Arkansas State University

2021 Buster Posey Award Watch List
2021 D1 Baseball Analytics Top 100 Draft-Eligible Hitters (No. 23)

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2021 (JUNIOR)
One of the best hitters in the Sun Belt Conference consistently throughout the season, despite missing eight games due to injury … Named to the Buster Posey National Catcher of the Year Award Watch List … Reached base in all but two games on the season … Led A-State with a .344 clip to go along with a strong .548 slugging percentage … Tallied 54 hits, 36 runs scored with 11 doubles, seven homers and 30 RBI … Among the best in the league and nationally at getting on base with a .464 on-base percentage, drawing 28 walks and nine HBPs while striking out a team-low 18 times … Tabbed as one of D1 Baseball’s Top 100 Draft-Eligible Hitters (April 14).

2020
Started in all 16 games in the shortened season, owning a .327 batting average … Led Arkansas State in a number of statistical categories including slugging percentage (.636), on-base percentage (.526) and home runs (4) … Drew 18 walks, which led the Sun Belt Conference and ranked ninth in the NCAA … Drove in 10 runners while scoring 19 times.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played two seasons at Mineral Area College … Hit a blistering .440 with 14 home runs, 56 RBI and 59 runs scored as a sophomore in 2019, ranking sixth in the nation in on-base percentage (.567) ... Hit .370 as a freshman in 2019, powering seven home runs and 31 RBI with 43 runs scored … He finished the year with 10 doubles and three triples and helped turn 14 double-plays in the field.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute where he was a four-year starter at catcher … Rated as a high follow by Perfect Game … Rated by Prep Baseball Report as the No. 2 catcher in Ontario in the class of 2017

PERSONAL
Son of Jennifer and Bill Hicks.