Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2014 [Junior]: Made 12 appearances for AUM, starting four games … recorded a 3-2 record with a 6.23 earned run average … threw 28 innings, allowing 32 hits and 20 earned runs, while striking out 21 … allowed opponents to hit just .281 on the year … held right-handed hitters to a .247 batting average, allowing just 22 hits in 89 at bats … made two appearances in Southern States Athletic Conference play … tossed 4 2/3 innings, striking out two and allowing three hits … limited opponents to a .176 batting average … posted a 1.93 ERA in conference games … recorded his first victory with three innings of one-hit relief against Talladega on March 11 … tossed a season-high four innings, allowing four hits and one run, at Reinhardt on March 26 … struck out a season-best four on a pair of occasions.

Prior to AUM: Lettered in baseball for head coach Daniel Head at Alabama Southern Community College in Monroeville, Ala. … made 45 career appearances for the Eagles, including a team-high 25 as a sophomore … earned Second-Team All-Alabama Community College Conference South honors after finishing 7-6 with a 2.53 earned run average during his sophomore season … allowed opponents to hit just .230, striking out 46 in 57 innings as a sophomore … made four starts, allowing just six earned runs in 21 innings as a starter … tossed a complete-game shutout against Jefferson Davis on March 13, 2012 … scattered four hits and struck out a season-high six in the victory against the Warhawks … earned three wins in as many appearances from March 12-23 last season … appeared in 20 games as a freshman, posting a 0-1 record and a 2.41 ERA … recorded 20 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings … matched a season-high with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 no-hit innings against Chipola on March 8, 2012.

Prep: Was a three-year letterwinner in baseball for head coach Mike Getkin at Shaw High School in Columbus, Ga. … earned the Raiders’ Best ERA and Rubber Arm award as a senior … was named an All-Bi City honorable mention by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer following his senior season … hit .400 with two home runs during his final year … also posted a 2-3 record with a 1.83 earned run average and 35 strikeouts during his senior campaign.

Personal: Born on Feb. 18, 1992 … is the son of Dean and Kim Hicks … has a younger brother, Carson … is majoring in business management.