Troy University Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Hicks, Tanner
Jersey Number 20
Tanner Hicks
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Millbrook, Ala.
- High School:
- Stanhope Elmore HS
- Prev School:
- Central Alabama CC
Bio
2013 (Junior)
Served as the Friday night starter in his first season as Trojan, leading the team with 99.2 innings pitched and finishing with an 8-4 record and a 3.61 ERA … Finished third in the Sun Belt with eight victories and a .233 opponent batting average … Also finished fifth in the league with 94 strikeouts and 99.2 innings pitched … Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with 3.61 ERA … Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 10 of 13 starts… Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the week after tossing a complete game, four-hitter against UALR while striking out a career-high nine … Tied career-high with nine strikeouts in second straight complete-game outing at Florida Atlantic… Did not allow a run in final start of the regular season, pitching 7.2 innings in victory against Arkansas State … Over final five starts in the regular season, pitched 39.1 innings, struck out 38 and posted a 2.75 ERA with a 4-0 record … Come out of the bullpen in final two games of the regular season at South Alabama – earned the win with 3.1 scoreless innings of work in first appearance out of the bullpen … Earned first career save by tossing the final 4.0 innings to clinch the Sun Belt title against the Jaguars in the series finale Held opponents to four or fewer hits in six starts and six or fewer hits in 10 different starts … Against Sun Belt opponents, posted a 3.20 ERA and five wins, while racking up 64 strikeouts in 70.1 innings on the mound
Central Alabama CC
As a sophomore, earned second team All-America honors in addition to first team all-conference and all-state honors … Posted a 10-1 record with two saves and a 1.76 ERA as a sophomore; had 74 strikeouts and just 19 walks over his 10 starts and 102 innings of work … Helped the Trojans set the school record with 18 straight victories and finish the year with a 42-13 record … Went 5-2 with a 2.46 ERA as a freshman to earn second team all-state honors; struck out 71 and walked just 18 in 91 innings of work … Named the Montgomery Metro League MVP during the summer of 2011
High School
Earned all-metro honors as a junior at Stanhope-Elmore High School … As a senior, he was named an Elmore County Joe Sewell Memorial Award Finalist … Finished his senior campaign with a .467 batting average and two home runs … Earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Montgomery Metro Baseball League after both his junior and senior years … Also lettered in football and was an honor student
Personal
Full name is Martin Tanner Hicks … Son of Teresa and Mike Hicks … Born Sept. 12, 1991, in Montgomery, Ala. … Has an older brother, Michael … Majoring in sport and fitness management
Served as the Friday night starter in his first season as Trojan, leading the team with 99.2 innings pitched and finishing with an 8-4 record and a 3.61 ERA … Finished third in the Sun Belt with eight victories and a .233 opponent batting average … Also finished fifth in the league with 94 strikeouts and 99.2 innings pitched … Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt with 3.61 ERA … Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 10 of 13 starts… Named Sun Belt Pitcher of the week after tossing a complete game, four-hitter against UALR while striking out a career-high nine … Tied career-high with nine strikeouts in second straight complete-game outing at Florida Atlantic… Did not allow a run in final start of the regular season, pitching 7.2 innings in victory against Arkansas State … Over final five starts in the regular season, pitched 39.1 innings, struck out 38 and posted a 2.75 ERA with a 4-0 record … Come out of the bullpen in final two games of the regular season at South Alabama – earned the win with 3.1 scoreless innings of work in first appearance out of the bullpen … Earned first career save by tossing the final 4.0 innings to clinch the Sun Belt title against the Jaguars in the series finale Held opponents to four or fewer hits in six starts and six or fewer hits in 10 different starts … Against Sun Belt opponents, posted a 3.20 ERA and five wins, while racking up 64 strikeouts in 70.1 innings on the mound
Central Alabama CC
As a sophomore, earned second team All-America honors in addition to first team all-conference and all-state honors … Posted a 10-1 record with two saves and a 1.76 ERA as a sophomore; had 74 strikeouts and just 19 walks over his 10 starts and 102 innings of work … Helped the Trojans set the school record with 18 straight victories and finish the year with a 42-13 record … Went 5-2 with a 2.46 ERA as a freshman to earn second team all-state honors; struck out 71 and walked just 18 in 91 innings of work … Named the Montgomery Metro League MVP during the summer of 2011
High School
Earned all-metro honors as a junior at Stanhope-Elmore High School … As a senior, he was named an Elmore County Joe Sewell Memorial Award Finalist … Finished his senior campaign with a .467 batting average and two home runs … Earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Montgomery Metro Baseball League after both his junior and senior years … Also lettered in football and was an honor student
Personal
Full name is Martin Tanner Hicks … Son of Teresa and Mike Hicks … Born Sept. 12, 1991, in Montgomery, Ala. … Has an older brother, Michael … Majoring in sport and fitness management
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