Mark Hill Class: Sophomore Hometown: Media, Pa. High School: Penncrest Height / Weight: 6-1 / 180 Position: IF B/T: R/R

Hill enters his second season with the Patriots and will fight for a starting position in the infield.

2007: Appeared in 13 games for the Patriots with three starts... Batted .217 with five runs on five hits and three RBI... Had first appearance on Feb. 24 at Charleston Southern... In second game, had first multi-hit performance of his career going 2 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and four runs scored... Had a four-game hit streak with a 1 for 2 effort at Hofstra (March 10), a 1 for 3 game at Hofstra (March 11) and a 1 for 4 performance against Mount St. Mary's (March 13)... Had an RBI in each game at Hofstra... Held hitless in final eight at-bats of the season.

Prep: Earned six varsity letters at Penncrest High School, three in baseball and three in golf... High school baseball coach was Steve Mescanti... As a junior and senior was named All-League... Batted .431 as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Mark John Hill... Parents are Linda and Mark Hill... Has two siblings, Jordan, 14, and Madeline, 13... Cousin is former Major Leaguer Bob Horner, who was the 1978 Rookie of the Year with the Atlanta Braves, an All-Star in 1982 and is one of 15 players to hit four home runs in a MLB game... A 2006 graduate of Penncrest High School... Also recruited by St. Joseph's (Pa.)... Hobbies include cards, ping pong and fantasy football... Majoring in finance.

	CAREER MASON BATTING STATISTICS

YEAR	GP/GS	 AVG	 AB	 R	 H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB/SBA
2007	13/3	.217	23	5	5	2	0	0	3	1	5	0/0
TOTALS	13/3	.217	23	5	5	2	0	0	3	1	5	0/0