At Charlotte - 2010: Appeared in 13 games (team was 6-7 in games in which he appeared), the first coming on March 13... Led team in left-handed opponents batting average against, lefties to a .115 average (3-for-26)... Led team in batting average against with runners on base, holding opponents to a .171 average (7-for-41) with a runner at any base... Struck out a career-high three batters twice, including his final appearance of the season, his only save of the year as Charlotte defeated Xavier in an elimination game at the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championships... Lasted a career-long four innings in that contest, giving up a career-high five hits... Got his first career win in his only career start on a pitch count, a two-inning effort in a 16-5 win at home against Winthrop on April 14... Never allowed more than one run in any outing... Chancellor's List (Fall), Dean's List (Spring).

At Strongsville: Named school's Senior Athlete of the Year after a 5-1 record, with a 2.32 ERA in nine appearances in 2009... Won four varsity letters for baseball and basketball, and was an All-Conference performer in both sports... Team won three-straight conference titles, and finished 23-4, winning the sectional title and district titles in 2009... Team was ranked at No. 22 in the ESPN/RISE poll at one point... Earned Academic All-Conference Awards for all four seasons.

Personal: Parents are Liz and Tom Hamilton... Father Tom played football at West Virginia and grandfather played lacrosse at Rutgers... Has two brothers, Blaine and Ray... Major is undecided... Born December 20, 1990.