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2008 Season (Junior):
- Earned first-ever BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week award after a three-hit complete game with 10 strikeouts at Seton Hall (5/11).
- Retired 23 consecutive hitters in start at Seton Hall and relief outing against West Virginia (5/16; game 2).
- Trailed only Dan Osterbrock on staff with six victories.
- Led team and ranked 11th in the BIG EAST with 65 strikeouts.
- Listed 12th in the league in opponents' batting average at .264.
- Tossed a seven-inning complete game to beat USF in the BIG EAST Championship (5/21).
- Posted 4-2 record and a 3.64 ERA in BIG EAST play.
- Struck out seven in seven quality innings to win first BIG EAST start of season against USF (3/22; game 1).
- Beat Connecticut with 7.2 strong innings on April 5.
Summer 2007:
- Played for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League.
- Helped the Riverbats to a league championship, making nine appearances, including seven starts; held a 2-2 record and a 1.67 ERA, while holding opponents to a .194 batting average; struck out 30 in 37.2 innings.
2007 Season (Sophomore):
- Saw time as both a starter and reliever, appearing in 15 games with 10 starts.
- Earned first career victory with six strikeouts in 3.2 shutout relief innings at Austin Peay (2/19).
- Recorded a career-high nine strikeotus in five-inning, winning start vs. Chicago State (3/18).
- Chalked up first career save with two innings of relief at St. John's (5/12).
- Pitched six innings of two-hit, shutout baseball with five strikeouts to beat North Carolina A&T (2/24).
- Notched eight strikeouts in starts against Georgetown (4/1) and Butler (4/25).
- Tied for second on team with five wins and ranked third with 59 strikeouts.
At East Carolina: Appeared in eight games with one start in 2006 ... had no record and a 4.22 ERA in 10.2 innings ... hurled 2.2 shutout innings of relief against nationally-ranked Houston.
High School: An all-state selection as a senior at Fairland High ... went 7-2 with a 1.12 ERA and 84 strikeouts as a senior, while hitting .638 ... a two-time all-district selection as a member of the All-Ohio Mizuno Team as a senior ... helped squad to four conference championships, two district titles and two regional appearances ... finished prep career with a 25-9 record, a 1.55 ERA and 358 strikeouts in 206 innings ... also earned all-state honors in football and all-conference accolades in basketball.
Personal: Born Dec. 31, 1986 ... son of Greg and Teresa Hill.
Academic Major: Exploratory studies.
Hill's Career Statistics
| Year | ERA | W-L | App | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006* | 4.22 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | 5.24 | 5-2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 55.0 | 52 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 59 |
| 2008 | 3.46 | 6-4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80.2 | 83 | 44 | 31 | 16 | 65 |
| Career! | 4.18 | 11-6 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 135.2 | 135 | 79 | 63 | 44 | 124 |
| *at East Carolina; !Cincinnati totals only | ||||||||||||