#23 Ryan
Richter
South Bend, Ind. St. Joseph’s H.S. LHP
Sophomore
6-3
205
Bats: L • Throws: L
AT NOTRE DAME: One-year monogram winner that enters sophomore season with a 3.86 career ERA and 5-2 record, plus 19 strikeouts, 17 walks and 28 hits allowed (.248 opponent batting average) in 13 appearances (three starts) and 30.1 innings (one hit batter, two wild pitches, three home runs allowed) ... averaging 5.64 strikeouts and 5.04 walks per 9.0 innings pitched in his career ... unheralded recruit out of local St. Joseph’s High School that has tremendous potential ... has build and makeup to develop into an outstanding pitcher ... will need to add strength, which will add velocity, but already throws in the mid-80s ... solid mechanics with a loose arm ... named to the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America Team ... one of 20 rookie pitchers and the only from any BIG EAST Conference school to make the squad ... carried a 3.587 cumulative GPA into the ‘10 spring semester. FRESHMAN SEASON (2009): Made 13 appearances on the mound in the spring, three of which were starts ... served as one of Notre Dame’s mid-week starters and weekend reliever ... went 5-2 with a 3.86 earned run average in 30.1 innings of work ... allowed 28 hits as his opponents batted just .248 against him ... struck out 19 and walked 17 ... averaged 5.64 strikeouts and 5.04 walks per nine innings ... did not allow an earned run in five of 10 relief outings ... ranked among the top five on the staff in victories (fourth) ... Notre Dame posted a 9-4 record when Richter pitched ... went 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in four appearances in BIG EAST action ... allowed one hit in 6.1 innings of work as his opponents batted .059 against him ... struck out two and walked three ... made career-debut against NCAA Super Regional qualifier Rice (tossed a scoreless inning of relief with one strikeout) ... tossed 3.0 innings against Grambling on March 11 (surrendered one earned run on four hits; struck out one) ... picked up first career victory against Valparaiso on March 18 (did not yield an earned run on one hit in 2.0 innings of work) ... registered second victory of the season against Central Michigan on March 24 (working 3.0 scoreless innings of relief; allowed two hits and struck out four) ... earned the victory for a third consecutive outing against Toledo on April 1 (allowed one earned run on three hits in 4.0 innings of work; struck out four and walked one) ... tossed 1.0 scoreless inning of relief at Cincinnati on April 11 ... was charged with the loss in first career start against Northwestern on April 15 (allowed two earned runs on six hits; struck out career-high six and walked three) ... earned his fourth victory of the year in a start against Michigan on April 22 (limited Wolverines to three earned runs on five hits in 5.0 innings to help Irish secure split of doubleheader; struck out one and walked three) ... tossed 3.0 hitless innings of relief against Louisville on April 26 to register the win (did walk three and struck out one) ... tossed 2.0 innings of relief against UConn on May 1 (surrendered one earned run on one hit; struck out one) ... retired the only batter he
faced against USF on May 10 ... allowed one earned run on one hit in 2.0 innings of work against Illinois State on May 12 ... struggled in his start against Louisville in the BIG EAST tournament on May 20 (roughed up for seven runs, four earned, on four hits and two walks in 0.1 inning) ... made one appearance for the Gold during the 2008 Blue-Gold World Series ... tossed 0.2 innings and was charged with an earned run on one hit ... struck out two and walked one. PREP & PERSONAL: Played during the 2007 season for St. Joseph’s High School head coach John Gumpf (a former ND baseball volunteer assistant whose wife, Deanna Gumpf, is the ND softball head coach) ... earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior, after missing half the season due to a broken thumb ... also named second team all-conference as a sophomore ... started for the baseball and basketball teams throughout his first three years at St. Joe’s ... helped lead baseball team to 2007 regional and sectional titles ... served as basketball team captain (also named defensive MVP) ... plays club baseball for Greenville Technology Incorporated (under head coach Joe Marker) ... received academic high honors throughout his high school career ... member of student government and the National Honor Society ... son of Patrick and Susan Richter ... his mother is the principal at St. Joseph’s High School ... major is undecided.
Richter’s Career Highs Innings Pitched (Starter): 5.0, April 22, 2009 vs. Michigan (game two) Innings Pitched (Reliever): 4.0, April 1, 2009 vs. Toledo Strikeouts: 6, April 15, 2009 vs. Northwestern Winning Streak: 3, March 18-April 1, 2009
Richter’s Career Stats YEAR GP/GS/CG IP 2009 13/3/0 30.1 BIG EAST 4/0/0 6.1 TOTALS 13/3/0 30.1
BIG EAST 4/0/0
H R ER BB 28 18 13 17 1 1 1 3 28 18 13 17
6.1 1
1
1
3
K WP HB BK AVG HR W-L SV ERA 19 2 1 1 .248 3 5-2 0 3.86 2 0 1 0 .059 0 1-0 0 1.42 19 2 1 1 .248 3 5-2 0 3.86
2
0
1
0
.059
0
1-0
2010 BASEBALL
0
1.42
71