No. 5 in Maryland history in complete games (39) As a senior (2011): ACC Pitcher of the Year...named to All-ACC First Team and NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team...three ACC Pitcher of the Week awards (March 22, April 26, May 3)...No. 5 in the ACC in ERA (1.91), opposing batting avg. (.198), No. 4 in innings pitched (190.1) and strikeouts (238)...No. 2 in the league in batters struck out looking (74)...threw her 11th career no-hitter at ACC Champion Florida State (April 23)...notched 10+ strikeouts in nine games, including 14 vs. East Carolina (March 9)...her 18 wins this season are tied for No. 6 in Maryland history...190.1 innings this year are in the top 10...238 strikeouts this year put her at No. 5 in Terrapin record books for strikeouts in a season...eight shutouts this year are fourth-best in school history...42 appearances this season are fifth-best this year...hit .263 this year with 41 hits, 16 runs and 32 RBI...hit a grand slam in the first inning vs. Hampton (March 20)...had two hits in three of the last four games on the year, including the ACC Semifinal vs. North Carolina when she hit an RBI single in a seventh-inning rally (May 14)...also had two hits and an RBI against both East Carolina (May 20) and Lehigh (May 21) in NCAA Regionals.
As a junior (2010): Led the team with ERA of 1.67 over 205.0 innings pitched ... started in 55 games and saw action in 56 ... made 43 appearances in the circle ... her ERA ranked her No. 4 in the ACC ... earned two saves on the year ... threw her ninth and tenth career no-hitters against Virginia Tech (April 10) and Delaware State (April 28) ... named ACC's Pitcher of the Week for those two weeks ... No. 6 in the league in strikeouts with 218 ...became the fourth Terp pitcher to break the 400 strikeout mark had five games with double-digit strikeouts ... second Terrapin to break 20-win mark ... along with Knight, combined for most strikeouts in a season for a Maryland team with 471 ... hit .241 on the year with 12 runs and 39 hits, including 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs ... knocked in 28 RBI ... went 5-for-12 in a three-game series at No. 8 Georgia Tech ... brought in five RBI in that series ... in her April 10 no-hitter over Virginia Tech, went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a double...named to ACC's All-Academic team and Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore (2009): Led the team with a 2.48 ERA and also averaged a .279 batting average on the year ... record was 12-10 ... started 20 games as a pitcher, but started and played in 53 ... pitched 164.0 innings, including four complete games ... led the team in strikeouts with 174 ... caught five opposing players stealing ... threw eight games without a hit and 12 games with no runs allowed ... 13 strike-outs against Boston College on April 18 and ten against Nevada on Feb. 21 and against Dartmouth on March 8 ... earned 4 saves on the year ... had 14 runs and 48 hits, a team-high, at the plate, including seven doubles and two home runs ... totaled 14 RBI.
As a Freshman (2008): Appeared in 51 games for the Terps, starting 50...is leading returnee in hitting with an average of .292, four home runs and 31 RBIs...in addition to hitting achievements, went 4-0 with a 2.48 ERA from the pitching circle...had two hits and earned the win after 3 1/3 scoreless innings of work in debut against Michigan on Feb. 8...threw a season-high six strikeouts along with hitting her first home run and driving in a season-high four RBIs against UMBC on Feb. 27...went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in against Valparaiso on March 15...had an 11-game hitting streak from Feb. 16 to March 5...named to ACC's All-Academic team.
Before Maryland: Named All-Met player of the year as a senior at Huntingtown High School ... three time all-met selection ... two-time All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference player of the year ... played for the Virginia Shamrocks and won the ASA Gold Nationals in 2005.
Personal: Parents are Sandy and John Hickey ... has two older brothers Greg and Donnie Burch ... recipient of the The Whitehead Family Director's Circle Scholarship ... drinks a Red Bull energy drink before every game ... favorite softball memory is the high school state softball championship ... favorite television show is Rob and Big ... dreams of someday playing softball professionally ... says Chipotle is her favorite restaurant ... lists her favorite athlete as New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez ... a criminology major.
Hickey's Career Pitching Statistics
Year ERA W-L APP GS IP H R ER BB SO SV
2008 2.48 4-0 18 2 36.2 29 19 13 21 33 1
2009 2.48 12-10 39 20 164.0 128 64 58 67 174 4
2010 1.67 21-12 43 31 205.0 138 65 49 79 218 2
2011 1.91 18-10 42 30 190.1 138 66 52 75 238 3
TOTALS 2.02 55-32 142 83 596.0 433 214 172 242 663 10
Hickey's Career Batting Statistics
Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB
2008 .292 51-50 154 25 45 7 2 4 31 9 1 32 1
2009 .279 53-53 172 14 48 7 0 2 14 6 1 32 1
2010 .241 56-55 162 12 39 10 2 3 28 12 2 37 1
2011 .263 55-51 156 16 41 12 0 4 32 12 3 29 2
TOTALS .269 215-209 644 67 173 36 4 13 105 39 7 130 5
