Jaden Hill

Kenneth Jaden Hill (born December 22, 1999) is an American college baseball pitcher for the LSU Tigers.

Jaden Hill
LSU Tigers – No. 0
Pitcher
Born: (1999-12-22) December 22, 1999
Ashdown, Arkansas
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Hill attended Ashdown High School in Ashdown, Arkansas, where he played baseball and football.[1] In July 2017, he was invited and accepted an invitation to play in the Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field.[2] In 2018, his senior year, he went 7–0 with a 0.51 ERA alongside batting .540 with 11 home runs, earning the title of Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year.[3] He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 38th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, and instead enrolled at Louisiana State University to play college baseball for the LSU Tigers.[4][5]

In 2019, Hill's freshman season at LSU, he made two starts and pitched two innings before undergoing surgery on his collarbone, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[6] He was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after pitching five scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in his collegiate debut against the Air Force Academy.[7] Prior to the 2020 season, he was named an All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.[8] He returned healthy in 2020, and began pitching out of the bullpen.[9] He threw ​11 2⁄3 scoreless innings before the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

References
  1. https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/30/baseball-ashdowns-hill-named-player-year/
  2. https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/sports/story/2017/jul/08/area-player-accepts-invite-under-armour-game-wrigley-field/681241/
  3. https://usatodayhss.com/2018/2017-18-all-usa-arkansas-baseball-team
  4. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Jaden-Hill-a-bright-spot-for-LSU-program-15096263.php
  5. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-draft-picks-at-a-glance/article_60f7bfb9-75d1-5f19-901b-0243ee3c3e32.html
  6. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_2795328a-83e5-11e9-a711-2ba8047f190f.html
  7. https://www.nola.com/sports/article_5ebb5156-32b0-5433-8e1a-b0c9b21820c4.html
  8. https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_9c11ec2e-9f97-11ea-8f94-73525c306372.html
  9. https://www.si.com/college/lsu/baseball/hill-to-take-sec-by-storm
  10. http://baseballprospectjournal.com/jaden-hill-has-ace-potential-on-the-mound/


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