Grant Richardson

BLOOMINGTON, IN - APRIL 16, 2019 - during the game between the Ball State Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 16, 2019 - Outfielder Grant Richardson #6 of the Indiana Hoosiers and Catcher Ryan Fineman #29 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Canisius Golden Griffins and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 17, 2019 - Outfielder Grant Richardson #6 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Canisius Golden Griffins and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - AUGUST 24, 2019 - guard Chanel Wilson #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Indiana Athletics

Weight:
186
Height:
6-2
Position:
OF
Year:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
High School:
Fishers

2021 - SOPHOMORE
First-Team All-Big Ten ... Second-Team ABCA Midwest All-Region ... First-Team Preseason All-America by Collegiate Baseball ... First-Team Preseason All-America by Perfect Game ... Third-Team Preseason All-America by D1 Baseball.

2020 - SOPHOMORE
Third-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball ... 2020 Perfect Game Honor Roll and Impact Sophomore by Perfect Game ... Most Impressive Hitter in the Big Ten by D1Baseball ... Ranked the No. 15 sophomore hitter by D1Baseball ... Started all 14 games in which he appeared … Led the Hoosiers with a .424 batting average, five home runs, 17 RBI, 21 runs scored and a .797 slugging percentage … Also had three doubles, two triples and an on-base percentage of .453 – second-best on the team … Led the Big Ten in homers, runs, runs per game (1.5), slugging percentage and total bases (47) … Ranked fifth in the nation in runs per game, ninth in hits per game (1.79), 11^th in total bases, 12^th in slugging percentage and 19^th in RBI … Totaled a team-high nine multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … Ended the season on a nine-game hitting streak and an 18-game reached-base streak … Earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors (2/17) after batting 6-for-12 (.500) with five RBI, a double, a triple, a home run, four runs scored and a stolen base in three-game series at No. 11 LSU (2/14-16) … Went 3-for-4 in win over San Diego (3/7), finishing a homer shy of the cycle, with three RBI and two runs scored … Had three hits, including a home run and a double, in win over Cincinnati (3/11) with four RBI and two runs scored.

2019 – FRESHMAN
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American … All-Big Ten Freshman Team … Appeared in 46 games, earning 42 starts … Batted .264 on the season with eight doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 37 RBI and 37 runs scored … Had 11 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … In four-game sweep of Canisius (3/15-17), totaled six hits with a double and a homer, five RBI and five runs scored … Hit three home runs in a 5-for-6, 20-5 win for IU at Maryland (3/30) … In four-game set against Evansville (4/12-14) totaled six hits with three doubles and a homer, four RBI and five runs scored … Went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in 9-5 win over UIC in NCAA Regional (6/1).

PREP/PERSONAL
Attended Bishop Dwenger as a three-year letterwinner, then transferred to Fishers High School where he played his senior season, playing for Matthew Cherry … Was a state champion in 2018, going 5-0 on the mound with a 2.75 ERA, striking out 78 batters in 43.1 innings ... Set a record for career triples at Bishop Dwenger in 2017 … Also a one-year letterwinner in basketball … Son of Peggy and Gary Richardson … Born on July 13, 1999 … Has one sister, Molly … Intends to major in Sport Marketing and Management.