Wofford Checks All The Boxes For Hileman
July 5, 2022
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Jack Vogele
Class of 2022 / OF
Rankings
StateRank: 65 / POS: 10
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2022
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Primary Position: OFSecondary Position: 3B
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High School: CHCAState: OH
- Summer Team: Midland Braves
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Height: 6-3Weight: 200lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Pitching
86
Max FB
(06/11/19)
83 - 86
FB
(06/11/19)
73 - 75
CB
(06/11/19)
66 - 66
CH
Position
6.95
60-yard
(07/06/20)
2.08 - 2.21
Pop Time
(06/11/19)
82
INF Velo
(07/09/19)
83
OF Velo
(06/11/19)
76
C Velo
(06/11/19)
97
Exit Velo
(07/06/20)
4.39
H-1st
(06/11/19)
Videos
(7/6/20)
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Wofford Checks All The Boxes For Hileman
“I liked the Wofford program better than most of the other schools I talked to,” explained the St. Xavier incoming senior. “The academics are good, I like the coaches and my dad played football there so we know the school.”
The college located in Spartanburg, S.C. is now the future home of the fourth-rated 2023 third baseman in Ohio.
“In the winter I emailed a bunch of schools, some I did just then and some I had done before,” Hileman reflected. “They invited me to a camp and on a tour of the school. I did well at the camp and kept talking to them the next couple of months.”
The time at Wofford was memorable for the 17-year-old.
“I pitched really well in the live ABs,” Hileman noted. “My dad played football there so I’d seen the school before. It was a pretty campus and I’ve always wanted to play in the south.”
Interest from the Southern Conference college then picked up.
“After the camp I went to a PBR Scout Day and threw hard,” Hileman said. “They were happy with that. It translated to games and I sent them video from some of them. They like how I’m an innings eater, how I get ahead in counts. My curve ball is really good, ahead of most pitchers my age.”
“I ran fast at the PBR Scout Day, under 7.0, and that got them interested in my two-way potential,” Hileman explained. “That’s really important to me. I’ve never been a PO, last year I was primarily a hitter and I’ve always wanted to do that in college. Pitching is something I just picked up.”
There were a number of schools showing interest in the 6-1 194-pounder, with a visit taken to Villanova and talks made with Sienna, Lafayette and Iona.
“Freshman year over quarantine is when I started getting serious about this,” Hileman said. “It's always been a dream to play college baseball and then I ran across some websites and I really started thinking about it. Then it really picked up when I made varsity last year.”
The 72nd-ranked 2023 in the state did much of the recruiting work himself.
“I didn’t rely on connections, I did everything by email,” Hileman related. “I jumped into the game a little late but it ended up perfectly for me.
“PBR really helped with the numbers,” Hileman added. “At Wofford I was only 85 but then I ran a 6.99 at the PBR, had a good exit velo and hit 86 four or five times and that made them feel better about me.”
A 3.78 student looking at a major in business economics, Hileman is excited to know where his future lies, nearly six hours from his home in southwest Ohio.
“It’s such a relief, and what an emotional time,” Hileman said. “It’s everything I dreamed of … it’s awesome. I’m really looking forward to getting to know my teammates and living the life of a student-athlete.”