Biography
2026 • Junior
First Team All-Ivy selection … Earned the first All-Ivy League honor of his career after a career-best season at the plate … Hit .348 in Ivy League play, ranking eighth in the conference, while finishing third in OPS (1.032) over 21 Ivy games … Totaled 31 hits, 22 runs, 20 RBIs, six doubles, one triple, and six home runs in conference play, with his home run total trailing only Gio Colasante among Ivy League players … Slugged .640, reached base at a .392 clip, and went 3-for-4 on stolen-base attempts while starting every Ivy League game … Played in 37 games with 37 starts overall … Hit .303 on the year with 32 runs, 47 hits, 27 RBIs, eight doubles, one triple, eight home runs, nine walks, and three stolen bases … Went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs, and a run at Rice (Feb. 27) … Hit a home run, drove in a run, and scored at California Baptist (Mar. 14) … Went 3-for-5 with a run and a stolen base at Columbia (Mar. 21) … Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, three runs, a stolen base, and a hit-by-pitch at Cornell (Mar. 29) … Went 4-for-6 with two home runs, five RBIs, and four runs at Cornell (Mar. 30) … Posted three hits, three RBIs, a double, and two runs at Yale (Apr. 11) … Tallied three hits, an RBI, and two runs vs. UMass (Apr. 14) … Went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBIs, and two runs vs. Penn (Apr. 25) … Went 4-for-5 with a run and a stolen base vs. Penn (Apr. 26) … Homered and drove in two runs at Holy Cross (Apr. 28) … Added a hit, two RBIs, and a run at Princeton (May 2).
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.
