Awards:
CSC Academic All-District (June 4, 2024)
ABCA Third Team All-Region (May 28, 2024)
All-NACC First Team (May 13, 2024)
D3baseball.com Team of the Week (May 8, 2024)
NACC Pitcher of the Week (May 8, 2024)
2024: Earned All-Region selection through the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and an All-NACC First Team pick after a dominating season on the mound for the Sabres. Richard finished the season as the NACC leader for victories after going 7-2 with his five complete games putting him eighth in the entire nation. He would boast a 3.14 earned run average, third in the NACC, over 57.2 innings of work. Richard struck out 45 hitters and held hitters to just a .278 average for the season. He would hold opponents to two or fewer earned runs in six starts of his starts including a shutout against Lakeland that earned him NACC Pitcher of the Week honors and a spot on the D3baseball.com Team of the Week. He also held Dominican to zero earned runs in a complete game victory. Outside of the Lakeland performance, he also had a nine-inning complete game against Anderson (Ind.) where he struck out a season-high nine hitters.
2023: Appeared in seven games making four starts on the mound for the Sabres...finished the season with a 2-1 record...pitched a total of 30.0 innings with a 3.90 earned run average...struck out a total of 22 hitters...earned first collegiate win throwing 6.0 innings giving up three hits, zero earned runs, while striking out four in a win against Medaille March 6...pitched 1.0 inning of relief giving up one hit while striking out one in a win against Rockford April 8...pitched a complete game 9.0 innings giving up seven hits, one earned run with five strikeouts at Concordia Wisconsin April 26...threw 6.2 innings striking out a career high eight hitters against St. Norbert May 2.
2022: Made seven appearances while starting four games on the mound for the pitching staff...finished with 15.0 innings pitched while striking out eleven hitters...ended the season with an 0-2 record & 4.80 earned run average...made collegiate debut throwing 1.2 innings giving up two earned runs & striking out one hitter against Rhode Island College March 8...had three consecutive relief appearances without giving up an earned run at the University of Dubuque March 20, at Benedictine April 3 & against Ripon April 21...threw a career high 4.2 innings while giving up two earned runs & striking out a career high five hitters at Elmhurst April 28...pitched 4.2 innings striking out one at Concordia Chicago May 9.Â
Personal
Parents: Aaron & Aimee Richard
Siblings: One brother (Tyson)
Major: Business Management & Finance
Career Highs:
Innings: 9.0, two times, last vs Anderson in Davenport Fla. (March 8, 2024)Â
Strikeouts: 13, at MSOE (March 26)
Walks Allowed: 5, two times, last vs Dominican (April 13, 2024)
Batters Faced: 38, at Concordia Wisconsin (April 26, 2023)
Putouts: 1, nine times, last vs MSOE in Conference Tournament (May 8, 2025)Â
Assists: 4, vs MSOE in Conference Tournament (May 8, 2025)Â