Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Appeared in 23 games and started one … had a 4-1 record … finished with 43 strikeouts over 40 innings … went four and one-third innings with no runs and struck out a season-high six while picking up the win against Oakland University (Feb. 25th) … picked up the win against Youngstown State (March 4th) when he threw five innings while striking out two and allowing no runs … threw one and one-third innings with one strikeout when he picked up the win against Belmont (March 9th).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Appeared in and started 14 games … 6.34 ERA over 76 and two-thirds innings with a team-high 68 strikeouts … posted a 4-5 record with four quality starts … threw seven scoreless innings, giving up only four hits, against Southeast Missouri (March 12) … struck out nine batters over six innings of work in a win against Morehead State (April 2) … went six innings, striking out six batters and giving up two earned runs against Evansville (March 26) … gave up two earned runs over six innings in a win against Eastern Illinois (April 29).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
Had 14 appearances … started 13 games … had a 5.61 ERA over 77 innings with 56 strikeouts … had a 4-5 record … had four quality starts … only allowed three earned runs on three hits and had six strikeouts in six innings of work against Southern Illinois, in his fourth career start (February 21) … had two strikeouts and gave up no earned runs against Belmont (March 15) … allowed only three hits and had eight strikeouts in eight innings of work against Tennessee-Martin (April 4).
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Appeared in 14 games with two starts … struck out 14 batters in 13 and one-third innings of work … had a 10.12 ERA … had five strikeouts in two and two-thirds innings against Youngstown State (March 12) … struck out three batters in three innings against Evansville (March 28) … 2013-14 Colonel Scholar.

HIGH SCHOOL
Struck out 156 batters in 60 and one-third innings on the mound during senior campaign … earned second team all-state honors … set Kentucky state records for strikeouts in seven innings (21) and nine innings (25) in the same game … named to 14th region all-tournament team all four years … also played four years of varsity basketball … joined the 1,000 point club … member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Full name is Derrick Alex Hamilton … son of Derrick and Ruschelle Hamilton …majoring in pre-general dietetics.