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Former Crowder and current Missouri State right-handed pitcher Dan Kickham, a 33rd round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers, has reached a contract agreement with the professional club.
Kickham was the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year and a first-team all-MVC selection
in his only season at Missouri State after spending his first two years at Crowder College.
Kickham tied an MSU record with 13 saves this season, going 2-3 with a 1.84 ERA in 25 appearances. The junior held opponents to a .192 batting average, yielding 20 hits against 24 strikeouts in 29.1 innings. He did not allow an earned run until his 18th outing of the year.
While at Crowder, Kickham also set a Crowder record for saves in a season with 13. That record has since been broken by Chance Cleveland. In his sophomore season at Crowder, Kickham struck out 43 batters in 37 innings pitched and helped lead the Roughriders to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. As a freshman at Crowder, Kickham struck out 23 batters in just 20 innings of work and posted a 3.60 ERA.
The Springfield native and Glendale High graduate is at the Tigers’ training and development facility in Lakeland, Florida. He will learn of his first professional pitching stop in the near future.
Former Crowder and current Missouri State right-handed pitcher Dan Kickham, a 33rd round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers, has reached a contract agreement with the professional club.
Kickham was the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year and a first-team all-MVC selection
in his only season at Missouri State after spending his first two years at Crowder College.
Kickham tied an MSU record with 13 saves this season, going 2-3 with a 1.84 ERA in 25 appearances. The junior held opponents to a .192 batting average, yielding 20 hits against 24 strikeouts in 29.1 innings. He did not allow an earned run until his 18th outing of the year.
While at Crowder, Kickham also set a Crowder record for saves in a season with 13. That record has since been broken by Chance Cleveland. In his sophomore season at Crowder, Kickham struck out 43 batters in 37 innings pitched and helped lead the Roughriders to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. As a freshman at Crowder, Kickham struck out 23 batters in just 20 innings of work and posted a 3.60 ERA.
The Springfield native and Glendale High graduate is at the Tigers’ training and development facility in Lakeland, Florida. He will learn of his first professional pitching stop in the near future.
