Fick is in his fifth season as pitching coach of the Purple Aces baseball team.
In 2015, Fick guided the UE pitching staff to a Missouri Valley Conference low 193 walks. He mentored closer Brent Jurceka to nine saves, tied for eighth most in single season program history. Fick worked closely with reliever Conor Gilligan who lowered his career ERA from 6.14 to 3.31 with a 1.39 ERA in 2015. Gilligan and Jurceka each held opponents to a team-low .188 batting average that season.
Fick led the pitching staff in 2014 to the MVC regular season title. The staff recorded 393 strikeouts and only 180 walks, both of which are top 10 all-time for UE pitching staffs. Fick helped guide Kyle Freeland to the MVC Pitcher of the Year honor as well as the 8th overall selection ( Colorado Rockies) in the MLB Amateur Draft and several All-American honors - Baseball America (first team), Perfect Game (first team), ABCA/Rawlings (second team), Collegiate Baseball (third team), NCBWA (third team). He also oversaw closer Sam Johns , whose 11 saves are 4th best single season in program history and then get drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 31st round.
University of Evansville head coach Wes Carroll announced the hiring of Cody Fick as the pitching coach for the UE baseball program in the summer of 2013.
Fick was a volunteer assistant coach for the Purple Aces in 2012 and was a three-year standout for Evansville from 2009-11. Prior to returning to Evansville as a coach, Fick played a season of professional ball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization in 2011.
“I’m very excited to announce Cody Fick as the new pitching coach for the Purple Aces,” Carroll said. “He has a tremendous competitive drive combined with great knowledge of the game. Cody was one of the greatest players to ever wear an Aces uniform and I look forward to his leadership of the pitching staff.”
During his playing career at UE, Fick posted a .353 career average with 37 home runs, 182 RBI and a .612 slugging percentage. On the mound, Fick was 7-5 with a 2.81 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 83.1 innings. He was a two-time All-American (2010, 2011), an ABCA All-Region selection (2011), two-time All-MVC First Team honoree (2010, 2011), a two-time selection to the MVC All-Tournament Team (2010, 2011) and was the 2011 recipient of the William V. Slyker Award, which is given to UE’s top male student-athlete.
Fick’s name litters the Evansville record book, as he ranks second in career RBI, is tied for second on the career home run list and ranks third in career batting average. His 2011 season was one of the best ever by UE player, as he finished his senior campaign with a .406 batting average, 21 doubles and 71 RBI. His .406 average ranks third on the UE single-season batting average list, while his 71 RBI are second on the single-season list. In 2010, Fick belted 19 homers, a mark that stands as the second most by a Purple Ace in a single season.
A native of Rich Fountain, Mo., Fick graduated from the University of Evansville in 2011 with a degree in Exercise Science, and he resides in Evansville with his wife, Shana.
