Christopher Newport University

2019 - Junior Season - Made immediate impact in the Captains lineup in his first season starting 44 and playing all 45 games...Earned first team D3baseball.com All-Region and first team ABCA All-South region honors...Second team All-Conference...Hit .329 with 44 RBI and 48 runs scored while smacking 24 extra-base hits...Ranked third on the team in home runs with 12 and slugge .658...Caught fire at the end of the season, hitting five of his 12 home runs in the final 11 games of the season...Walked 25 times and hit-by-pitch 8 more to finish season ranking fifth on the team with a .441 OBP...Ranked 15th nationally in home runs...Drove in a season-high 6 RBI in an NCAA regional game against Misericordia going 2-for-5 with a HR and two runs scored...Also posted a five-hit game in the CAC Tournament going 5-for-6 with 3 RBI, 5 runs scored, and two HR against Mary Washington...Became just the fifth player in program history with 5 runs scored in a game...Named a D3baseball.com Preseason All-American heading into senior year

Before CNU -- Played two years at Louisburg College in North Carolina, appearing in 85 games for the Hurricanes...Hit .357 as a freshman with 51 hits, including eight doubles and a home run...Drove in 20 and scored 33 times...Followed up strong rookie campaign with .289 sophomore season, hitting eight extra-base hits with 3 home runs...Also 9-10 in stolen base attempts in his two seasons

At Poquoson -- Played football and baseball for the Bull Islanders, earning All-State, All-Region, and All-Conference honors in both sports...Also named the Conference Player of the Year for the football...Helped lead team to a pair of state championship appearances, and won the 2016 regional title...Virginia High School League record holder for RBI in a game with 11

Personal -- James Allie Hicks III was born in Newport News, Va. and goes by the nickname Trey...Son of Heather and Jay Hicks...Has one sister, Aubrey, and one brother, Colten...Father played football and baseball at Hampden-Sydney and his uncle wrestled at Indiana...Hobbies include boating, fishing, and landscaping...Favorite sports personality is Tiger Woods...Person in history he'd most like to meet is Ronald Reagan...Dream vacation is a trip to New Zealand...Favorite food is steak...Favorite movie is "The Other Guys" and favorite TV show is "The Office"...Favorite book is "The Maze Runner" and favorite musician is Jimi Hendrix...Majoring in Biology.