Fick, Kelly 2010 All Games: 2.88 ERA; 2-1; 20 appearance; 0 starts; 1 save; 34.1 IP; 30 H; 13 R; 11 ER; 6 BB; 26 K
Big 12 games: 4.32 ERA; 1-1; 0 starts; 1 save; 16.2 IP; 17 H; 10 R; 8 ER; 5 BB; 12 K
2008: 7.32 ERA; 1-0
2009: 5.71 ERA; 2-3
"If a relief pitcher tells you that starting is never on their mind, chances are they’re lying." (Columbia Missourian)
■ May 8 (Columbia Missourian): While his teammates struggled, in particular with finding the zone, Fick was excellent. He kept the Tigers in the game, gave up just one unearned run and put a halt to a hot Kansas offense. Fick said he didn’t let a smaller strike zone interfere with his approach.
“I just came in and attacked,” Fick said. “Just being able to locate and keep them off balance. I was able to have success for a couple of innings.”
The one unearned run that Fick gave up was just enough to push the Jayhawks past the Tigers 9-8, and Fick was charged with the loss. However, Fick's performance could make him the next Missouri pitcher to get a chance at starting.
“It’s hard not to think about it when so many guys are being used for that role,” Fick said. “But my job right now is to come out of the bullpen when my team needs me.”
■ April 26 (Columbia Tribune): Left-handed reliever Kelly Fick held the Wildcats scoreless over his first four innings — working around two Brett Nicholas errors in the eighth — after replacing Ryan Clubb, who gave up two runs in the sixth for a 7-6 Wildcats lead. . . .
Fick ran into trouble in the 10th, hitting Jake Brown with one out before giving up a single to Adam Muenster, who was 5 for 9 on the day. After Carter Jurica popped up for the second out, Nick Martini drove a ball into the right-center field gap. Center fielder Blake Brown, who had entered the game as a pinch runner in the ninth, made a strong throw to second baseman Andrew Thigpen, whose relay to home nailed Muenster trying to score from first.
■ April 25 (Tigerboard.com): Kelly Fick rocks !!!!
■ April 17 (Columbia Tribune): Kelly Fick pitched two shutout innings to earn the save for the Tigers. Now Missouri hopes the victory builds momentum for the remainder of the series.
■ March 13 (Columbia Missourian): Missouri (7-5) starter Nick Tepesch was lifted after the first inning when he was struck in the right forearm by a line drive. Tepesch said he is sore, but the injury is not likely serious.
Pitcher Kelly Fick gave Missouri a strong performance with 5 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of Tepesch.■ March 13 (Columbia Tribune): “Unfortunately, Tep had to come out there,” Fick said. Vitello “called on me, and I did the best I could to take advantage of the opportunity I was given.” . . .
Fick followed a near-perfect relief outing Wednesday with another strong effort. Throwing three pitches for strikes in any count, Fick scattered three hits and walked none while striking out three.
The junior Helias graduate mixed a low fastball with his curveball, and the Musketeers mostly hit the ball on the ground. Eleven of the 17 outs Fick recorded were groundouts.
“It’s a work in progress. Just going out there every day and trying to get better,” Fick said. “All three pitches have been working the last couple times out. I think that’s been key to keep guys off-balance, keep ’em guessing up there.”
■ March 10 (Columbia Missourian): Jamieson is still not sure who he wants in his rotation. The Tigers used six pitchers before the game was called in the top of the eighth because of thunderstorms. Kelly Fick threw three perfect innings in relief to earn his first win of the year.
Coach Quotes:
■ May 8 (Columbia Missourian): Coach Tim Jamieson has not been happy with his rotation during the past couple weeks. He said that junior pitcher Nick Tepesch is the only set-in-stone starter, and it will likely stay that way with other guys getting spot starts.
“I think we’re probably going to have to staff games really, at least one of the three, if not two of the three from here on out, because of the depth of our staff,” Jamieson said. “We only have one starter right now.”■ April 27 (The Maneater): Junior Brad Buehler was the starting pitcher for Missouri, but the star pitcher for the Tigers in game two was junior Kelly Fick. Fick allowed one run in five innings of work.
"He put a lot of zeroes up there," Jamieson said.
■ From KMOV.com, 4/16: I don't know if this has been pointed out already, but Kelly Fick easily has the best intro music of any player on the team—he comes out of the bullpen to the theme song from "Dexter." That's just outstanding.
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