Santa Clara University

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2008: Made 17appearances, starting in eight ... ranked fifth on the team ininnings pitched (47.2) and batters struck out (47) ... saw hisfirst start of the season against Pacific (Feb. 27), pitching 4.1innings striking out four batters ... pitched 6.2 innings in hissecond start of the season allowing two runs and striking out fivebatters ... made his fourth start, pitching 4.1 innings against CalPoly (Mar. 12) ... made his fifth start of the season and his firstat home with 3.1 innings against then-No. 11 Cal (Mar. 25) ...earned his first win of the season tossing 7.0 innings and strikingout nine batters against Washington State (Mar. 31) ... tossed 2.1innings of relief in game three against Saint Mary's (May 11),striking out six batters  

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2007: Named All-WCChonorable mention after going 7-5 on the year with a 3.41 ERA and88 strikeouts in 97.1 innings pitched ... sixth in the WCC in winsand strikeouts, eighth in ERA ... led SCU in wins, strikeouts, andinnings pitched ... struck out 10 batters on four occasions in 2007... earned first win Feb. 2 against Utah, striking out 10 andtossing 6.1 scoreless innings ... picked up second win Feb. 16 atUC Davis ... struck out five Cal Poly batters in five innings ofwork Feb. 23 to grab third win ... allowed only one unearned run onseven hits and struck out five while notching first career completegame for fourth win March 10 at Fresno State ... struck out 10 andallowed only one run through eight innings but got a no-decisionMarch 31 at Portland ... allowed only two runs on four hits andstruck out 10 once again for fifth win Apr. 14 against Gonzaga ...held No. 12 Pepperdine to two runs over seven innings of work andstruck out five to pick up sixth win on Apr. 21 ... struck out 10and allowed only two unearned runs on six hits over 8.1 innings butgot another no-decision May 5 at Saint Mary's ... struck out sixand allowed only three runs on six hits over 7.1 innings to getseventh win on may 20 against Sacramento State. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2006: Named to theLouisville Slugger Freshman All-America team by CollegiateBaseball ... also earned spots on the All-West CoastConference Second Team and and 10th in strikeouts (66) ... Startedall 14 games on the mound in which he appeared ... had one of thefinest freshman campaigns for an SCU pitcher in history ... went9-2 with a 3.54 ERA and struck out 66 batters in 84.0 innings ofwork ... tossed five innings of three-hit, shutout ball and struckout five in his debut Feb. 5 at Pacific for his first win ...struck out three over another five-inning outing Feb. 12 againstSan Diego State to get his second win ... tossed seven and a thirdshutout innings and struck out five while allowing only five hitsagainst San Jose State March 5 to up his record to 3-0 ... allowedno runs in his next three outings ... improved to 4-1 with a sixand a third-inning performance March 19 against Northwestern inwhich he allowed only five hits ... got his fifth win March 29against Cal State Monterey Bay ... struck out eight San Franciscobatters while allowing only three hits and no runs in five and athird innings of work, but took a no-decision ... allowed only tworuns and struck out six at Gonzaga on April 10 to earn sixth win... suffered second loss of the season April 15 against Pepperdinedespite a solid six-inning outing in which he allowed only two runson eight hits ... scattered five hits and three runs over seven andtwo-thirds innings to improve to 7-2 April 23 at Loyola Marymount... went eight innings and struck out a career-high 10 batters inwinning a wild 10-6 affair April 29 against Saint Mary's to improveto 8-2 ... won his final start of the season May 12 againstPortland ... struck out nine batters and yielded only six hits oversix and a third innings.  

WHILE AT GONZAGA: Redshirted the 2005season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Issaquah HighSchool in Bellevue, Wash. ... played baseball for head coach RobReese and basketball for head coach Jeff Patrick at Issaquah ...recorded a career record of 17-1 at Issaquah ... was 3-1 career inthe state playoffs with a 0.26 ERA ... went a perfect 10-0 with a2.00 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched his senior year... was named Washington's Louisville Slugger and Baseball Coachesof America Player of the Year his senior year ... was named theAll-State MVP and to the state's first-team after Issaquah won thestate, district and league championships... was an all-statehonorable mention as a junior ... baseball team finished third instate junior year and were the Class 3A King County Districtchampions ... member of Issaquah's Key Club ... earned both theRotary Club Student of the Year and Athlete of the Year awards in2004 ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in thetop 10% of his high school class with a 3.87 GPA.

PERSONAL: Born in Bellevue, Wash. ... parentsare Paul and Linda Wickswat ... father played football for FurmanUniversity ... has an older sister, Nicole, who is a cheerleader atUniversity of Oregon ... majoring in business ... goals are to playprofessional baseball and become a successful businessman.

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