Randy Righter

Position:
INF
Height:
6-3
Weight:
247
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
West Bloomfield, Mich.
High School:
Brother Rice

2017: Played and started in 48 games … ranked second on the team with a .301 batting average … one of two BGSU players to hit over .300 on the season … led the team with 58 hits … registered 29 RBI to sit third on the team … posted a .482 slugging percentage, which ranked second on the squad … scored a team-high 30 runs … hit six home runs—second only to Greg Basalyga’s eight … hit 17 doubles, which ranks tied for sixth all-time in a single season at BGSU … recorded a team-best 93 total bases … posted a .357 on-base percentage … had 13 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games … notched at least three hits in seven games … went 3-for-3 at Texas A&M (Feb. 17) … recorded three hits in five at-bats at Morehead State (March 4) … went 3-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and one home run at Eastern Michigan (March 24) … on April 11 versus Kent State, went 5-for-5 with two runs, two RBI and one home run … notched three hits, including a home run, versus Central Michigan (April 21) … posted a season-high three RBI at Ohio State (May 9) … in back-to-back games versus Dayton (May 16) and at Elon (May 18), registered three hits and one home run.

2016: Played in 32 games, and started 26 games, before suffering a season-ending injury during the Miami series (April 9-10) … scored eight runs … knocked six doubles … registered six RBI … hit .196 … went 2-for-4 with a run and a double in a win at Elon (March 4) … scored a run and finished 2-for-4 in a win versus Stony Brook (March 6) … scored a run in five-straight games in early March … went 1-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBI in a win over Alabama State (March 8) … picked up two hits and an RBI at Western Michigan (March 18) … went 3-for-4, scored a run, hit a double and recorded an RBI at Eastern Michigan (March 27).

2015: Played in 48 games during his inaugural campaign, starting 47 at first base … hit .278 with a .411 slugging percentage … had nine doubles and a team-high five home runs … had 28 RBI and 23 runs scored … had 13 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games … made his first collegiate start on Feb. 13 at SEMO, going 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBI … hit his first career home run in the game … hit three HR in the first four games of the season … had six multi-hit games in his first 11 games … went 3-for-5 with three RBI, a double and a home run on Feb. 27 vs. Eastern Kentucky … had three straight multi-hit games in the RussMatt Invitational … went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBI and two doubles on March 10 vs. Butler … went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in an April 14 win over Eastern Michigan, including a game-winning two-run home run in the eighth inning … went 3-for-3 with a run scored on April 25 at Central Michigan … had a career-high four hits on May 3 vs. Akron.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time letterwinner at Brother Rice High School ... played for head coach Bob Riker ... led his team to a four-year record of 126-28-1 ... was a three-time all-league selection ... twice named All-Catholic, All-State, and Michigan Dream Team ... was a captain in 2013 and 2014 ... also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Randolph Roderic Righter ... son of Deric and Pam Righter ... has two sisters ... born on January 19, 1996 ... majoring in business finance.