Drafted in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals with the 457th overall pick: Story Link
Junior (2022):
Made 21 appearances with one start on the mound … Finished with a 2-2 record and a 6.75 ERA in 32.0 innings … Struck out 40 compared to just seven walks … Picked up five saves on the season … The 40 strikeouts were second most on the team despite featuring out of the pen for the Texans … Picked up a save and struck out two in 1.0 inning in a win over UIW (2/22) … Earned a save, tossing the ninth in a win over UTRGV (3/18) … Picked up third save, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings vs. UTRGV (3/19) … Struck out two in the ninth to earn the save at ACU (3/25) … Struck out three in 2.0 innings in a win over UIW (4/12) … Struck out five, walked two and allowed one run in a season-high 5.1 innings vs. Sam Houston (4/23) … Made only start of the season at UTRGV (5/1), throwing 4.2 innings, allowing four runs and striking out a season-high seven … Picked up fifth save, striking out two vs. SFA (5/13).
Weatherford College (2018-2021):
Played four seasons for the Coyotes ... Had 43 appearances across his career with a 3.39 ERA ... 92/40 K/BB ratio ... 10.75 K/9 innings ... 8-4 career record with 10 saves ... Finished the 2020-2021 season with a 1.19 ERA ... Had eight saves and had a 41/13 K/BB ratio in the 2021 season ... First team All-Conference reliever.
Granbury High School:
Lettered four years ... Coached by Brad Eppler ... First team All-District pitcher 2x ... Academic All-District.
Personal:
Matthew Weldon Hickey ... 2017 graduate of Granbury High School ... Son of Bill and Melinda Hickey ... Has four siblings, Bryan, Nathan, Brayden and Kadi ... Brother,
Nathan, was a pitcher at Tarleton picking up conference pitcher of the year honors and holding school records ... Majoring in General Business ... Born on May 11.
