Wicks Selected First Team Preseason All-America by NCBWA
Feb 17, 2021 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State's Jordan Wicks picked up his fourth preseason all-America honor, as he was a First Team Preseason All-America selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Wednesday.
Wicks becomes the Wildcats' first first-team preseason all-American since Ross Kivett in 2014 and the fifth NCBWA preseason award winner in program history. The Conway, Arkansas, product has already been named a second-team selection by D1Baseball and a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball earlier this year.
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.
K-State begins its 2021 season on Friday against Oregon State at the Sanderson Ford College Classic in Surprise, Arizona. The Cats will also meet Gonzaga and New Mexico over the four-day season-opening event.
Fans can watch on FloBaseball.TV (paid) and listen on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free audio streaming at K-StateSprots.com/watch.
Jordan Wicks' 2021 preseason honors:
- Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Co)
- Preseason All-America First Team (NCBWA)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (Baseball America)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (D1Baseball)
- Preseason All-America Third Team (Collegiate Baseball)
Wicks becomes the Wildcats' first first-team preseason all-American since Ross Kivett in 2014 and the fifth NCBWA preseason award winner in program history. The Conway, Arkansas, product has already been named a second-team selection by D1Baseball and a third-team selection by Collegiate Baseball earlier this year.
Make it a clean sweep 🧹
— K-State Baseball (@KStateBSB) February 17, 2021
Jordan Wicks is a First Team Preseason All-America pick by @NCBWA, his FOURTH preseason All-America nod of 2021#KStateBSB x @wicks_jordan
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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.
K-State begins its 2021 season on Friday against Oregon State at the Sanderson Ford College Classic in Surprise, Arizona. The Cats will also meet Gonzaga and New Mexico over the four-day season-opening event.
Fans can watch on FloBaseball.TV (paid) and listen on News Radio KMAN (93.3 FM, 1350 AM) with free audio streaming at K-StateSprots.com/watch.
Jordan Wicks' 2021 preseason honors:
- Big 12 Preseason Pitcher of the Year (Co)
- Preseason All-America First Team (NCBWA)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (Baseball America)
- Preseason All-America Second Team (D1Baseball)
- Preseason All-America Third Team (Collegiate Baseball)
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