2016 Baseball Roster
Ricky Karcher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 190
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Saline, Mich.
- High School:
- Saline
Freshman (2016)
• Appeared in five contests as a relief pitcher
• Tossed 4.2 innings on the season, striking out four
• Did not allow an extra-base hit on the season
• Made his collegiate debut at Hawaii on March 12
• Tossed a career-high two innings at Eastern Michigan (May 4), striking out two and allowing just one hit
Prep
• Graduated from Saline High School (2015)
• Member of Ponte Vedra High School School in Ponte Vedra, Florida, before relocating to Saline, Michigan, for his senior season
• Named to All-District First Team and All-County First Team as a junior at Ponte Vedra
• Helped guide Saline High School to highest win percentage in school history with a 35-3 overall record
• Named to All-District and All-Region teams as a senior
• Voted Saline High School Baseball's Most Valuable Player
• Finished senior season with a 9-0 record and a 0.41 ERA
• Held opponents to a .152 batting average in 52 innings pitched
Personal
• Richard Thomas Karcher, Jr. was born Sept. 18, 1997
• Enrolled in the College of Kinesiology
• Son of Rick and Jan Karcher
• Has one sister, Catherine, and one brother, Brady
• Father, Rick, played in the Atlanta Braves organization for three seasons
