HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach David Norwood at Marble Falls High School … Hicks struck out 65 batters and surrendered just 42 hits in 47.2 innings for a .214 opponents' batting average … made 14 appearances, starting nine times, and pitched a pair of complete games for the Mustangs … honorable mention all-district as a senior.

PERSONAL: Brian Hicks was born on July 17, 1993, in Houston … son of Doug and Michele Hicks … majoring in mechanical engineering.