2008 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE
2008
Enters 2009 season with 11 career saves, which is tied for sixth most in Missouri history ... Led the team with 24 appearances in 2008 and had a team-leading five saves on the year, finishing with a record of 3-2 and a 4.60 ERA ... His five saves ranked sixth most in the Big 12 Conference ... Struck out 21 batters in 29.1 inning pitched, while walking only five ... Picked up his first save of the year with 1.1 innings pitched against Michigan State on Feb. 23 ... Did not allow a run in three-straight appearances Feb. 29-March 9 and did not give up a run in five of his first six trips to the mound ... Struck out two in one inning in relief on Feb. 29 against San Diego State, earning save number two on the year ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning and picked up the win in game one of a doubleheader against Indiana State on March 9 ... Struck out four in 2.2 innings pitched against Missouri State on April 9 and picked up his second victory of the year ... Had three strikeouts in two innings in relief against Texas on April 12, allowing one run on one hit ... Did not allow a run in two appearances in Oklahoma series (2.1 IP) ... Picked up his third save of the year against Eastern Illinois on April 22, allowing one run on two hits in two innings pitched ... Appeared in all three games of the Kansas State series, picking up two saves over the weekend ... Recorded the final two outs in the series opener with Kansas State on May 2, to pick up his fourth save of the season ... Earned save number five by again recording the final two outs of the game in the middle game of the KSU series ... Moved to 3-1 on the year as he claimed the victory against Creighton with two scoreless innings pitched, allowing just one hit.
2007
Was third on the team with 23 appearances on the season and was second on the squad with six saves ... Had six saves on the year, tying for ninth most in the Big 12 and his five saves in Big 12 games ranked second in the league ... Ranked second on the team with an ERA of 2.73 and an opposing batting average of .235 ... Did not allow a run in his first six trips to the mound, a span of 7.2 innings ... Only gave up runs in three of his 23 appearances and allowed just four runs in his first 22 trips to the mound ... Made his first appearance for Missouri with three scoreless innings against Louisiana-Monroe on March 7, earning the win ... Moved to 2-0 with 1.2 innings of scoreless work against Western Illinois on March 15, striking out a season-best three ... Picked up his first save by facing just one batter and recording the final out against Kansas on March 31 ... Improved to 3-0 by taking the win over Kansas State on April 8 with 2.2 innings out of the bullpen, striking out three and not allowing a run on just one hit ... Did not give up a run in 11-consecutive appearances from April 22-June 2 ... Recorded his fourth victory after facing just one batter against Texas Tech ... Picked up saves in back-to-back outings against Texas and Oklahoma ... Appeared in each of the first two games of the Oklahoma State series and recorded saves in both ... Pitched a 1-2-3 inning to close out the win against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament on May 26 ... Earned his sixth save of the year by recording the final two outs against Louisville in the NCAA Regional on June 2.
TEXAS A&M
Transferred to Texas A&M from Tulane when the NCAA allowed players to back out of playing agreements following Hurricane Katrina ... Made two appearances for Texas A&M, pitching 2.2 innings.
HIGH SCHOOL
Compiled a record of 9-0 with 90 strikeouts as Houston Christian High School won the State Championship his senior season ... Also hit .370 with three home runs ... was a three-time first team all-state selection ... Named a Louisville Slugger All-American as a senior ... Was a two-time all-Greater Houston team selection ... Selected team MVP twice and ranked among top 25 players in Houston by Texas Baseball News ... Team was state runners-up in his junior season and ranked No. 3 nationally by USA Today during his senior year.
PERSONAL
Born in Houston, Texas ... Full name is William Perry Hicks ... Son of Perry and Carolyn Hicks ... Is a business major.
