- Full name Cole Hillier
- Born 12/07/2000 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Kean
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Draft Prospects
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School: Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 22.6
Hillier had a bit of a harsh introduction to college baseball in 2021, during his first season with Division II Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.). He threw just 6.1 innings as a freshman and allowed 10 hits, nine earned runs, two homers and struck out two while walking four. He quickly adapted, however, and became a lockdown reliever for the Sea Lions in both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. As a junior in 2023 the 6-foot-2, 195-pound righthander posted a 2.20 ERA over 41 innings and 23 appearances, with 49 strikeouts and 23 walks. He has a high-spin pitch mix and mostly works off a fastball and slider—with the former getting up to 94-95 mph at peak velocity in the past and the latter showing plus potential at times with plenty of late bite. Hiller has shown a changeup in the past, but hasn’t needed to use it much while pitching out of the bullpen. He’s been a below-average strike-thrower, but his high-spin pitch mix could entice some teams on the third day of the draft.
