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2022 Baseball Roster

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13 Richard Grund

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 195
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Weston, Fla.
  • Highschool Saint Thomas Aquinas

Biography

GrundVertical222022: Played in a career-high 28 games, making 19 starts... Batted a career-best .288 with 10 runs scored, a double, a triple, and seven RBI... Also had a career-high four stolen bases... Had a pair of hits in the Rams' opening series at Texas A&M (2/18-20)... Was 1-for-1 with a run scored and two RBI versus Sacred Heart (2/23)... Finished 2-for-2 with three runs scored and an RBI against Monmouth (3/25)... Drove in a pair of runs on Senior Day versus St. Bonaventure (5/14)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021: Became a utility player for the Rams, seeing action at catcher, first base, outfield, and designated hitter... Appeared in 23 games, starting 13... Batted .269 with four runs scored, eight RBI, and three stolen bases... Registered a pair of multi-hit games... Had a hit and two RBI versus Fairleigh Dickinson (3/12)... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored at Sacred Heart (3/24)... Totaled two hits and two RBI in a doubleheader with St. Bonaventure (4/9)... Went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI at St. Bonaventure (5/20)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020: Season cut short due to coronavirus pandemic... Saw action in four games, going 1-for-6 with a run scored and a stolen base... Went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a stolen base at FIU (2/16)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019: Appeared in three games as a freshman... Served as a back-up catcher and first baseman... Registered a walk and a run scored in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson (4/23)... Named to  the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Three-year varsity baseball player at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale...  Team captain as a senior... Helped Saint Thomas Aquinas to the 2018 State and Regional Championships, while also contributing to three District Championships from 2016-18... Earned All-County Honorable Mention... Was Co-President of the senior class at Saint Thomas Aquinas and a member of the National Honor Society.

Major: Finance.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hits: 2, 3x, last vs. Monmouth (3/25/22)
Runs: 3, vs. Monmouth (3/25/22)
RBI: 2, 3x, last vs. St. Bonaventure (5/14/22)
Hit Streak: 3 games (2x, last 5/14-21/21)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

    Catcher
    6'5" 190 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    Catcher
    6'5" 195 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2021Junior

    Catcher
    6'5" 195 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Senior

    Catcher
    6'5" 195 lbs
    13