UCCS Athletics

2021: D2CCA All-America Third Team … ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team … NCBWA All-Region Second Team … D2CCA All-Region First Team … ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team … All-RMAC First Team … NCBWA Regional Hitter of the Week (4/28/2021) … RMAC Player of the Week (4/27/2021) … RMAC All-Tournament Team … RMAC Tournament MVP … Started all 43 games, seven in left field, 23 in right field, and 13 as designated hitter … Batted .380 with 65 hits and 57 runs scored … Drove in 58 RBI with 38 extra base hits, including a team high 18 doubles, three triples and a team high 17 home runs … Stole 14 bases off 16 stolen base attempts … Posted a 1.271 OPS with a .452 on base percentage ... Recorded the team’s second-best slugging percentage at .819 … Fielded his way to a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 39 putouts and two assists … Tallied a team high 23 multiple hit games and a team high 16 multiple RBI games … Recorded a game high three doubles against Colorado School of Mines on Mar. 28 … Posted a game high three stolen bases against Regis University on May 12 

2020: Started 12 of his 15 appearances … Hit .298 with nine runs scored … Totaled 14 hits, four doubles and three home runs … Drove in nine RBI … Finished with an OPS of .927 … Stole one base … Had 27 putouts … Went 5-for-15 with two doubles, one home run and five RBI in the series against Colorado Christian.

2019: .295 batting avg., .974 OPS, 51 games played, 51 games started, 39 total runs scored ... Scored 1 homerun with 4 total chances and 4 putouts in game 4 vs. Tarleton State ... 13 total homeruns (highest on team)

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Previously attended South Alabama University ... Three-time Honor Roll recipient.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2016 graduate of Smoky Hill High School ... Previously attended Valor Christian High School ... Recorded .508 batting average during his high school career ... Two-time All-City ... Two-time All-Conference ... Team MVP ... Led the Conference in batting average ... Holds the second highest all-time batting average in school history ... Team made one State Playoff appearance ... Four-time Honor Roll recipient.

PARENTS: Parents are Doug and Daphne Richards