2016: Appeared in six games, starting three of them … finished season with three hits, an RBI, a drawn-walk and two runs … had best games against eventual NCAA Division I World Series Champion Coastal Carolina (Feb. 19) and Quinnipiac (Game 2 - Feb. 27) where he went 1-1 and 1-4, respectively … had a season-best 10 putouts against Quinnipiac (Feb. 28).

2015: Saw action in 10 games as a reserve catcher … made four starts … opened career with a pinch-hit RBI triple in first-career at-bat against Canisius (Feb. 22) … had an RBI single at ETSU (April 29) … drew a ninth-inning walk and scored the winning run in come-from-behind walkoff victory over ETSU in the season finale (May 12).

High School: Three-time all-conference and two-time all-county performer … hit .310 with 10 home runs and 35 RBI as a senior, en route to being named team MVP … was team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … four-year letterwinner … coached by Jerry Henthorne … played summer/fall ball for Demarini Stars (coached by Roger Lykins).

Personal: Full name is Dylan Mathew Hamel … born March 11, 1996 (turns 20 during season)… son of Dean and Kelly Hamel … father, Dean, played nine seasons in the National Football League (three with Dallas Cowboys, six with Washington Redskins) … Dean set Washington’s rookie sack record with six in 1985 … majoring in criminal justice … aspires to be a sheriff.