Baton Rouge, LA - [January 29, 2010] BMG is excited to announce the signing of our newest Mixed Martial Arts athlete, Alden Herbert. Herbert is an exciting up-and-coming MMA fighter whose past achievements at the amateur level will speak volumes as he begins his professional career.

Herbert, who will make his professional debut on January 30th in Erwinville, Louisiana, has competed as an MMA fighter in multiple amateur bouts, posting an unbeaten record of 8-0-0. One of the many highlights of Herbert’s amateur career was a victory over well known MMA power house, Derrick Krantz, in August of 2007 at a fight in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Herbert resides in Grand Prieri, Texas, and trains at MOHLER MMA. We are very excited to welcome Alden to the BMG family, and we are looking forward to working with him as he progresses in his professional MMA career.

Baton Rouge, LA - [January 5, 2010] BMG is excited to announce the signing of their newest football client, Dennis Morris from Louisiana Tech University. Morris a tight end finished his final year at LA Tech with 38 catches for 623 yards and he had a national-leading 12 receiving touchdowns among tight ends this season. Three of his touchdowns came against Boise State, LSU, and Auburn.

Morris was recently named the top tight end in the nation by the College Football Performance Awards in January of 2010, as well as honored as an All-American during his 2009 season. Morris’s past achievements at the collegiate level will certainly help catapult him at the professional level. We are looking forward to working with Mr. Morris as he progresses into his professional career.

Baton Rouge, LA - [August 5, 2009] Bicknell Management Group recently signed its newest baseball client, Mike Fiers. Mike was drafted in this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft in the 22nd round by the Milwaukee Brewers. He attended Nova University in south Florida. He was honored as a First-Team NCBWA All-South Region selection. Mike was 10-3 on the mound with a 2.65 ERA in 108 2/3 innings. He set a NSU single-season record and led all of Division II with 145 strikeouts this past season. He also pitched three shutouts while holding opposing batters to a .209 batting average.

Mike has recently been promoted from the Helena, Mont. Brewers to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League. While in Helena, Mike was twice named the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week. He posted a 1.29 ERA over 21 innings. Fiers picked up eight saves while striking out 35 and walking only one batter.

Baton Rouge, LA - [July 28, 2009] Bicknell Management Group is pleased to announce the signing of Sean Halton. Sean was recently drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 13th round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft. He attended Fresno(Calif.) City College for two seasons where he played first base and pitched. He was a team captain his sophomore season. Sean was a first-team Junior College All-American. He hit .362 as a sophomore with 61 RBIs, 20 doubles and eight home runs.

Sean later transferred to Lewis and Clark(Idaho), where last season he hit 18 home runs and drove in 71 runs while batting .379. He attended Salinas(Cali.) High for two years and then Fresno High for his final two years. He earned earned first-team all-state honors both seasons. As a junior, he hit .520 and went 7-0 as a pitcher to earn the league MVP honors. He was again the league MVP and all-league choice as a senior.

Baton Rouge, LA - [July 23, 2009] Bicknell Management Group signed its newest baseball client, Justin Edwards. Justin is a left-handed pitcher and was drafted in the 28th round of June’s First-Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He currently plays for the Batavia Muckdogs, the Cardinals’ Short-Season Class A affiliate. Justin is currently 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA over 22.1 innings pitched with 24 strike outs.

Edward’s attended Kennesaw State, was 5-4 with a 5.90 ERA in 71 innings for the Owls this past spring. He had 64 strikeouts and 33 walks. When asked about Justin Kennesaw State baseball coach Mike Sansing said "Justin has improved each year he's been here. He's gotten a lot stronger with better command of his pitches. He has two pitches which would probably be close to being big-league pitches now."

Baton Rouge, LA - [June 30, 2009] Bicknell Management Group is pleased to announce the signing of its newest baseball client, Matt Costello. Matt is a left-handed pitcher and was recently drafted in the 35th round of June's First-Year Player Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.

Matt is a former Valdosta State (GA.), Division II All-American. He went 9-3 with a 3.67 ERA. He recorded two complete games while allowing only 98 hits in 98 innings. He struck out 83 batters and allowed only 26 walks. His opponents hit only .257 against him. At the plate, Matt hit .462 with 11 homers. He tied an NCAA Division II record with hits in 13 consecutive at-bats. Matt is from West Barnstable, Mass., and was a former star at Barnstable High School.

Baton Rouge, LA - [June 18, 2009] Nick Schumacher was impressive again delivering 3.2 innings of scoreless baseball to help lift the Fort Wayne Tincaps' past the West Michigan Whitecaps. Entering the game with the bases loaded and only one out, Schumacher got the Tincaps' out of the jam while striking out four and giving up just one hit in the 3.2 innings of work. Schumacher improved to his record to 3-0 and lowered his ERA to 0.86. Schumacher's effort helped secured Fort Wayne’s first playoff berth since 2006 and set a new franchise record for wins in a half-season with 42.

