MWL1 Quad Cities River Bandits

First 2007 Draftee Swings Into Davenport

Published on June 29, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Quad Cities River Bandits News Release


The Swing of the Quad Cities received their first member of the 2007 draft class on Friday, as power-hitting Steven Hill, a 13th-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals earlier this month, was transferred from Batavia to Quad Cities.

The 22-year-old out of Stephen F. Austin State University was tearing the cover off the ball with the New-York Penn League's Batavia Muckdogs, hitting .429 with five doubles, one homer, and eight runs driven in during his first nine professional ballgames.

Capable of playing both first base and catcher, Hill was drafted following a decorated senior season at Stephen F. Austin in which he hit .385 and slugged .819, checking in third in the nation with 24 homers while adding 73 RBI, 71 runs scored, and 16 doubles. That was good enough to garner Southland Conference Player of the Year honors as well as a spot on the 1st-Team Louisville Slugger All-American squad.

Hill spent just two collegiate seasons with the Lumberjacks, yet left the school as its all-time leader in home runs (38), RBI (117), hits (157), doubles (32), and triples (6).

The native of Houston, Texas, also spent two seasons in Junior College, playing for San Jacinto Junior College as a freshman in 2004 and Eastfield Junior College in 2005. Hill slugged 31 home runs during his sophomore season at Eastfield, earning Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors.

The Swing of the Quad Cities roster currently stands at 25 active players, the maximum allowed by the Midwest League. An updated roster accompanies this release.

TICKETS: Tickets for all events at John O'Donnell Stadium can be purchased by calling the Swing of the Quad Cities ticket office at (563) 328-2000, coming to the box office located at the stadium along South Gaines Street, or by logging on to www.swingbaseball.com.

UP NEXT: The Swing return to Davenport on Friday night to kickoff a six-game homestand. All Swing games feature a radio broadcast that can be heard on WKBF AM-1270 or online at www.swingbaseball.com, with the pre-game show starting 15 minutes prior to scheduled first pitch. NEXT HOMESTAND: The Swing are back at John O'Donnell Stadium for a six-game homestand beginning on Friday, June 29, as the Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest comes to town at 4:00 p.m. and concludes with post-game fireworks and a sleepover on Girl Scout Night!!! Saturday's ballgame will feature a baseball cap giveaway for the first 800 fans courtesy of the Quad City Times. The first day of July will be a US Bank Family Sunday, followed by a Kids Eat Free Monday. And the Swing will celebrate Independence Day with style, featuring the Red, White, and Boom fireworks extravaganza on July 3 and another spectacular fireworks display on July 4.

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