doug hicks

   Doug Hicks played basketball and baseball at Fairfield High School. On the basketball court, Hicks was the Indians’ Most Valuable Player in 1975 when he averaged 16.5 points and 16.1 rebounds per game. His scoring average in Greater Miami Conference games was 18.6 per game that same season. Also in 1975, his senior season, Doug was named to the GMC first team, the Golden Triangle second team and he was named an All-Southwest District 15 player. On the baseball diamond, he was the teams’ MVP as a pitcher in 1974 and 1975. He also was an All-GMC pitcher in both seasons. Doug finished his high school career with a 0.82 ERA in 120 innings and established the school record in strikeouts. He led Fairfield to the GMC title and a sectional title in 1975. Doug continued playing baseball at Columbia State University where he was an All-Conference, All-State and All-District pitcher in 1977. He then received a full scholarship to Middle Tennessee State University and was an Ohio Valley Conference first team player in 1978. He set school records in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage with Middle Tennessee State. Following his playing days, Doug was very active as an umpire for baseball, softball, volleyball and basketball. He is a member of the Fairfield Athletic Hall of Fame and the Butler County Softball Hall of Fame.