Honors
MVC Honor Roll: 2019, 2020
MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020
2020 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 games as a sophomore with 9 at-bats ... Only start came at No. 11 Oklahoma State (March 6) ... Drew a walk in pinch-hitting appearance vs. UT Martin (Feb. 15) ... Had key pinch hit in win over Creighton (Feb. 14) in Denton, Texas ... Earned MVC Honor Roll laurels and MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for spring 2020 semester.
2019 (Freshman)
Made 25 appearances, including 5 starts at DP as a freshman ... Smashed a three-run pinch-hit homer against Evansville (April 19), the first HR of her career ... Collected 3 RBI with a double in win over Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 28) in Conway ... Also had 3 RBI earlier in the day in victory over Pine Bluff (Feb. 28) … Collected first career hit against Minnesota (Feb. 24) ... Earned MVC Honor Roll distinction ... MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters.
High School
Batted .427 with 35 RBI as a senior at Crandall (Texas) High School where she was a first-team all-state pick in 2018 and all-district honoree ... Named district defensive MVP after posting a .994 fielding percentage as a senior ... Helped lead coach Terri Gradi's Pirates to a 28-6 record and district title in 2018 ... Was a four-time all-conference and all-district standout and offensive MVP of her district each of her first three seasons ... Team was 26-3-1 her junior year and was district MVP her sophomore year, again leading Crandall to district and bi-district titles ... Played her freshman season at Clay (Fla.) High School where she was a second-team all-state third baseman for coach Matt Lewis ... Played for Texas Glory competitive team.
Personal
Hope Ellen Hamilton was born 2/21/00 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Daughter of Preston and Marcie Hamilton of Combine, Texas ... Has a brother, Harrison, and a sister, Hannah ... Biggest sports moment was hitting a home run for her dad when he had been deployed for 18 months and surprised her by coming to her last road game of the 2016 season ... Majoring in Psychology.
