2006
Posted a.313 average and started all 58 games for Miami ... ranked second on the team with 37 RBIs and led the team with 73 hits ... posted career highs in at-bats (233), hits (73), and RBIs (37) ... tied his career high with 10 doubles ... put together an 11-game hitting streak, which tied him for the team[apos]s longest streak, from April 10-April 23 and hit a team-best .366 (15-for-41) over that stretch ... also had two five-game hitting streaks and one six-game streak ... finished the season hitting safely in seven of eight games ... recorded 18 multi-hit games, which tied him for second on the team ... had six three-hit games and two four-hit games ... had four hits versus Cincinnati on two occasions (March 29 and May 16) ... drove in four runs twice versus Eastern Michigan (April 8 and May 25) ... made just one error defensively and posted a .993 fielding percentage.
2005 Started 51 games and appeared in 58 ... hit a career-best .344 ... tied for third on the team with a career-best 72 hits ... also set single-season career highs in runs (40), triples (4), RBIs (30) and stolen bases (11) ... made just one error in 139 chances ... hit a team-best .417 in the MAC Tournament and belted his first home run of the season versus Ball State (May 27) ... had a 15-game hitting streak, the second longest of any RedHawk in 2005, from April 10-May 10 and batted .429 (24-for-56) over that stretch ... had 21 multi-hit games including five three-hit contests ... went 5-for-8 with five RBIs and five runs scored versus Quinnipiac in the NCAA Tournament (June 4) ... batted .353 in the NCAA Tournament with six runs scored and six RBIs and was named to the NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team.
2004
Played in 15 of Miami[apos]s first 16 games as a substitute before starting in 27 of the season[apos]s final games ... tied for the team lead with three triples ... posted 11 multiple-hit and three multiple RBI games ... recorded his first career hit on a single against Fairfield (March 15) ... was 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Wright State (April 14), which marked the beginning of his first six-game hitting streak ... during his first six-game hit streak was 12-for-26 with three stolen bases and five runs ... an 0-for-5 day against Akron (April 25) ended the hitting stretch ... then a career day against Cincinnati (April 28), 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs, commenced another six-game stretch ... his second six-game streak from April 28-May 8 saw him go 12-for-30 from the plate six doubles, one triple and one home run ... swatted his first career home run at Toledo (May 2).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned two varsity letters on the Hinsdale Central baseball team ... recorded a career batting average of .385 ... ranked fourth all-time at Hinsdale in doubles ... twice named all-conference and also a two-time All-Area selection by Suburban Life ... also lettered four times on the diving team.
PERSONAL
Born on September 12, 1984 ... son of Paula and Chuck Hillier ... majoring in business.
