Rylie Hamilton

Photo by: Will Becque

Position:
Infield
Class:
Senior
High School:
Cabot
Hometown:
Cabot, Ark.

2024 // Senior

All-MVC Second Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
MVC All-Tournament Team
Appeared and started in all 55 games... ranked second on the team with eight home runs... finishes her career with 22 home runs, tied for No. 11 in program history... holds a career average of .308 with 175 games started in her career as she's helped lead the Salukis to three MVC Tournament titles and one MVC regular season championship... had several clutch moments for the Salukis in her senior season including a walk-off home run against South Dakota State (2/23) in the bottom of the seventh to give the Salukis a 4-3 in her home state of Arkansas... had two home runs against Purdue (2/25)... hit a solo shot in the MVC Championship (5/11) to tie the game in the fifth inning against UNI... did not commit a single error in the final 22 games of the season while making several diving plays and turning four double plays.

2023 // Junior

All-MVC Second Team
MVC All-Tournament Team
Appeared in all 56 games, making 56 starts for the Salukis... hit for a .341 average with a .543 slugging percentage... drove in 44 runs on 59 hits including 18 multi-hit games... had a five-game multi-hit streak from March 19 to March 28... notched a career-best four hits against UT-Martin going 4-for-4 with a double, home run, and three RBIs (3/4)... finished second on the team in home runs (6), triples (3), and total bases (94)... ended the season at the NCAA Regional with a double and three RBIs in each of the Salukis' final two games...

2022 // Sophomore

All-MVC First Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Appeared in 46 games with 45 starts … hit .363 with seven home runs an 37 RBI … finished third in the league in hits (57), fourth in runs scored (39), fifth in batting average (.351) and sixth in RBI (35) … had a team-high 18 multi-hit games, which included four three-hit games … reached base safely at least once in 39 of SIU's 47 games.

2021 // Freshman

Appeared in 25 games, which included 19 starts at third base … recorded her first collegiate hit and first stolen base against Ball State (2/27) … went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs scored and a RBI in SIU’s win over UIC (3/5) … went 1-for-2 with a run scored in SIU’s NCAA Tournament game against BYU (5/21).

High School

Two-time all-state and three-time all-conference honoree … was named to the all-state first team after a junior season in which she helped the Lady Panthers win their first state title in school history … hit .480 with 30 runs batted in and was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year ... hit .526 (16-for-31) with a .710 slugging percentage to earn All-Tournament Team honors at the 2019 Premier Girls Fastpitch Platinum tournament for Tulsa Elite.