Redshirt Junior (2015)
One of two players to have played and started in all 58 games … led the team in walks with 45, which ranked third in Conference USA and 25th in the NCAA, on base percentage (.421)(sixth in C-USA) and stolen bases with 13 (fifth in C-USA) … finished the year with 50 hits, six doubles, a triple, five home runs, 43 runs scored and 32 RBIs … registered 13 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games … walked no more than twice in a game eight times…in the series opener against Middle Tennessee (5/8), Hilston went 3-for-4 and matched a career-high three runs scored with three RBIs, a double and stolen base.
Junior (2014)
Sat out the 2014 season.
Prior To UTSA
Coached by Pete Mejia at the junior college level … a three-year prep starter for head coach Chad Koehl … hit .403 with 14 home runs en route to second-team all-state honors … led the Rangers to state semifinal appearances in his sophomore and senior seasons.
Personal
Born Aug. 13, 1992 in Tucson, Ariz. … son of Scott and Liz Hilston … has one brother, Michael … majoring in multidisciplinary studies.