2014 SEASON: Played in 17 games and made seven starts, including starting all five of FSC's NCAA South Regional Tournament games in left field ... recorded seven hits, scored six runs and hit .179 ... also hit one double and one home run and had 7 RBIs ... recorded a .282 slugging percentage ... made his first FSC start in a the second game of a doubleheader at Catawba (2/7) ... collected his first collegiate hit against Warner (3/18) and hit his first collegiate home run in that same game against Warner ... had two multi-hit games and two multiple RBI games ... scored two runs against both Warner (3/18) and at Warner (4/23) ... was 2-for-5 (.400) as a pinch hitter and was 4-for-5 (.800) hitting with runner on third and less than two outs ... recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage as he didn't commit an error in 14 fielding chances ... played in two SSC games and had just one at-bat ... in the NCAA South Regional Tournament, hit .211 as he had 19 at-bats in five games and recorded four hits, scored a run and had two RBIs. 

Transferred to FSC from the Iowa Western Community College

PRIOR TO FSC: Played one season (2013) at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, for Coach Marc Rardin ... in his one season at IWCC, he hit .280 in 34 games ... on the season, he recorded 26 hits, scored 20 runs, had six doubles, one triple, hit two home runs, had 22 RBIs and was 3-for-5 on stolen bases ... had a .430 slugging percentage and a .323 on-base percentage ... prior to playing at Iowa Western, Richards began his collegiate career at the University of Rhode Island in 2012 ... In his one season with the Rams, he played in 25 games and recorded two hits in 18 at-bats and had two RBIs, drew two walks and was 1-for-1 on stolen bases. 

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Glastonbury High School in Glastonbury, Conn. ... played both baseball and hockey at GHS ... captained the baseball team as a senior ... earned All-Conference and All-State honors as a senior ... helped lead the team to the Central CT-North Championship his sophomore year, as well as, a No. 1 ranked and the CT-North title his senior year.

PERSONAL: Son of Donna and Randy Richards ... majoring in human movement and performance ... has an older sister, Heather (25) ... played summer baseball in 2012, 2013 and 2014 for the St. Joseph's (Mo.) Mustangs of the M.I.N.K. League ... was a part of a St. Joseph's team that won M.I.N.K. League titles in 2012 and 2014 ... helped lead the Mustangs to a fifth-place showing at the NBC World Series in 2012 ... interests include baseball, hockey, fitness and nutrition ... born 6/5/93.

FSC CAREER HIGHS: Hits - 2 (2x) last vs. Delta State, 5/15/14; Runs Scored - 2 (2x) last at Warner, 4/23/14; At-Bats - 5 (2x) last vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 5/17/14; 2Bs - 1 at Warner, 4/23/14; HRs - 1 vs. Warner, 3/18/14; RBIs - 2 (2x) last at Warner, 4/23/14; Walks - 1 at Palm Beach Atlantic, 3/21/14.