Southern recruit signs with Boston Red Sox

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Nick Hamilton, who was a fall baseball signee for Southern University, inked a deal with the Boston Red Sox after being selected in last month's Major League Baseball Draft.

Hamilton, a 5-foot-11, 170 centerfielder, was selected in the 11th round, 321st overall but did not sign with the Red Sox until June 23 after graduating from Lockport High School in New York.

"We have to continue to recruit these caliber of student-athletes in an effort to rebuild the Southern baseball program to the success we enjoyed in the late 90's and early 2000's," said head baseball coach Roger Cador.

During Hamilton's senior campaign plaSying in Niagara Frontier League, he excelled as one of the league's top players, hitting .440 with four homeruns and 14 RBI. In 2014, Hamilton helped propel Lockport to a NFL championship as a junior.

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