Baton Rouge, LA - [June 11, 2009] Bicknell Management Group's Devin Goodwin, a shortstop out of Delta State University (Miss.), was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 33rd round with the 999th overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. While at Delta State, Goodwin batted .332 with 260 hits, 201 runs scored, 57 doubles, six triples, 37 home runs and 185 RBIs, while stealing 38 bases in 48 attempts. Goodwin was an honorable mention All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and also a three-time All-Gulf South Conference selection and two-time All-Region pick. Goodwin will join the Batavia (N.Y.) Muckdogs in New York-Penn League to begin his professional career.

Baton Rouge, LA - [June 10, 2009] Bicknell Management Group is excited to announce the signing of their newest football client, Rod Harper. Harper is a wide receiver and former Murray State stand-out. In 2007, he led Murray State with 57 receptions for 779 yards and 10 touchdowns and earned Second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference. He ranks third in school history in both career receiving yards (1,653) and touchdowns (20). He recently signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints.

Formerly, Harper played for the Arkansas Twister’s. He is the second Twister to go from the AF2 to the NFL. He holds Twister single-game team records for his 275 yards receiving and 7 receiving TD’s. His receiving total also tied the third highest single-game effort in league history.

Before he signed with the Saints, he was leading the AF2 in numerous categories, including scoring (228 points), total touchdowns (38) and receiving touchdowns (38). He was also tied for the league lead in receptions (107) and ranked second in receiving yards (1,375).

Baton Rouge, LA - [June 7, 2009] After a tremendous start to the season, throwing 13.2 scoreless innings, Zach Herr has been named to the Midwest league All-Star team. As a setup man for the Fort Wayne TinCaps’ Zach has posted an impressive 3-1 record with a 3.60 ERA and is currently tied for second in appearances with 23. The 2009 Midwest League All-Star game will take place June 23 at Alliant Energy Field in Clinton, IA.

Baton Rouge, LA - [May 20, 2009] BMG added its newest client, Devin Goodwin, this week. Devin is a shortstop from Delta State University in Mississippi. He has been a full-time starter since his freshman season in 2006 and has not missed a start in his final three years.

In 2009, Devin hit .345 with 12 home runs scored and 51 RBIs. He also stole 18 bases on 19 attempts. He led the team in runs (68), total bases (128) and walks (41) and tied for the lead in doubles (18).

Devin was named First Team All-Gulf South Conference in 2008 when he batted .316 and lead Delta State with 15 home runs. He also helped lead the team to a GSC championship.

Devin is from Russellville, Ala. He attended Demopolis High School where he lettered all four years, was named all-state twice and won a state championship in 2004.

 

Baton Rouge, LA - [May 16, 2009] Nick Schumacher was called up from extended spring to the Class A Fort Wayne, Ind. Tin Caps, joining fellow BMG client Zach Herr on the team. Nick is expected to be the Tin Caps’ long reliever.

Nick has already begun to prove himself an effective option out of the bullpen. In his first game with Fort Wayne, he threw 2 innings, struck out two, gave up three hits, and allowed no runs.

 

Baton Rouge, LA - [May 4, 2009], BMG client Zach Herr has had a great start to the season for the Fort Wayne Tin Caps. In 10 outings, he has pitched 11 scoreless innings. Since the start of the season, he has struck out 18, while allowing only two hits and three walks. He also has two wins on the season.

As of May 4, Zach is tied for the team lead in appearances (10), ERA (0.00) and strikeouts per inning (1.64).

 

Baton Rouge, LA - [April 22, 2009], Bicknell Management Group, LLC is pleased to announce the signing of its second baseball client, Zach Herr. Herr was selected by the San Diego Padres in 38th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and is currently pitching for the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Tin Caps (Low A).

Zach, a left-handed pitcher, currently has a 1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA over five innings during his second professional season. Herr, who signed with the Padres on July 31, 2008, pitched for the Eugene (Ore.) Emeralds last season, where he posted a 1-1 record with a 3.12 ERA over 17 1/3 innings pitched. Zach attended the University of Nebraska where he ranks 4th all time in appearances with 74 for the Huskers.

 

Baton Rouge, LA - [February 18, 2009], Bicknell Management Group, LLC is pleased to announce that it has opened a Baseball Division with the signing of Nick Schumacher. Schumacher was selected by the San Diego Padres in 28th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft and completed his first season as a professional with the Eugene Emeralds (Short Season).

Nick, a right handed pitcher, posted a 4-2 record with a 4.02 ERA over 40.1 innings during his first professional season. He features a low 90s fastball that tops out at 95 mph, to go along with his 6-foot-4 210 pound frame. Nick had a very successful collegiate career at Wayne State College (Neb.), where as a senior he went 13-2 with a 2.36 ERA. His 30-9 career mark ties him for the most wins in Wayne State history.