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2025 Baseball Roster

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45 Kyler Hickman

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-3
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Tracy, Calif.
  • Highschool Merrill F. West HS

Biography

Career Highlights: Holds the school record for single-season hit-by-pitches (19 in 2024, second in Midwest Conference history) ... Seventh in school history in career putouts (569) ... Seventh in school history in single-season putouts (268 in 2024) ... Tied for tenth in school history in single-season fielding percentage (.993 in 2024).

2024: Started 34 games and played in 35 ... Had 31 hits and 13 extra-base hits along with 15 RBI ... Hit .265 and had an OPS of .846 ... Also walked 15 times.

2023: Was named the 2023 Midwest Conference Newcomer of the Year following an outstanding rookie campaign ... ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III Third Team All-Region selection ... All-Midwest Conference first team honoree ... Started 38 games and hit .376 ... Had a team-high 56 hits with 10 doubles and 10 home runs ... Slugged .644 ... Had the third-most at-bats on the team with 149 ... Academic All-Midwest Conference.

PERSONAL: Son of David and Becky Hickman...Has one brother, David Neal Hickman, who also plays baseball at Ripon...Chose Ripon College because it gave me a chance to live out a childhood dream of playing college baseball. As well as giving me the opportunity to play baseball with my older brother. Another thing that caught my eye at Ripon was the relationships you can have with professors...Hobbies include riding dirt bikes, boating, fishing and hanging out with friends...Favorite athlete is Pete Rose...Season goal is to enjoy everything, enjoy the suck, enjoy the happy, enjoy the sad, enjoy the ups and downs just enjoy it all.

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Historical Player Information

  • 45

    2023Freshman

    Catcher/Infield
    6'2" 210 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2024Sophomore

    Infield
    6'2" 220 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2025Junior

    Infield
    6'3" 220 lbs
    45