8 Matt Hickey
Matt Hickey
  • Birth Date:
    05/11/1998
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/R
  • Year:
    PRO-2
  • Hometown:
    Granbury, TX
  • Position:
    RHP

Bio

- Entering first season with the Grizzlies in 2024

- Played two years in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, posting a 4.26 ERA in 27 appearances with five saves, 35 strikeouts, and 13 walks in 44 1/3 innings pitched at A-Advanced Peoria in 2023

- Excelled as a rookie in 2022 for Single-A Palm Beach, with a 1.64 ERA, 10 strikeouts, and five walks in 11 innings over 10 appearances

- Selected by St. Louis in the 15th round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Tarleton State University (NCAA D-I), where he struck out 40 and walked only seven in 32 innings over 21 games in his lone season

- Also played four years at Weatherford College in his home state of Texas, where he notched eight saves in 17 appearances with a 1.19 ERA, 41 strikeouts, and 13 walks over 37 2/3 innings as a senior