University of San Francisco Athletics

2008 SEASON: Redshirted

PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball atWeber High School... as a junior batted .455 with 22 RBI and 21runs scored... as a senior batted .526 with 21 doubles, 29 RBI and24 runs scored... earned a state record 38 doubles in his careeralong with 115 hits and 72 RBI... earned various awards including,All-State, All-Area, All-Region, Academic All-State, AcademicAll-Region and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Born on March 14, 1989 in SantaClara, CA... son of Mark and Louise Hilliard... nickname isScuba... goal for the season is to help the team any way he can...chose USF for the coaching staff, the school, and the city...thinks the best thing about being a student-athlete is doingsomething that most people don't have the chance to do... likes allthe things to do and experience in San Francisco... would like tobe Brett Favre for a day... best advice he's ever been given is toaim for excellence and do the best you can in every situation...most impressive person he has met is Dave Roberts... favoritesports hero is Cal Ripken Jr... favorite quote is "Don't let whatyou cannot do interfere with what you can do"... favorite movie isThe Negotiator... favorite book is Heart of a Champion... favoritemusical artist is Journey... favorite food is Chinese... hobbiesinclude watching movies and hanging out with friends... majoring inFinance.

GIARRATANO ON HILLIARD: "Stephen is a greatcompetitor who will do whatever needs to be done to help USF becomesuccessful."