Vanguard University

The athlete: William is another junior college transfer who begins his first campaign with the VU Lions in 2010?played two years at Riverside City College in Riverside, California?head coach was Dennis Rogers?was named first-team all-Orange Empire Conference?hit .314 with 23 RBI?helped RCC to a regional championship and a third place finish at the State Finals?played at Wilmer Amina Carter High School in Rialto, California, and Coach Scott Russell?won the Coach's Award in high school?named MVP of the Blue/Grey All-Star game?graduated in 2007 with a 3.5 GPA?holds the record for the best career batting average at Carter High?has played baseball for 15 years?can play multiple positions?hard worker who brings toughness to the Pride.

The person: William "Billy Hamilton was born to parents William and Joanne in Fontana, California?born on May 14, 1987?has one older sister, Breann?is a Psychology major at Vanguard?loves eating at "BJ's"?roots for the LA Angels?favorite movie is "Dumb and Dumber", and TV show is "That 70's Show"?likes the color blue and the number nine?sports hero is Tiger Woods?lists hobbies as music, movies, and spending time with his girlfriend?favorite actor is Jim Carrey?thinks that the most important characteristics for a person to have are a sense of humor and humility?most respects his dad, because he is a great, hard-working person?has learned that life will pass you by if you don't live it up?baseball has taught him to overcome adversity and be persistent?wants to play professional baseball and become a sports psychologist.

His thoughts: I chose Vanguard because of the school and religious reasons.

Coach Grajeda's Comments: "Billy is a perfect fit here at Vanguard. He is a great ball player, great student and person of character. He brings a tough left-handed bat and can play either first or third for us."