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#22 Adam Ricks
Hometown:
San Ramon, Calif.
High School:
San Ramon Valley
Last College:
Sacramento City Junior College
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 199
Position:
3B
Birthdate:
09/24/1982
Experience:
1 Letter
Major:
Business Management
At Miami
Adam Ricks continues a long line of great junior college players from Sacramento City Junior College who have produced in the green and orange of Miami ... a smart and hard-nosed player, Ricks played in all 63 of Miami's 2003 games, making 62 starts ... made 54 starts at second base seven at designated hitter and one at third base ... finished tied for the second highest batting average on the team at .328 ... third-best RBI total with 55, while collecting 13 doubles and four home runs ... Ricks also proved his unselfish attitude on the field by leading the team in both sacrifice flies (6) and sacrifice bunts (11) ... his 17 total sacrifices are tied for the seventh best season in school history.
Junior (2003)
Ricks has started 62 of UM's 63 games, seeing action in all 63 ... started the first seven games of the season at designated hitter before taking over the everyday duties at second base ... made 54 starts at second base and one start at third base ... sported a batting average of .328 with an inside-the-park home run and three conventional home runs ... third on the team with 55 RBIs ... tied for fourth on the team with 13 doubles ... hit in 46 of 63 games ... second on the team lead with 24 multiple-hit games ... led the way at the plate in the season opener against FIU with a career-high five RBIs ... he also collected two hits including an inside the park home run ... collected two hits in the first two games of the Campbell series on Feb. 6 and 7 ... went 3-for-5 at Florida on Feb. 14 with a double and one RBI ... went 2-for-4 in the series opener with San Diego State on Feb. 21 with an RBI and a walk ... picked up two hits in the series finale versus The Citadel on March 2, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored ... singled twice against Tennessee on March 9 ... fell into a 2-for-18 slump starting against South Florida on March 11 and continuing through the St. Peter's game on March 18 ... broke out of the slump against Boston College, going 4-for-6 in the series, while driving in three runs and scoring four runs during the two game set ... went 2-for-4 against Harvard with an RBI and the first triple of his career ... went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored against Georgia Tech on March 30 ... recorded his first four-hit game as a Hurricane against Florida Atlantic on April 2 ... went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored against Oral Roberts on April 6 ... went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and a RBI at Virginia on April 11 ... hit his second home run of the season with a blast to right field in the first inning at FIU ... went 1-for-3 at FSU on April 25 with a walk ... collected two hits on April 26 against the Seminoles with an RBI and three runs scored ... went 1-for-2 in the series finale with FSU ... went 3-for-6 with two RBIs on May 3 versus Pace ... followed with a three RBI double on May 4 against the Setters ... hit his fourth home run and drove in four runs at Jacksonville on May 9 ... with 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored against Savannah State on May 16 ... collected two more hits on May 18th against the Tigers ... doubled at Long Beach State on May 22. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Regional: Went 5-for-16 in the Coral Gables Regional and scored three runs ... went 2-for-4, drove in a run and scored a run against Bethune-Cookman in the opening game of the Regional ... was 2-for-4 against Florida in a loss in the first game of the Championship Round of the Regional on June 1st. 2003 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional: Hit 4-for-11 in the Super Regional series with North Carolina State ... scored twice in the 10-9 win over NC State in the opener, going 2-for-5 at the plate ... knocked in two runs in a 2-for-6 outing in the clinching victory over the Wolfpack. 2003 College World Series: Ricks collected two hits in his first trip the 2003 College World Series ... opened with a 1-for-4 performance against Texas on June 14 ... had an RBI single and scored a run in UM's 7-5 win over SMS ... went 0-for-4 in UM's second game with Texas, a 5-1 loss that ended the Hurricanes 2003 season.
Sacramento City Junior College
Played multiple positions including second base, third base, shortstop, and catcher ... Coached by Andy McKay at Sac City. Sophomore (2002): All-conference selection while playing multiple positions as a sophomore ... team won conference championships in 2002 and went on to a runner-up finish at the California State Championships. Freshman (2001): All-conference selection while playing second base and shortstop as a freshman ... team won conference championships in 2001 and went on to a third-place finish at the California State Championships.