From Player To #1 Fan

President Douglas Hicks hive fiving baseball player Tyler Douglas

Former Wildcat baseball player Doug Hicks ’90 joined the team at Wilson Field on April 2, the weekend following his inauguration as Davidson’s 19th president. Weather worries led to shifting game times, but Hicks kept his appointment with the team to throw out the first pitch in their three-game series against Fordham University.


This article was originally published in the Spring/Summer 2023 print issue of the Davidson Journal Magazine; for more, please see the Davidson Journal section of our website.