Grand Valley State University Athletics

As a Sophomore (2008)
Medical Redshirt...Appeared in five games as starting pitcher...Posted a 3-0 record before injury...Tallied 22 strikeouts and yielded just nine earned runs in 23.2 innings of work...Opponents hit just .247 off Richard...Recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (Mar. 7)...Struck out six in 6.0 innings vs. Upper Iowa (Mar. 17).

As a Freshman 2007:
2007 Daktronics First Team All-North Central Region
2007 Second Team All-GLIAC
Appeared in 10 games, all as a starting pitcher...Tallied a 6-1 record with a 2.77 ERA...Recorded three complete games and one shutout...Notched 60 strikeouts with just 13 walks...Yielded 19 earned runs and 49 hits in 61.2 innings...Opponents hit just .211...Pitched five or more innings in nine of 10 starts...Yielded two earned runs or less in eight-of-10 starts...Tossed a 3-hit, complete game shutout versus Findlay (4/28)...Tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts and yielded five runs, two of which were earned, in a no-decision versus SIU-Edwardsville in NCAA North Central Regional.

High School:
Prepped at West Bloomfield High School under head coach Pat Watson...Two-time all-county, all-region and all-Oakland Athletics Association selection...All-State Honorable Mention as a senior...Team MVP and captain as a junior and senior...Named most promising player as a sophomore...Hit .480 as a junior and .440 as a senior...Tallied 15 home runs in high school career.

Personal:
Born in Royal Oak, Mich....Son of Michael and Sharleen Richard...Brother, Jeff, plays baseball at Central Michigan...Enjoys working out, music, and video games...Engineering major.