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2024 Baseball Roster

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9 Brandon Hylton

  • Position Infielder/Outfielder
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 240
  • Major Business Administration
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Highschool Ridge HS

Biography

2023 Season
  • Made 24 starts and saw action in 32 games
  • Was in the starting lineup as the DH (15 games), in right field (5), and in left field (4 games)
  • Had the highest batting average on the team despite battling injury throughout the season, hitting .347 while tallying 33 hits in 95 at-bats
  • Slugged .705 and had an on-base percentage of .417, tallying six doubles,two triples, and eight home runs while driving in 29 runs and scoring 19 more
  • In ASUN action, hit .375 in 16 games, adding on three doubles, a triple, and a home run
  • Drove in 12 runs and scored nine again conference opponents, slugging .800 and reaching base at a .457 clip
  • Recorded nine multi-hit games on the year and drove in multiple runs seven times
  • Opened the season against Manhattan by going 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI on February 17
  • Was 1-for-3 with a grand slam against Lipscomb on April 16
  • Drove in three runs against SIena (March 1) and at Queens (May 19)


2022 Season
  • Missed significant playing time early and late in the year with injuries
  • Made his first start on March 18 against FGCU and blasted a grand slam for his first hit of the season
  • Finished with a team-high six home runs
  • Played in a total of 33 games, starting 30 with nine starts in right field and 21 as the designated hitter
  • Had two hits, a double and a home run, and drove in five runs at Florida on April 19
  • Had two hits and drove in a pair of runs at Miami on April 26
  • Had a season-best eight-game hit streak from March 25-April 6 during which he hit .344
Summer of 2021
  • Saw action in 24 games for the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
  • Hit .194 for the summer in 67 total at bats with two doubles and two home runs
  • Drove in 14 runs
  • Went hitless in his first three games before getting two hits, including a homer, and driving in five runs against Keene
2021 Season
  • Played in and started 43 games for the Hatters, making 27 starts at first base and 16 as the designated hitter
  • Had seven multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games during the season
  • Had a home run and drove in a pair of runs in the season-opener against Florida A&M on February 20
  • Had triples in both games of a double-header against UNA on February 27
  • Those triples started a season-best nine-game hit streak during which he hit .364 with nine RBI
  • Homered in consecutive games at South Florida (March 7) and Florida (March 10)
  • Became the first visiting player to homer twice at the new Florida Ballpark in Gainesville when he went deep against the Gators again on April 6
  • Hit .273 in 18 ASUN Conference games
  • Was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team
2020 Season
  • Made his debut for the Hatters by posting a nine-game hit streak to start his Stetson career
  • Had four multiple-hit outings in the first six games
  • Became the 28th Stetson player to earn ASUN Player of the Week honors after going 7-for-13 (.538) in four games (February 18-23)
  • Drove in a pair of runs to help the Hatters defeat UCF on February 18 to start the week, following up by scoring five runs in the series against Hartford
  • Had three multiple-RBI games and five doubles
  • Led the team with a .357 batting average
  • Was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America team
Summer of 2019
  • Finally made his Melching Field debut as a member of the DeLand Suns in the Florida Collegiate League
  • Saw action in 13 total games while still recovering from the knee injury that cost him the 2019 season
  • Had four doubles, a home run, and drove in seven while hitting just .191 for the summer
2019 Season 
  • Sat out the season as a redshirt after suffering a preseason injury
High School 
  • Played for coach Tom Blackwell at Ridge High as a senior
  • Hit .328 as a senior with three home runs while also stealing 16 bases
  • Drew 20 walks while helping his team to a 15-7 record
  • Was twice named to the Central Jersey Courier News All-Area team
  • Played at Watchung Hills High for coach Joe Tremarco prior to his senior season
  • Was a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
  • Was a 2017 Perfect Game Underclass All-American
  • Was selected in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Amateur Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Was a part of the New Jersey Diamond Jacks 18u program from the age of 13
Personal Information 
  • Full name is Brandon Sean-Michael Hylton
  • Was born on February 1, 2000, in Livingston, NJ
  • Is the son of Robert and the late Cordell Hylton
  • Has two brothers - Andrew (33), Jayden (17)
  • His cousin, Devon White, played Major League Baseball from 1985-2001, spending time with the Blue Jays, Marlins, Diamondbacks, Dodgers and Brewers
  • Chose Stetson over St. John's and Xavier
  • Is a Business Administration major

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2019Freshman

    First Base
    6'7" 230 lbs
    35
  • 24

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    First Base
    6'7" 230 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    First Base
    6'7" 230 lbs
    24
  • 9

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    First Base/Outfield
    6'7" 226 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Redshirt Junior

    First Base/Outfield
    6'7" 255 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Infielder/Outfielder
    6'7" 240 lbs
    9