Biography
2025 • Sophomore
Played in and started all 42 games; one of four Crimson to do so … Made all 42 starts at shortstop … Hit .276 on the year with 23 runs, 43 hits, 24 RBIs, nine doubles, one triple, and one home run … In Ivy only play, hit .286 with 12 runs, 24 hits, six doubles, a home run, and 15 RBIs … Led the team in doubles (nine) and walks (21), while ranking third in RBIs (24) and total bases (57) … Played in and started all 21 games in Ivy play; one of five Crimson to do so … In Ivy only play, paced the Crimson in doubles (six) and walks (14), while ranking second in RBIs (15) … Totaled 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games on the year … Notched two doubles vs. Northwestern (Feb. 22) … Compiled two hits, an RBI, and a run vs. Holy Cross (Mar. 25) … Went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, a home run, and a run at Dartmouth (Apr. 4) … Registered three runs, two hits, and an RBI vs. Stonehill (Apr. 15) … Recorded four RBIs, two hits, and a double at Brown (Apr. 25); came back two days later with three RBIs, two hits, and a double at Brown (Apr. 27) … Charted three RBIs, two hits, and a double vs. Columbia (May 3) … Added two RBIs and a double in the Ivy League Tournament against Yale (May 18).
2024 • First-year
Earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors as a shortstop … Played in 28 games with 26 starts … Made 23 starts at shortstop and three at second base … Hit .262 on the year with 14 runs, 22 hits, five doubles, one home run, 19 RBIs, and a .356 OBP … In Ivy play, hit .283 with six runs, 15 hits, four doubles, 11 RBIs, and a .350 OBP over 17 games played and 16 starts … Totaled six multi-RBI games and four multi-hit games … Went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and two doubles at Cornell (Apr. 7) … Tallied two hits, two RBIs, and a run vs. Massachusetts (Apr. 9) … Registered three RBIs and a double a Princeton (Apr. 14) … Posted three RBIs, two runs, and two walks vs. UMass Lowell (Apr. 23) … Notched two hits, an RBI, and a run vs. Penn (Apr. 28).
Before Harvard
Rated as the No. 8 shortstop and top-50 overall prospect in the state of Georgia per Perfect Game … Earned All-Region honors three times … Gained All-State accolades twice … Collected two Perfect Game MVP awards and 27 All-Tournament Team selections … Selected to the Rawlings and Perfect Game Preseason All-America Teams as a senior and as a Preseason Underclassmen All-American as a sophomore and junior … Four-year starter at Fellowship Christian; helped lead team to three GHSA final four appearances (2021-23) with a combined record of 91-19 … Hit .458 as a junior … Competed on the club level for Georgia Jackets and Team Elite/Atlanta Braves Scout Team; helped lead Georgia Jackets to multiple top-10 national rankings, hitting .361 over 129 games … Volunteered with Miracle League … Son of Amy and Mike Rickheim.
