James Hicks
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-2
- weight 190
- class Junior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Conway, Ark.
- Previous School Crowder College
- High school Conway HS
- position Right Handed Pitcher
- height 6-2
- weight 190
- class Junior
- B/T R/R
- Hometown Conway, Ark.
- Previous School Crowder College
- High school Conway HS
James Hicks Bio
AWARDS
- All-NCAA Columbia Regional team (2023)
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023)
- SEC First-Year Academic Award (2022)
SENIOR (2023)
- Made 25 appearances with six starts for the Gamecocks in 2023
- Was 8-1 with two saves, a 3.48 ERA and 56 strikeouts
- Tied for fifth in the SEC with eight wins and was fifth in the league with a 3.48 ERA
- Opponents hit just .234 off of him
- Pitched 6.2 shutout innings, striking out six and allowing just four hits in the SEC Tournament win over Georgia (May 23)
- Struck out six in five innings of relief to earn the win over Clemson (March 5)
- Picked up a save at Georgia (March 18), retiring the final batter in a 5-4 win
- Earned the win over No. 1 LSU (April 6), pitching four innings of relief after a rain delay
- Had six strikeouts in five innings in the NCAA Columbia Regional opener against Central Connecticut State (June 2)
- Struck out five in a five-inning start in a win over Queens (Feb. 22)
- Had two wins in the series against Mississippi State (March 30-April 1), striking out six in 4.2 innings
- In 2.2 innings, struck out five and allowed just one run in a win over Missouri (March 24)
- Pitched three innings of relief against Florida (April 22) to help clinch a sweep of the Gators
JUNIOR (2022)
- Selected in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft by Baltimore
- Made two appearances on the mound for the Gamecocks
- Struck out five in 4.1 innings pitched vs. UNC Greensboro (Feb. 19)
- Had a pair of strikeouts in 2.2 innings vs. George Washington (Feb. 26) before leaving the game due to injury
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Played two seasons at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. (2020-21)
- First Team All-Region and All-District (2021)
- Went 11-3 with a 4.28 ERA, 89 strikeouts, eight complete games and a 1.22 WHIP in 90.1 innings pitched for the Roughriders in 2021
- Second Team All-American by TheJBB.net (2021)
- Helped Crowder College to a 55-8 record in 2021 and a No. 3 rankings in NJCAA
- Pitched 10 innings in a Covid-shortened 2020 season, allowing just one run
- Holds the Crowder College record for complete games and strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Was a first-team all-state selection in 2019 at Conway High School in Conway, Ark.
- Struck out 44 batters in 38 innings pitched (2.83 ERA) his senior year of high school
- Also had four home runs as a senior at Conway
PERSONAL
- Born on May 9, 2001
- Son of David and Kristie Hicks
- Major is interdisciplinary studies
