Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2025 (Gr.): Had 15 appearances out of the bullpen - ranking fourth on the team ... Went 1-1 with a 10.80 ERA in 13.1 innings ... Finished with 11 strikeouts ... Earned the win over Limestone (2/8/2025) with a season-best 1.2 innings of 1-hit, scoreless ball. 

2024 (Sr.): Made 14 appearances in relief for the Warhawks...tied for the team lead with three saves and totaled six scoreless relief appearances...went 1-1 and struck out 18 hitters in 20.1 innings...allowed 16 hits and had an opponent's batting average of .216...part of an AUM squad that set Division II-era program records for total wins (32) and conference wins (20)…helped propel AUM to seven wins against opponents ranked or receiving votes in national polls…also helped the Warhawks grab their first-ever GSC tournament win and first-ever berth into the NCAA South Region tournament...helped AUM defeat Savannah State in 10 innings to notch the program's first NCAA South Region tournament win...also helped lead the squad to the program's highest-ever ranking in the ABCA Top 30 poll (No. 21) and its highest-ever ranking in the NCBWA South Region Poll (4th).

2023 (Jr.): Made three starts and 14 total appearances for the Warhawks...posted a 3-3 record with one complete game and a pair of saves...had a team-high 48 strikeouts in 45.1 innings against just 17 walks...allowed just one earned run or less in eight outings...fired a complete game to clinch a series win against Union, with three strikeouts and two earned runs allowed in 7.0 innings...struck out four batters or more five times, including 11 strikeouts in 5.0 relief innings against Lee with just one earned run allowed. 

PRIOR TO AUM: Pitched at Shelton State Community College for the Bucs...logged 91.1 innings in two seasons for the Bucs with 73 strikeouts...made 26 total appearances, including 21 starts on the mound...posted a 6-7 overall record and had two complete games...played summer baseball in 2021 in the Florida Gulf Coast League.

PREP: Standout at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama for the Wildcats and head coach Nick Richardson.

PERSONAL: Son of Clay and Tonya Hickman...majoring in criminal justice.