Tennessee pitcher to have elbow surgery

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - Tennessee pitcher Patrick Hicklen will have surgery on his right elbow and need at least a year to recover. <br> <br> Hicklen, a sophomore and co-captain, had an MRI on Tuesday that showed a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He will have Tommy John surgery to repair it on May 7, team officials said Thursday. <br> <br> Hicklen led the Volunteers (21-22) with a 5-3 mark while posting a 6.14 ERA in 55 2/3 innings. <br> <br> Tennessee&#39;s other co-captain, catcher Javi Herrera, was lost for the season after having surgery on his right shoulder earlier this month. <br> <br> Another pitcher, Erik Filsinger, will miss the rest of the season with a sore shoulder.

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