2025 Baseball Roster
Roster
Davion Hickson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Palmetto, Florida
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Honors
- All AAC second team 2025
- AAC Pitcher of the Week (5/5/25)
- CBF Pitcher of the Week (5/7/25)
2025: Second-team, All-AAC selection in his first inning as a starter and led the Owls in innings (73.0), strikeouts (90), ERA (3.82), Opps batting average (.220), and fewest home runs (5)… Ranked fifth in the AAC in season batting average, and eighth in ERA; tied for second in home runs and sixth in strikeouts… Ranked 46th nationally with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings prior to the NCAA tournament… Struck out at least seven in eight of 11 starts… 90 strikeouts were a career high, and surpassed his 2024 total of 64 in six fewer innings (48.2 this year, 54.2 in 2024)… 90 strikeouts are the most by an Owl since Matt Canterino fanned 121 in 2019… 1-7 with 3.72 ERA in his 11 starts (67.2 IP, 28 ER) and 1-0 with a save and nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings in two relief outings… Worked into the 8th inning for the fourth time this season in a non-decision vs. Wichita State on 5/9… First Owls’ starter to pitch into the 8th four times in a season since Jon Duplantier in 2016… Did not walk in a batter in his final two starts (vs. WSU and UTSA), covering 15.1 innings… 1-2 with a 2.53 ERA (9 ER in 32 IP) in his last four starts after two AAC series in the bullpen (USF & Memphis)… AAC and College Baseball Foundation Pitcher of the Week on 5/5 after his dominant outing vs. Charlotte on 5/2… Tossed the Owls’ first one-hit shutout since 2012, downing the 49ers 2-0, allowing a third inning single, walking three, and hitting one batter to come out on top vs. Charlotte’s Blake Gillespie… Came back after a 50-minute weather delay at the start of the fifth inning and faced only two over the minimum while nursing a 1-0 lead until a solo homer in the eighth provided a second run... Retired the last seven in order… Matched his career high with 10 strikeouts in his return to the starting rotation at UAB on 4/27.
2024: Led the Owls in saves and opponents’ batting average (.206), second in appearances (27), third in wins (3) and strikeouts (64) and innings pitched (54.2) in his first full season of collegiate action… Six saves were the most by an Owl since 2019 and were tied for seventh in the AAC…. Tied for the lead in AAC games in home runs allowed (1), second in hits allowed (24), runs allowed (14), and opponents’ batting average (.229), tied for second with three doubles allowed and tied for third in earned runs allowed (14)... Allowed just two homers in 54.2 overall innings… Was dominant at Reckling Park, posting a 2-0 record with four saves in 15 appearances and a 1.45 ERA, .167 opponents’ batting average, and 34 strikeouts in 31 innings… 2-1 with two saves and a 4.25 ERA in AAC games… Fanned 10 in five innings at Charlotte, the most strikeouts by a Rice reliever since 2014, and locked down the Owls’ first win in their last nine games vs. Charlotte… Worked a career-high six shutout innings in the Owls’ 15-inning loss to Memphis… Earned his first collegiate win working the final two innings vs. Sam Houston, striking out the side in the ninth... Closed out the Owls' 2-1 win in the series opener at Louisiana with two shutout innings to earn his first career save... Tossed four hitless shutout innings in his debut as an Owl vs. Notre Dame in the season-opener.Prior to Rice: One of two transfers (Trenton Rank) from Florida State to join the Owls … Pitched in one game for the Seminoles last season, working a scoreless inning with a strikeout at Virginia on 3/26/23 … Graduated from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, where he was teammates with Jaden Stockton …Ranked the No. 9 right-handed pitcher in Florida and No. 210 overall prospect by Perfect Game … Posted a 1.60 earned run average with 30 strikeouts in 30.2 innings during senior season … Top pitcher at the Perfect Game High School Showdown.
