2023 Baseball Roster

25 Richie Schiekofer

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • B/T L/R
  • Hometown Millburn, N.J.
  • High School Millburn (Rutgers)

Biography

2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Graduate):
  • Played in 38 games while making 11 starts in his lone season in Orange & Blue
  • Slashed .189/.259/.264 over 53 at bats
  • Totaled one home run, one double, 13 runs, five RBI and two stolen bases
  • Went 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run in the win over Cincinnati on Feb. 24
  • Had a 1-for-2 day with two runs scored at Jacksonville on Feb. 28
  • Popped a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the sixth inning of the win vs. Miami on March 3
  • Doubled and drove in a run (1-for-3) in the win against Siena on March 11
  • Scored two runs and finished 1-for-2 vs. Florida A&M on April 18
  • Picked up hits in consecutive wins vs. Texas Tech in NCAA Regionals from June 4-5
  • Finished with a .938 fielding percentage across 16 defensives chances in the outfield

RUTGERS:
  • Played at Rutgers from 2019-2022, appearing in 108 games including 100 starts
  • Posted a career slash line of .330/.422/.458 with seven home runs, two triples, 27 doubles, 87 runs, 76 RBI and 11 stolen bases in 406 at bats
  • Batted .330/.421/.464 while setting career highs with four homers, 44 RBI and 42 runs in 2022
  • Turned in a .991 career fielding percentage across 224 defensive chances
  • 2021 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Honors List
  • 2020 Spring Academic All-Big Ten
 
MARYLAND:
  • Spent freshman 2018 season at Maryland
  • Played in 17 games including 12 starts, registering a .326 OBP across 36 at bats
 
MILLBURN HS:
  • Three-year letterwinner in baseball under head coach Brian Chapman at Millburn
  • Set Millburn's all-time career records in batting average (.449), hits (120) and runs scored (110)
  • Named 2017 All-Metro, First Team All-State, First Team All-Group IV, First Team All-Essex County and Essex County Player of the Year
  • Hit a two-run run homer in final at bat of high school career during state championship win
  • Helped Millburn to its first New Jersey Group IV State Championship in 2015 and a second in 2017
  • As a senior, set Millburn's single season batting average record at .516 while adding 29 stolen bases, 33 RBI, 34 runs scored and three homers
 
PERSONAL:
  • Son of Rich and Susan Schiekofer
  • Has two older sisters, Emma and Jessie
  • Pursuing a graduate certificate in social media at UF
  • Enjoys going to the beach in his free time
AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB PO A E FLD%
2018* .139 17 12 36 7 5 1 0 0 6 .167 5 5 10 0 .326 0 0 1 6 0 2 .750
2020* .375 15 15 56 15 21 5 1 2 11 .607 7 5 14 0 .478 1 0 3 35 1 1 .973
2021* .316 44 42 171 30 54 12 0 1 21 .404 13 12 31 1 .403 0 5 6 101 1 0 1.000
2022* .330 49 43 179 42 59 10 1 4 44 .464 25 6 26 1 .421 4 3 2 84 0 1 .988
2023 .189 38 11 53 13 10 1 0 1 5 .264 3 2 19 2 .259 0 0 2 13 2 1 .938
Total .301 163 123 495 107 149 29 2 8 87 .416 53 30 91 4 .398 5 8 14 239 4 5 .980
* Statistics from prior team/school

UF SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 2, Cincinnati, Feb. 24, 2023
Doubles: 1, Siena, March 11, 2023
Home Runs: 1, Miami, March 3, 2023
Total Bases: 4, Miami, March 3, 2023
RBI: 2, Miami, March 3, 2023
Runs Scored: 2, three times
Walks: 1, three times
Struck out: 2, two times, last vs. Alabama, March 17, 2023
Sacrifice Flies: N/A
At bats: 5, Cincinnati, Feb. 24, 2023
Stolen bases: 1, two times, last vs. South Carolina, June 10, 2023
Assists: 1, two times, last vs. Florida A&M, June 2, 2023
Putouts: 2, four times

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