Matt Hillsinger (2026) - Hall of Fame - Radford University Athletics

Matt Hillsinger

Induction:
2026
Class:
2012

The do-it-all slugger of the Highlanders lineup enters the Hall as one of Radford's most prolific hitters in program history among a stacked list of greats. The three-time first-team All-Big South was also named to the conference's All-Decade team and set the standard for the great baseball teams that followed in the 2010's. During his Radford career, Hillsinger achieved top 10 marks for runs, hits, batting average, triples, total bases, stolen bases, stolen base percentage and sacrifice flies. He hit over .300 in each of his final three seasons, including an impressive .367 showing in his junior 2010 campaign. Picking up more defensive duties as his career lengthened, the outfielder was about as reliable as it gets committing just three errors over his final three seasons to end his career with a .985 fielding percentage. Following his collegiate career, Hillsinger was selected in the 22nd round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. While a student, Hillsiner was the recipient of a Baseball Scholarship, Radford Academic Excellence Scholarship, Dean's On Campus Room Scholarship and the Turk Athletic Scholarship.