Bubic and Hicklen Named Carolina League All Stars

Wilmington, DE - Wilmington Blue Rocks Kris Bubic and Brewer Hicklen were named Carolina League All Stars the league office announced on Thursday. They were selected in a vote by the Carolina League's 10 managers.

Bubic is 6-3 with a 2.44 ERA in 15 starts with Wilmington. He has 103 strikeouts in just 88.2 innings pitched as a Blue Rock. He leads all of MiLB with 178 strikeouts between Wilmington and Low-A Lexington. The lefty played his college ball at Stanford where he was a Third Team All American in 2018, finishing the season 8-1 with a 2.62 ERA in 86.0 innings. He held opponents to a .199 batting average and struck out a team-high 101. Bubic's amateur career also featured a 2017 Cape Cod League Pitcher of the Year Award. His resume earned him a $1.59 million signing bonus. Bubic entered the season as the Royals' No. 9 prospect according to MLB.com. Bubic appeared in the All-Star Future's Game in Cleveland this season.
Hicklen leads the Blue Rocks in on-base percentage, slugging, homers, runs, hits and walks. He is slashing .265/.370/.418 in his first full season in Wilmington. He was selected by in the Royals in the seventh round of the 2017 Draft out of UAB when he became the highest drafted baseball player in program history. Hicklen had planned to play both football and baseball for the Blazers, but UAB unexpectedly shut down its football program before the 2014 campaign. He transitioned back to football and it's worked out well ever since. He entered the season as the Royals' No. 17 prospect according to MLB.com.
The Rocks continue their seven-game homestand on Thursday against Salem. First pitch at Frawley Stadium is slated for 6:35 p.m. and tickets are available online at BlueRocks.com. Fans can catch all of the action with the Voice of the Blue Rocks, Cory Nidoh, on 89.7 WGLS-FM.