RHP Connor Hamilton, 14th round (413th) - Pittsburgh Pirates
Hometown: Thompsons Station, Tenn.
Born: North York, Ont.
Height/Weight: 6’ 4” 195 lbs.
Bats/Throws: R-R
School: Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red in Nashville.
Coach: Andrew Triggs.
Committed: Vanderbilt University.
Previous Teams: Canes National 17U, Mad Mavericks Dickey. (run by former Blue Jays RHP R.A. Dickey), Georgetown Eagles.
Previous Coaches: Mike Anderson, R. A. Dickey, Jeff Petty, Jay White, Gene Basilio and Jeff Gowland.
Former Georgetown Eagles drafted: RHP Dayton Dawe (London, Ont.) Ontario Terriers/Canadian Junior National Team, Yankees, 15th round; OF Nathan DeSouza (Milton, Ont.) Ontario Blue Jays/Canadian Junior National Team, Blue Jays 26th in 2012; INF Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) Ontario Blue Jays, Astros, 20th in 2013; again in 38th round, Tigers in 2015 from University of Virginia; and again in the ninth by the Tigers from Virginia, in 2016.
Former Georgetown Eagles selected in NHL draft: Mark Jankowski (Dundas, Ont.) Calgary Flames, first round; Josh Anderson (Burlington, Ont.) Columbus Blue Jacketts, fourth round.
Rankings: Perfect Game’s No. 1 RHP in the state of Tennessee ... Listed No. 5 prospect in the state ... No. 191 on Perfect Game’s top 500.
2025 season with Montgomery Bell Academy _ Recorded 72 strikeouts in 42 innings, while coming a 1.40 ERA ... He allowed nine earned runs on 28 hits and 14 walks, while holding opponents to a .174 average.
Moving south _ Left Toronto in grade 8 to move to Nashville.
Twitter bio: @vandyboys commit - 6”4 200 lbs - Canadian ... beside a Canadian flag
Good Genes: Grandfather Noel Sparrow is barely known outside, was baseball royalty in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. A first baseman for a local team, the St. John’s Capitals in the 1950s he was a slugger and is now in the St. John’s Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986. Both mom and dad were varsity athletes, both grandfathers and grandmother on Dad’s side were athletes, lots of uncles and aunts as well.
2024 season with Canes National 17U _ Showcase Top Prospect Team at National Showcase ... WWBA Champion at 17U Ultimate Baseball Championship - East ... With East Cobb Astros 17U PG Southeast Elite Championship.
2022 season with Mad Mavericks Dickey _ Showcase Top Prospect List at National Underclass Showcase-Main Event, Nashville Prospect Showcase, National Underclass Showcase-Main Event and Nashville Prospect Showcase ... Tournament Most Valuable Pitcher at 15U PG Battle of the Southeast ... WWBA Champion 15U PG Battle of the Southeast
Honours: 2025 season with Montgomery Bell Academy _ Named Division II-AA Middle Region Pitcher of the Year Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American Southeast All Region First Team ... With Canes National 17U/NY Mets Scout Team _ All Tournament Team WWBA 17U National Championship ... With Mad Mavericks Dickey 2023 _ All Tournament Team at 16U PG Battle of the Southeast and WWBA 2025 Grads or 16U National Championship ... With Mad Mavericks Dickey 2022 _ All Tournament Team at PG Battle of the Southeast and 2025 Grads or 15U National Championship.