Photo Gallery 2014
CAREER ACCOLADES
2014 Big West Freshman Pitcher of the Year
2014 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American
AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Appeared in 20 games and made 10 starts on the mound in his first
year with the Titans... Finished the season with a 6-3 record and a
2.13 ERA... Allowed opponents to hit just .232 against him and
struck out 74 batters in 76 innings of work... Led the team with a
8.76 strikeouts per nine innings average and ranked fourth in the
Big West... In conference play, made five appearances and started
two games, going 2-1 with a 2.20 ERA. Struck out 11 batters in 16
and 1/3 innings... Collected his first career victory in a relief
appearance at No. 9 Oregon on Mar. 2, allowing two hits while
striking out seven, including six in a row, in just two and 2/3
innings of work... Set a career high with nine strikeouts on Mar.
29 at Wichita State.
2013 MLB DRAFT
Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 10th overall
pick of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Oaks Christian High School in Westlake
Village, Calif…played four years on the varsity squad for
head coach Tim Penprase…in 2013, led the Lions to the CIF
Southern Section Division IV championship with an 18-strikeout
performance in a 4-0 shutout of El Rancho High School…Oaks
Christian finished the season with a 29-3-1 record and won the Tri
Valley League championship with an undefeated record of
10-0…completed the year with a 12-1 record, 0.83 ERA and 146
strikeouts in 84 and 2/3 innings…honors his senior season
included: CIF Southern Section Division IV Player of the Year, Max
Preps California Medium Schools Baseball all-state team, Los
Angeles Times All-Area Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team,
Ventura County Star Player of the Year, Tri-Valley League
MVP… was named of one the top 20 pitchers at the 2012 Area
Code games by Louisville Slugger…played for the 2012
Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Team…as a junior at Oaks
Christian was named the Tri-Valley League Most Valuable Pitcher
after finishing 2012 with a 2.42 ERA and an 8-3 record with seven
complete games, one shutout and two saves…in 72 and 1/3
innings struck out 107 and held opposing batters to a .201
clip.
PERSONAL
Born in Newbury Park, Calif...parents are David and Barbara
Bickford…has one brother (Robert) and four sisters (Tiffany,
Sarah, Monique, Sandra)…major is radio, television,
film…favorites include: Nolan Ryan (baseball player), Fenway
Park (baseball stadium), Derek Jeter (athlete), Eminem, Beach boys
(musical artists), Boston Red Sox (baseball team), “Legends
of the Fall” (movie), “The Great Gatsby” (book),
Brad Pitt (actor).
Pitching
Innings Pitched: 6.2 at Wichita State (03.29.14)
Strikeouts: 9 at Wichita State (03.29.14)
Hits Allowed: 8, 2x, last at #22 UC Santa Barbara (04.13.14)
Runs Allowed: 6 vs. San Diego (04.29.14)
Earned Runs Allowed: 3 vs. San Diego (04.29.14)
Walks Allowed: 3 vs. UC Davis (04.06.16)
Wins: 6