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RHP
MICHAEL DARRELL-HICKS

61 RIGHT RIGHT 6-5 220

BORN: NOV. 13, 1997 OPENING DAY AGE: 27
BIRTHPLACE: PARKERSBURG, WV RESIDES: BOWLING GREEN, KY
ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENT, JULY 26, 2022
SIGNED THRU: 2025; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 0/3 OPTIONS USED

NON-ROSTER INVITEE

DARRELL-HICKS’ LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
DARRELL-HICKS
2022— Inland Empire 2-1 10.61 7 0 0 1 0 0 9.1 9 12 11 1 0 8 0 10 1 0 .237
2023— Inland Empire 3-0 4.22 12 6 0 3 0 1 42.2 40 21 20 2 2 9 0 53 2 0 .247
Tri-City 2-4 3.15 13 9 0 1 0 0 54.1 48 21 19 4 5 21 0 59 0 1 .232
Rocket City 0-3 6.00 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.0 12 9 8 2 2 5 0 12 0 0 .250
2024— Rocket City 6-4 1.73 30 0 0 23 0 8 41.2 34 11 8 0 6 8 1 46 1 0 .224
Salt Lake 0-0 4.35 10 0 0 0 0 0 20.2 21 12 10 0 6 5 0 23 3 0 .269
MINOR TOTALS 13-12 3.79 75 18 0 28 0 9 180.2 164 86 76 9 21 56 1 203 7 1 .239
2024 SEASON
◆ Began season with Double-A Rocket City and went 6-4 with a 1.73 ERA (41.2 IP - 8 ER) and 46 strikeouts in 30
games in relief...First full season in the relief role since professional debut in 2022.
◆ Promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake on Aug. 13 and posted a 4.35 ERA (20.2 IP - 10 ER) with 23 strikeouts in 10 games.
◆ Held opponents to one-or-fewer earned runs in 36 of 40 appearances...Did not give up a run in 27 outings.
◆ Pitched in multiple innings in relief in 17 games...Recorded at least 12 outs in relief twice (Sept. 8, Sept. 21).
◆ Set a career high with eight saves in 2024...Finished 23 games.
◆ Did not surrender a home run all season.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made professional debut on Aug. 14, 2022 with Low-A Inland Empire against Fresno.
◆ Named California League Pitcher of the Week for Week of May 28, 2023.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ July 26, 2022...Signed by Angels as non-drafted free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Michael Brian Darrell-Hicks.
◆ Attended Jacksonville University in 2022...Went 5-5 as a senior with a 4.13 ERA (72.0 IP - 33 ER) with 82
strikeouts...Ranked second on the team with 72 innings pitched and 82 strikeouts; Ranked sixth in conference in
punchouts...Majored in Sport Management.
◆ Prior to Jacksonville, attended Western Kentucky University from 2017-2021 and went 3-4 with a 6.94 ERA (84.1
IP - 65 ER) and 81 strikeouts across four seasons...Led team with a 12.9 K/9 rate as a sophomore in 2018
◆ Attended South Warren HS (Warren County, KY)....Earned All-State Second Team, All-Region and All-District
honors...Was a four-year letter winner on the diamond, as well as a two-year letter winner in basketball.
◆ Son of Rose Hicks and Bart Darrell...Has one brother, Matt Taitt...Mother, Rose, played college basketball at
Marshall...Brother, Matt, ran track and field at Western Kentucky.
◆ Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant.
◆ Originally signed by Angels scout Chris McAlpin.

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