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#44 Kyle Rich RHP • 6-2 201 R-Jr. • Keller, TX (Keller HS)
CAREER HONORS
2022:
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award 2021:
MVC Presidents’ Council Academic Excellence Award 2020:
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Made a career-high 19 appearances, including one start ... Struck out 24 and walked just seven over 32.2 innings of work ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Allowed just one run and struck out three over 3.0 innings at Bradley (4/14) ... Threw a season-high 4.0 scoreless innings against Evansville (5/13) striking out four and allowing just one hit ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned his first career save after holding San Diego (3/6) scoreless for 1.2 innings ... Struck out a season-high five batters and surrendered just one run over 3.0 innings in a win over Oklahoma (5/3) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Came on in relief in the eighth inning of a tie game to strikeout two and hold Bradley (5/26) scoreless.
2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Made 12 appearances, including 10 starts ... Posted a 4-1 record with a 4.75 ERA over 47.1 innings ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Earned the win against No.19 Indiana State after giving up two runs in 5.0 innings of work ... vs. NON- CONFERENCE: Made his first career start and tossed 3.0 shutout innings with five strikeouts to earn the win versus Austin Peay (2/21) ... Fanned six batters and allowed just two runs over 4.1 innings in a win over Missouri (3/4) at the Frisco College Baseball Classic ... Recorded his second win of the year after surrendering just one run in 5.2 innings versus Oral Roberts (3/14) ... Struck out a career-high eight batters and allowed only one run to pick up the victory against UTRGV (3/25) ... Threw a career-best 6.2 innings and gave up just one earned run versus Air Force (4/17).
2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Made three relief appearances and posted a 1-0 record before the season was halted ... Struck out six batters and walked just one in 7.0 innings ... vs. NON- CONFERENCE: Made his collegiate debut against Arkansas State (2/29) and allowed just one run over 3.0 innings while striking out three ... Shutout Oral Roberts (3/8) in 1.2 innings of work ... Earned his first career win at Baylor (3/11) after surrendering one run in 2.1 innings out of the pen.
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Did not see game action in his first collegiate season.
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plains League last summer ... Spent the summer of 2021 with the Macon Bacon in the Coastal Plains League ... Pitched for the Arlington A’s in the Five Tool Collegiate League in 2020 ... Spent the summer of 2019 with the Cowlitz Bears in the West Coast League.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Keller High School ... Played for head coach Rob Stramp ... Named the District’s Pitcher of the Year as a senior ... Rated the No. 31 right-handed pitcher and a top 60 prospect from the state of Texas by Perfect Game in 2018 ... Ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Helped lead Keller to the Class 6A Regional Semifinals in 2018 ... Garnered First Team All-District honors as a junior ... Competed for the Arlington A’s during the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on June 12, 1999 ... Parents are David and Delia Rich ...
Earned his
degree in
Finance and is
currently pursuing an MBA ... Favorite Bible verse is Deuteronomy 31:6.
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