The Elmore County Hero
By Darrell Puckett
Every kid growing up playing the sport of baseball dreams to play in college and in the majors. You start as a child at tee ball and work your way up to high school, but the dream of playing major league baseball circulates in your mind constantly. Baseball is a sport requiring great skill, and it’s a talent you have to be born with.
Tanner Hicks grew up in Elmore County and attended Stanhope Elmore High School. His passion and love for baseball was obvious to anyone who watched him throw a baseball on the mound for SHES. He soared with talent and was offered a chance to play for Central Alabama Community College prior to senior year in high school. Before completing his two year degree at CACC he was offered a few NCAA Division I scholarship offers and Tr...