Wicks Collects Preseason All-America Honors from Baseball America
Feb 01, 2021 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks added to his preseason accolades, as he was voted to the 2021 Baseball America Preseason All-America Second Team, the publication announced Monday.
The honor, which is Wicks' third preseason all-America nod ahead of the 2021 season, is unique in that Baseball America annually polls major league organization's scouting departments to vote on the team based on performance, talent and professional potential.
Wicks and Texas pitcher Ty Madden were the lone representatives from the Big 12 on the All-America squads. The duo shared the 2021 Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year award last week.
Additionally, the product of Conway, Arkansas, has already been named a second-team selection by D1Baseball and a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball earlier this year. Wicks is the first Baseball America Preseason All-American since Ross Kivett was a first-team selection ahead of the 2014 season.
In the shortened 2020 season, Wicks made four weekend starts for the Wildcats, posting a 3-0 record with one earned run allowed over 26 innings (0.35 ERA), including a scoreless streak of 24 2/3 innings to begin the year.
Wicks tallied 26 strikeouts while issuing only four walks. His 0.35 earned run average ranked 10th in the nation and was tops in the Big 12 among starters. His WHIP of 0.65 was the 18th-best mark in the country and second in the conference.
In his career, Wicks has a 9-3 record in 19 starts while boasting a 2.85 earned run average with 112 strikeouts against 30 walks. He was named 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a freshman all-American after going 6-3 with a 3.61 ERA while setting K-State freshman records with 86 strikeouts and 84 2/3 innings pitched.
D1Baseball ranked Wicks as the nation's No. 10 collegiate prospect ahead of the 2021 MLB Draft. The website also honored Wicks with the 2020 Summer Breakout Prospect Award after a dominant summer with the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League.
Jordan Wicks' 2021 preseason honors:
- Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Co)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (Baseball America)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (D1Baseball)
- Preseason All-America Third Team (Collegiate Baseball)
The honor, which is Wicks' third preseason all-America nod ahead of the 2021 season, is unique in that Baseball America annually polls major league organization's scouting departments to vote on the team based on performance, talent and professional potential.
Wicks and Texas pitcher Ty Madden were the lone representatives from the Big 12 on the All-America squads. The duo shared the 2021 Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year award last week.
Additionally, the product of Conway, Arkansas, has already been named a second-team selection by D1Baseball and a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball earlier this year. Wicks is the first Baseball America Preseason All-American since Ross Kivett was a first-team selection ahead of the 2014 season.
Stop me if you've heard this one before...@wicks_jordan is named a Preseason All-American by Baseball America. It's his THIRD 2021 preseason all-America award💪#KStateBSB x @BaseballAmerica
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) February 1, 2021
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In the shortened 2020 season, Wicks made four weekend starts for the Wildcats, posting a 3-0 record with one earned run allowed over 26 innings (0.35 ERA), including a scoreless streak of 24 2/3 innings to begin the year.
Wicks tallied 26 strikeouts while issuing only four walks. His 0.35 earned run average ranked 10th in the nation and was tops in the Big 12 among starters. His WHIP of 0.65 was the 18th-best mark in the country and second in the conference.
In his career, Wicks has a 9-3 record in 19 starts while boasting a 2.85 earned run average with 112 strikeouts against 30 walks. He was named 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a freshman all-American after going 6-3 with a 3.61 ERA while setting K-State freshman records with 86 strikeouts and 84 2/3 innings pitched.
D1Baseball ranked Wicks as the nation's No. 10 collegiate prospect ahead of the 2021 MLB Draft. The website also honored Wicks with the 2020 Summer Breakout Prospect Award after a dominant summer with the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League.
Jordan Wicks' 2021 preseason honors:
- Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Co)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (Baseball America)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (D1Baseball)
- Preseason All-America Third Team (Collegiate Baseball)
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