HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Hanahan High School … joined the baseball program in eighth grade and earned five letters … three-time member of the High School Sports Report all-state team and was the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Class 2A Player of the Year following his junior season … named to the Charleston Post & Courier All-Lowcountry team his junior and senior years and was a two-time all-conference selection … selected to participate in the Palmetto Games and received the Charlie Hustle Award in 2011 … helped lead Hanahan to state championship game in 2010 and 2012 … rated the No. 2 second baseman in South Carolina by The Diamond Prospects coming out of high school … also played on the Diamond Devils eight-time national championship program.

PERSONAL: Born June 3, 1994 in Hanahan, S.C. … son of Lee and Cheri Hines … father played baseball at The Citadel and is a teammate of brother Ryan … another brother, Bryce, finished his Bulldog baseball career last season … majoring in business administration.