Evan Hill

Class:
Senior
Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 210
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
High School:
Mt. Pleasant

Senior (2016)
• Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 24th Round of the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft
• Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts
• Ranks ninth all-time among Michigan pitchers with 209 career strikeouts
• Ranks fifth all-time at Michigan with 272.1 career innings pitched
• Recorded 62 strikeouts on the season in 63.1 innings pitched
• Struck out six batters in just two innings of relief against Minnesota (Apr. 8)
• Picked up his second career save in a Big Ten Tournament win over Minnesota (May 26)
• Earned his first victory of the season on Feb. 20 against Canisius, tossing four innings and striking out four
• Struck out a season-high 7 batters in a victory over Hawaii on March 12
• Tossed a season-high seven innings in a 6-1 victory over Nebraska (Apr. 17), walking just one and allowing four hits

Junior (2015)
• Appeared in 11 contests for the Wolverines
• Fanned 37 batters in just 38 innings
• Did not play the first two months of the season while rehabbing from an injury
• Was credited with the victory after allowing just one run and striking out six in 6.2 innings in the NCAA Tournament game against Bradley (May 31)
• Struck out five in 5.1 innings earning the victory against Northwestern (May 8)
• Fanned six batters in only three innings of relief against Minnesota (April 25)
• Started the Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois, striking out four and allowing just one earned run (May 23)

Sophomore (2014)
• Named to the Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch List
• Named the Big Ten Pitcher of the week (May 13)
• Started 15 games in 16 appearances for the Maize and Blue
• Started all 64 games for the Maize and Blue
• Compiled five wins and a save to go along with a 3.24 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 89 innings pitched
• Held opponents to a .244 batting average
• Ranked second in the conference with 10 pickoffs
• Fanned a career-high eight batters in 7.2 innings against Iowa in the Big Ten tournament (May 23)
• Did not allow a run in eight innings pitched in a win over Ohio State (May 10)
• Did not allow a hit in four innings, compiling 5 strikeouts in a win at Central Michigan (May 6)
• Fanned seven batters in seven innings against Houston (Feb. 22)
• Threw 6.2 innings, not allowing a run while striking out four in a win versus Minnesota (April 5)

Freshman (2013)
• Named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Was a Big Ten Freshman of the Week (March 4, March 25, April 8)
• Started 14 games on the mound for the Wolverines
• Went 7-3 with a 3.51 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched
• Held opponents to just a .234 batting average
• Threw two out of Michigan's five total shutouts (2013)
• Ranked first in the Big Ten with nine pickoffs
• Won seven games in total, including four conference games
• Threw a complete game with seven strikeouts, allowing just one hit in a win against Western Illinois (March 23)
• Pitched eight innings, striking out four in a win against Michigan State (April 6)
• Gave up just one run in seven innings in his collegiate debut at California (Feb. 17)
• Won his first collegiate game versus Fordham (Feb. 23)

Prep
• Mt. Pleasant High School (2012)
• Named First Team All-Michigan (2010)
• Was named to the Saginaw News Dream Team and Player of the Year (2011)
• Saginaw Valley League Player of the Year (2011)
• Registered an 8-3 record in his senior season
• Went 11-1 with a 0.76 ERA (2010)
• Morning Sun First Team selection (2010-11)
• Named to the All-District team (2010-11)
• Recorded a 52:6 strikeout-to-walk ratio (2011)
• Named to the Honor Roll all four years and was an Academic All-SVL selection for three years

Personal
• Given name: Evan Riley Hill
• Son of Rich and Mary Hill
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Political Science Major
• Born Aug. 18, 1993