2011: Appeared in 14 games for the Wildcats in his first season ... finished with a 5.93 ERA and struck out 17 in 13.2 innings ... made his collegiate debut against Army on February 19, tossing a season-high 2 2/3 innings ... threw a shutout inning of relief against NC State (March 1), College of Charleston (March 13), UNCG (April 8), NC Central (April 26) and Elon (April 30) ... also struck out a career-high three batters at NC Central.

Prep/personal: Two-year letterwinner at North Meck...2010 N.C./S.C. Battle of the Border All-Star Game participant...2010 North Meck Baseball Viking Award winner...U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award... batted .392 with three home runs and 20 RBI and went 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA as a senior...Student Council senior class historian...dad, Jim Richards '80, was an outfielder for Davidson, and grandfather Richard Richards '49 was a pitcher and quarterback for Davidson