Ex-Buc Hill drafted by Rockies

Former Orange Coast College pitcher David Hill was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the fourth round (107th overall) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday.

Hill, a major contributor during the Pirates’ run to state and mythical national championships in 2014, was the West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year in 2015 for the University of San Diego.

Hill, a right-hander, was 9-3 with a 2.33 earned-run average and three complete games and one shutout for the Toreros, holding opponents to a .189 batting average. He allowed just 66 hits and struck out 115 in 100 1/3 innings.

At OCC, Hill posted an 11-1 record with a 1.67 ERA, with 109 strikeouts in 113 innings. The 2014 Co-Pitcher of the Year in the Orange Empire Conference, Hill helped the Pirates post a 36-9 record and win the first of back-to-back state championships.

He was a second-team All-American for OCC.

As a freshman at Long Beach State, Hill went 4-2 with a 4.05 ERA.

Hill was the Century League Pitcher of the Year after going 4-2 with a 1.37 ERA for El Modena High.

He was drafted in the 17th round (No. 548) by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2012 MLB Draft.

The Draft continues on Wednesday with rounds 11 through 40.

— From staff reports