2014: Led the team with 20 appearances as a senior, making seven starts ... led the squad in victories, going 6-5 with a 5.13 earned run average ... was the opening-day starter at Cal-Bakersfield Feb. 14, striking out three in 4.2 innings ... fanned five in 5.2 innings of work at UIC March 30 ... enjoyed the rare distinction of earning not one, but two victories, on the same day ... was the pitcher on the mound to close out the top of the ninth inning in both games against Oakland April 5, picking up the win in each walkoff ... earned the victory against Parkside April 22, striking out a pair in 3.0 scoreless innings ... picked up the victory against Chicago State May 6th in rare fashion, throwing just one pitch in the game ... came up big in the Horizon League Tournament against Oakland May 21, earning the win with a career-high six strikeouts in a complete-game effort, giving up just two runs ... ended his Milwaukee career with a perfect 1.000 batting average, recording a pinch-hit single against MSOE April 16 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2014 game-by-game in PDF Format
2013: Appeared in 20 games in his first season with the Panthers, making three starts ... struck out 22 batters in 38.1 innings on the year, allowing opponents to bat just .232 overall ... really heated up as the season progressed, allowing just four earned runs after April 1st ... that spanned 13 appearances and 29.0 innings, giving him an earned run average of just 1.24 in that stretch ... did not allow a run in 10 of his final 13 appearances ... made UWM debut with a start against New Mexico State Feb. 16 ... earned the start against Northwestern at Miller Park April 24, working the first 3.0 innings of the 5-0 shutout victory ... did not allow a hit or run against the Wildcats that day ... struck out a season-high four batters in 4.0 shutout frames against UIC April 28, not allowing a hit ... recorded three K's in 4.2 innings against Valparaiso May 3 ... came on in relief in the Horizon League Tournament against Valpo May 25, allowing just one run in a season-high 6.2 innings of work.
• 2013 game-by-game in PDF Format
Prior to UWM: Helped Madison College back to the NJCAA Division II World Series in 2012, posting an impressive 6-0 record in 12 games, making seven starts ... recorded a 2.91 ERA and had 41 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 46.1 innings of work ... spent his freshman season at Indiana University, making seven appearances ... earned a pair of starts, striking out six batters in 10.0 innings on the season ... allowed just one hit and no runs in 5.0 innings against Bucknell during his first career start, striking out three.
High School: Became just the third player in school history to earn four letters under coach Parish Wagner ... after missing all of his junior season due to Tommy John surgery, bounced back as a senior to go 3-0 with a 0.68 ERA ... struck out 89 batters in 48 innings, earning first-team all-conference and all-suburban honors to help Germantown to the state playoffs for the first time in 24 years ... went 8-1 with a 2.24 ERA as a sophomore and pitched in the Wisconsin All-Star Game at Miller Park ... posted an impressive 7-1 record with a 3.02 ERA as a freshman when he became the first frosh in school history to toss a complete-game no-hitter ... also earned three letters in football and two in track and was named Germantown's Male Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Son of Mike and Laurie Thicke ... a human resources major ... chose UWM because it was close to home and the program was a good fit for him ... career goal is to play baseball for as long as he can, at the highest level he can ... most memorable sports experience was pitching in the NJCAA World Series ... lists hobbies as hunting and fishing ... born Sept. 20, 1991 ... named the Pitcher of the Year for the Lakeshore Chinooks in the Northwoods League in the summer of 2013 ... went 5-2 with a 2.14 ERA and was named to the South Division All-Star team.
