Arizona 2025 (Junior)
Appeared in 34 games throughout the season as a relief pitcher…Compiled a record of 5-2…Posted an ERA of 6.11 in 45.2 innings of work…Held opposing hitters to a batting average of .274…Recorded 49 strikeouts to 13 walks…Threw two scoreless innings against New Mexico (2/18), not allowing a baserunner…Pitched two innings against Rice (2/26), allowing zero runs while striking out three batters…Threw three scoreless innings where he did not allow a hit and recorded four strikeouts against Cincinnati (3/14)...Pitched two innings against West Virginia (3/21), not allowing any hits or runs and striking out three batters…Threw two innings against Arizona State (4/4), surrendering just one hit and zero runs while striking out three batters…Allowed one run in four innings of work against Oklahoma State (4/13), while striking out three…Pitched two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit against TCU (5/2). POSTSEASON: Threw one inning against TCU (5/24) in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game, allowing just one hit and zero runs.
Before Arizona
Logged two seasons at Pima Community College in Tucson from 2023-24 before transferring to Arizona…Made 33 appearances (one start) for the Aztecs and went 6-2 with four saves, a 2.11 ERA, and 70 strikeouts in 68.1 innings…As a sophomore in 2024 went 6-1 with two saves, a 1.82 ERA, and 49 strikeouts in 49.1 innings…Earned NJCAA Division I First Team honors as a reliever…Also First Team All-ACCAC and Second Team All-Region 1 as a sophomore…As a freshman in 2023 made nine relief appearances and went 0-1 with two saves, a 2.84 ERA, and 21 strikeouts in 19 innings…Prepped at Verrado High School in Arizona and lettered three years in baseball under head coach Darrel Hatfield…Made 16 varsity pitching appearances and went 8-1 with a 2.50 ERA and 91 strikeouts across 64.1 innings…Also played catcher and logged 134 career at-bats, posting a .343 batting average with 21 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples, three home runs, and 38 RBI…Team captain of his high school program as a senior in 2022…Earned All-Conference Honorable Mention, First Team All-Region, and All-State Honorable Mention recognitions during prep career…Tabbed as the 5A Desert West Region Defensive Player of the Year in 2022…Senior year ERA of 1.54 is among the top three single-season marks in Verrado HS history…Also excelled in the classroom, earning Honor Roll distinction all four years of prep career.
Personal
Garrett Lance Hicks…Son of Jeremiah and Erin Hicks…One younger sister, Miah…Majoring in Communication...Hobbies include golfing, fishing, hunting, and spending time outdoors…Spends down time visiting the family ranch in Montana and working the land, including helping with family cattle drives…Chose Arizona because, “It was my No. 1 choice once I saw what they were doing with player development and culture. Everyone is a family at Arizona.”
