Adam
Hicks

Maryland Top Prospect Games West

Body: 5’9’’, 150 pounds. Strong, athletic body type. 
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, sightly crouched, square stance at the plate. Quiet approach with hands pre-set and a smooth back load. Creates some hand separation with a small leg kick and quick hands and fast bat speed through the zone. Stays behind the ball well with strong lower half involvement. A more level swing path with good extension through contact. Gap-to-gap line drive approach during BP.  
Power: 85 mph exit velocity per TrackMan during BP. Pull side pop projected 
Arm: RH. OF - 81 mph. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarter arm slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball with quick, active feet. Fields the ball in the middle of his body with clean exchanges and accurate throws. 
Run: 7.72 60-yard time.

Preseason All-State Session II

Positional Profile: OF/3B
Body: 5’9”, 145 pounds. Athletic
Hit: RHH. Hits from a balanced, square stance at the plate. Uses a small leg kick to load. Sits slightly on the back side during load and creates some hand separation. Stays short to the ball with quick hands and generates fast, whippy bat speed through the hitting zone. Stays behind the ball well and gets good extension past contact. Uphill swing path and strong one-handed finish. Strong lower half involvement and swings with intent. Worked mostly middle to the pull side during BP. Squared up a bunch and showed a nice line drive - gap approach. 
Power: 77 mph exit velocity from the tee. Power to the gaps present with more projected. 
Arm: RH. OF - 82 mph. Throws with short arm action from a high three-quarter slot. 
Defense: Plays through the ball and fields it out in front on the glove hand side. Showed a clean exchange and quick shuffle step.
Run: 4.75 home-to-first time.

Athletic makeup at 5-foot-8, 145-pounds that still has some projection left to it.  Narrow stance hitting from the right side, slow paced glide to stride, and hands load back and down with a slight bat wrap. Front foot strided in line and would benefit from some consistency of timing with foot strike. Swing had slight uphill tilt to it with some pull side tendency at times. Exit velocity was 82 mph. In the outfield Hicks was under control on approach, solid glove presentation, and a clean exchange. Utilized a back foot skip at times to get in sync. Arm circle was longer and throws from a three-quarter arm slot at 75 mph from the outfield. Ran a 7.80 60.

MD Top Prospect Games II

Strong, athletic body type and 5’8’’, 145 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, athletic, slightly open stance at the plate. Controlled, small front leg kick load. Stays in lower half well with good hand separation. Short to the ball with an easy, fluid uphill swing path. Showed quick hands and fast bat speed through the hitting zone. Stays behind the ball very well and generates strong lower half involvement. Gets good extension through contact and finishes strong with one hand. Worked mostly pull-side. Gap line drive approach with some power. Recorded a 73 mph exit velocity. Plays through the ball in the outfield with a controlled approach and fundamental footwork. Throws with shorter arm action from a mid-high three-quarter slot at 74 mph. Ball showed some carry and accuracy. Ran a 7.76 60-yard time.

MD Top Prospect Games West 6.26.19

Athletic body type and 5’8’’, 145 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Smooth, controlled weight transfer to back side with a small leg kick and very nice hand separation. Strong lower half involvement in the swing and stays behind the ball through contact. Short to the ball with an uphill swing path. Showed some bat speed and gets good extension through contact with a one-handed finish. Gap-to-gap line drive type hitter with some pop and plenty more in the swing as he continues to mature. Recorded an exit velocity of 72 mph. Plays through the ball in the outfield with fundamental footwork and throws with long arm action from a high three-quarter slot at 75 mph. Ran a 7.72 60-yard time.

MD Junior Future Games Trials

Advanced approach at the plate. Hits form a tall, balanced, athletic stance at the plate. Smooth front leg lift into load for rhythm and timing. Uncoils body and lets the hands fly attacking the baseball with intent. Creates some barrel whip and gets the bat head on plane early with a more uphill swing path. Nice lower half involvement and long finish. Recorded an exit velocity of 73 mph and ran a 4.89 home-to-first time. Controlled approach to the ball in the outfield working through it with quick footwork and clean actions. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarters slot at 77 mph. Controlled side-step wind-up and medium leg kick into a tall, compact balance point. Clean hand separation with slight uphill shoulder tilt and a smooth delivery. Creates some arm speed through release and lands closed to the plate with a slightly upright finish. Threw with some longer arm action from a high three-quarters arm slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 68-70 mph and touched 71 mph. Breaking ball had 11/5 shape at 53-57 mph and change-up ranged 60-62 mph with slight drop.

MD Freshman Free Showcase

Athletic body type and 5’8’’, 130 pound frame. Hits from a balanced, slightly open stance at the plate. Quiet approach with a smooth back load and small leg lift for timing. Creates some hand separation and quick bat speed. Compact, slightly uphill swing path that gets level at times. Generates some lower half involvement with nice extension through contact. Line drive type hitter with occasional pop. Recorded an exit velocity of 68 mph. Works through the ball in the outfield with clean exchanges. Throws with long arm action from a high three-quarters slot at 73 mph. Controlled side-step wind-up and medium leg kick. Gets to a compact balance point with a quarter corkscrew turn. Clean hand separation and smooth delivery. Creates some arm speed through release and lands closed to the plate with a slightly upright finish. Throws with shorter arm action from a high three-quarters arm slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 65-67 mph and topped out at 68 mph. Change-up showed some drop at 59-62 mph and breaking ball had gradual 11/5 shape at 55-59 mph.