Amherst College Athletics

• "VWC was my No. 1 choice because I was pitching in a scrimmage against Manhasset High School and VWC alum Brian Corbo saw me play and gave my information to Coach Boothe (Nick). They asked me to come down for a visit and I loved the campus and environment"
• Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Southern New Hampshire University, Dowling College, and New York Institute of Technology

VWC Career Statistics

Season Highlights

2014

• TBA

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship recipient

Prep Accolades

• Threw two shutouts in 42 innings pitched, with 48 strikeouts and a 2.17 ERA as a senior, after missing his entire junior year with an injury
• First team all-conference honoree as a senior
• Team Plus Chart winner for pitching
• Selected as Most Improved Player as a senior
• Member of the Future Business Leaders of America

Personal

• Son of Jackie and Will Hickey; mom attended Catholic University of America, dad attended Queensborough Community College
• Has three younger sisters, Kristen, Jenny, and Kayla
• Enjoys listening to hip hop and 90's music, and vacationing in upstate Maine
• Favorites include the book "The Rose That Grew From the Concrete," the movie "Summer Catch," and the TV series "Martin"
• A fan of baseball's Allen Watson and Bernie Williams, football's Baltimore Ravens, and rapper Macklemore
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "dedicated, free-spirited, athletic, resilient, zen"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "competing against people that you're told are better than you and coming out on top"
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "mentally, my confidence, and also my ability to locate the ball and be more consistent"
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to bring home a championship"
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Steve-O, because I think it would be a really adventurous day and you would never know what's coming next"
• People might be surprised to know: "aside from playing baseball, my childhood dream was to be on the TV show "Jackass"
• It's the year 2030 and: "I'm at the end of a 10 year contract with the New York Yankees and considering my retirement to spend more time with my family"
• The most important advice I've received is: "to have to ahve an attack mentality you have to know you can beat anybody, soyou just gotta see it and do it" -- Allen Watson, former New York Yankees and Mets pitcher and my pitching coach