David Lykens  
Relief Pitcher | Val d'Or Sharks

Pitching
He has the ability to coax groundballs, which helps him succeed. Lykens throws a nice sinker... The rookies never seem to know when it's coming. Lykens also throws a screwball. And let me tell you, it's not a bad one at that. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is merely average. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Lykens is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Lykens has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
I really like what this guy brings to the table.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2011 CAL 79 40 40 55 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 71 0 0 66 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 261
2012 CAL 80 40 59 59 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 71 0 0 66 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 299
2013 CAL 79 41 69 63 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 71 0 0 76 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 328
2014 CAL 84 42 69 67 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 71 0 0 81 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 345
2015 CAL 84 42 69 71 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 77 0 0 81 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 354
2016 CAL 84 43 69 75 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 81 0 0 81 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 361
2017 CAL 84 43 69 78 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 81 0 0 85 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 367
2018 CAL 84 43 69 79 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 83 0 0 85 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 368
2019 CAL 84 42 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 46 0 83 0 0 87 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 370
2020 CAL 84 43 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 55 0 84 0 0 87 0 32 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 385
2021 CAL 84 45 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 60 0 84 0 0 87 0 33 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 393
2022 CAL 84 49 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 63 0 84 0 0 87 0 34 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 69 398
2023 CAL 84 49 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 65 0 84 0 0 87 0 35 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 401
2024 VAL 84 49 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 66 0 84 0 0 87 0 36 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 69 401
2025 VAL 84 49 69 80 54 61 49 53 50 67 0 84 0 0 87 0 37 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 68 402
Ratings Delta                   +1             +1 +1           -1 +1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2009 21 USX 6 5 0 0 26 26 4 5 122.2 4.2 127 8 108 107 0 0 7.88 0.99 1.92 .270 .378 .297 .255 5.72
2010 22 USX 5 6 0 0 20 20 2 5 106.1 5.1 116 9 70 87 0 0 7.38 1.24 1.75 .279 .389 .286 .273 5.25
2011 23 USX 6 9 0 0 35 35 2 3 163.1 4.2 151 17 111 177 0 0 9.77 1.59 1.61 .242 .366 .261 .227 4.57
Totals     17 20 0 0 81 81 8 13 392.1 5.0 394 34 289 371 0 0 8.52 1.28 1.74 .261 .376 .278 .249 5.12

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2011 23 CAL 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 20.2 2.1 27 5 15 13 1 0 5.79 0.87 2.08 .310 .529 .270 .340 7.40
2012 24 CAL 1 1 17 2 38 0 0 0 62 1.2 67 10 22 15 27 9 2.18 0.68 1.44 .284 .475 .287 .282 3.34
2013 25 CAL 3 6 9 14 53 2 1 0 66.1 1.1 69 7 26 25 27 5 3.40 0.96 1.44 .261 .405 .264 .259 4.07
2014 26 CAL 3 3 8 6 48 0 0 0 77 1.2 68 13 23 32 24 8 3.74 1.39 1.18 .235 .415 .202 .259 4.21
2015 27 CAL 1 1 10 9 46 0 0 0 67 1.1 55 8 19 25 20 6 3.36 1.32 1.10 .222 .355 .203 .238 2.96
2016 28 CAL 8 1 6 9 70 0 0 0 105.1 1.2 88 10 19 62 18 4 5.31 3.26 1.02 .222 .343 .201 .237 2.56
2017 29 CAL 2 2 4 2 33 0 0 0 43.1 1.1 34 4 6 22 14 4 4.59 3.67 0.93 .215 .304 .188 .247 1.45
2018 30 CAL 3 2 0 6 68 0 0 0 106 1.2 107 13 29 64 31 9 5.43 2.21 1.28 .262 .411 .275 .252 3.23
2019 31 CAL 6 1 2 8 69 0 0 0 91.1 1.1 79 7 30 64 26 3 6.32 2.13 1.20 .234 .328 .225 .242 2.56
2020 32 CAL 3 3 4 5 66 0 0 0 106.1 1.2 87 9 13 73 16 4 6.19 5.62 0.94 .221 .317 .203 .235 2.20
2021 33 CAL 6 3 2 8 72 0 0 0 113.2 1.2 121 23 18 81 16 4 6.44 4.50 1.23 .272 .492 .331 .234 4.75
2022 34 CAL 6 5 4 11 84 0 0 0 107.1 1.1 131 17 20 81 21 7 6.81 4.05 1.41 .300 .474 .278 .314 4.61
2023 35 CAL 3 3 1 8 70 0 0 0 109.1 1.2 133 24 24 72 13 1 5.94 3.00 1.44 .294 .504 .272 .310 5.27
2024 36 VAL 3 2 0 10 66 0 0 0 112.2 1.2 108 17 26 64 20 6 5.13 2.46 1.19 .254 .414 .226 .274 3.44
2025 37 VAL 4 6 7 4 65 0 0 0 117 1.2 107 16 18 72 17 6 5.54 4.00 1.07 .244 .402 .230 .255 3.39
Totals     52 39 74 102 857 3 1 0 1305.1 1.2 1281 183 308 765 291 76 5.28 2.48 1.22 .255 .412 .244 .257 3.59

Transfer History for David Lykens
Date Transferred with Lykens To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 17 2024 Jason Goff
Charlie Jennings
Rudy Crawford
Red Piatt
 Val d'Or Sharks Lesley Stonell
Carlos Rubin
Roy Lawford
1st Rd 2024 - 15th pick
2nd Rd 2024 - 43rd pick
3rd Rd 2024 - 71st pick
 Calgary Remparts

David Lykens's Career Highlights
Year Details
2011 1st round - 15th overall selection by Calgary Remparts in the 2011 Amateur Draft
2025 Fishermen League All Star

David Lykens's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
May 7, 2013 8 Sore shoulder 6%  
August 23, 2022 4 Sore shoulder 8%  

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
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