12   Rich Graef
Rich Graef

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Simsbury, Conn.

High School:
Simsbury

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 175

Position:
OF

B/T:
L/R


05/23/2012

Homers Carry Richmond Past UMass, 9-5 At A-10 Tournament

The Minutemen will face the loser of the Rhode Island-Saint Joseph's matchup tonight at 7 p.m. in an elimination game.

05/22/2012

Baseball Heads To The Bronx For A-10 Tournament

The Minutemen open up championship play vs. Richmond at noon on Wednesday.

05/19/2012

Baseball Rolls To 11-1 Win Over GW On Senior Day

Minutemen complete sweep of the Colonials and clinch the #4 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

05/18/2012

UMass Baseball Rallies For 6-3 Win Over GW

McLam goes 4-for-4 at the plate for the Minutemen in the series-clinching victory.

05/17/2012

Baseball Blasts GW In Game One, 10-3

Cusick and Begin belt homers, while Torres tosses complete game vs. the Colonials.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012: Game-By-Game Statistics

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Game-By-Game Statistics
Appeared in 42 games and started in 38, 31 of the times as center field ... batted .271 with 20 runs scored, 38 hits, two doubles and 12 RBI ... Went 1-for-2 at Rhode Island (5/7)... Against Charlotte (5/1) batted 2-for-3 with one RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored at Central Connecticut (4/19) ... At Temple (4/15) batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI ... Went 2-for-4 at Connecticut (4/6) ... Against Albany (4/2) went 2-for-4 with two RBI ... At Hartford (3/31), tallied four hits in five at-bats with three runs scored, one RBI, and one double ... Went 2-for-5 vs. Bucknell (3/18) ... Scored two runs and walked twice vs. Indiana (3/16) ... Against Michigan (3/5) went 2-for-4 batting in one run.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010: Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 13 games, starting twice in left field ... Hit .444 (4-for-9) with a double, an RBI and three runs scored ... Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts ... Started at Quinnipiac (5/11) and went 1-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and a stolen base ... Pinch ran and scored a run at Charlotte (4/2) ... In his first collegiate start against Hartford (3/24), hit 2-for-3 with a double, one run scored and one RBI ... Collected his first collegiate hit in his first at-bat at Oklahoma State (3/13) and also drew a walk in that contest.

BEFORE UMASS: Played four seasons as a pitcher and outfielder at Simsbury High School under Coach Keith Wetjen ... Helped the Trojans win the CCC-North title during his freshman and junior seasons ... Was named CCC All-Conference following his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns ... Hit .405 for his high school career with 63 stolen bases, 57 runs scored, 48 RBI and a .502 on base percentage ... Earned all-zone selections in 2008 and 2009 ... Was a member of the Connecticut Senior Team in 2009 ... Selected as team captain as a senior ... Batted .420 with 19 RBI and 20 stolen bases as a senior ... Also played soccer and basketball while at Simsbury High and served as captain of both squads.

PERSONAL: Born Richard Philip Graef on Dec. 5, 1990, in Athens, Ga. ... Son of Richard and Mary Graef ... Plans to major in Sport Management.

CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4 at Hartford (3/31/11)
Runs Scored: 3 at Hartford (3/31/11)
Doubles: 1 (3x) Last at Central Connecticut (4/19/11)
Triples: --
Home Runs: --
RBI: 2 vs. Albany (4/2/11)
Total Bases: 5 vs. Hartford (3/31/11)
Hitting Streak: Nine Games (4/15/11-4/24/11)

RICH GRAEF'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG. BB SF-SH SB-A
2010 .444 13-2 9 3 4 1 0 0 1 5 .556 1 0-1 1-1
2011 .271 42-38 140 20 38 2 0 0 12 40 .286 9 0-8 7-14
Totals .282 55-40 149 23 42 3 0 0 13 45 .302 10 0-9 8-15

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