford (3/8)
• Five scoreless innings with just three hits allowed, two walks and eight strikeouts to earn second win of the year in 6-3 victory at The Citadel (3/1)
• Earned first career win in first career start with six scoreless innings and just two hits allowed with no walks and 11 strikeouts in 5-0 win over Appalachian State (2/23)

HIGH SCHOOL

• 2015 MLB Draft selection (39th round/San Diego Padres)
• Rated No. 3 best high school prospect in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Rated No. 8 best high school prospect in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
• Rated No. 2 best right-handed pitcher in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Earned 2015 South Carolina AAAA All-State honors
• Named to 2015 SC Select Team
• As a senior in 2015 at T.L. Hanna went 9-2 with a 1.13 ERA with 111 strikeouts in 68 innings
• As a junior in 2014 at T.L. Hanna went 9-0 with a 1.02 ERA with 100 strikeouts in 82.0 innings
• Helped lead T.L. Hanna HS to 2014 and 2015 Region I-AAAA titles
• Played for Evoshield Canes South AAU team

PERSONAL

• Born on March 24, 1997
• Parents are Terry and Sharon Hill
• Major is sport and entertainment management