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2025 Baseball Roster

3 Richard Lu

  • Weight 170
  • Height 5-10
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Position OF/RHP
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • High School Forest Hills Northern
  • Major Economics

Biography

Awards:

* 3-time Academic All-MWC in 2022, 2023, and 2024
* Academic All-UAA in 2025

Records:

Career
* Ranked 10th in school history with 33 career stolen bases

Single-Season
* Ranked 10th in school history with 41 games played in 2025

Team:

* Member of the first NCAA Tournament team in program history in 2025
* Team reached the Regional Finals before falling to UW-Oshkosh in a winner-take-all Regional Final

2025:

* Appeared in 41 games with 38 starts as a senior
* Recorded 36 hits, 23 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 20 RBIs, 13 walks, and 13 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .255 batting average, a .318 on-base percentage, and a .333 slugging percentage
* Ranked 10th in school history with 41 games played
* Drove in a career-high 4 runs and scored a season-high 3 runs in the 17-7 win over Beloit in the NCAA Tournament on May 17
* Added a season-high 3 hits and stolen a career-high 2 bases three times on the season

2024:

* Appeared in 32 games with 27 starts as a junior
* Recorded 25 hits, 18 runs, 4 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 16 RBIs, 15 walks, and 6 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .258 batting average, a .353 on-base percentage, and a .402 slugging percentage
* Made 3 pitching appearances with 2.0 innings pitched and 2 strikeouts
* Drove in a career-high 4 runs in the 18-3 win over Knox on April 20
* Scored a season-high 3 runs in the 15-8 win over Grinnell on April 27
* Added a season-high 2 hits six times this season

2023:

* Appeared in 32 games with 29 starts as a sophomore
* Recorded 37 hits, 24 runs, 4 doubles, 4 home runs, 23 RBIs, 16 walks, and 6 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .330 batting average, a .415 on-base percentage, and a .473 slugging percentage
* Added a career-high 4 hits in the 9-1 win over Ripon on April 26
* Stolen a career-high 2 bases in the 7-6 win over Wheaton (IL) on April 29
* Scored a season-high 3 runs in the 14-2 win over Knox on May 3
* Drove in a season-high 3 runs three times on the season
* Made his first career pitching appearance with 0.1 innings pitched in the 18-8 win over Knox on April 5

2022:

* Appeared in 19 games with 13 starts as a freshman
* Recorded 15 hits, 13 runs, 4 doubles, 1 home run, 11 RBIs, 9 walks, and 8 stolen bases
* Tallied a slash line of a .300 batting average, a .407 on-base percentage, and a .440 slugging percentage
* Made his collegiate debut in the 10-3 loss to Rhodes on February 25
* Recorded his first career hit, run, and RBI in the 9-8 win over Alma on February 27
* Stolen a career-high 2 bases in the 10-0 loss to Transylvania on March 20
* Scored a career-high 4 runs and added a season-high 3 hits in the 25-0 win over Knox on April 14
* Hit his first career home run in the 16-14 win over Ripon in the MWC Tournament on May 13
* Drove in a season-high 3 runs three times on the season

High School:

* 4-year varsity letter award winner in baseball
* 2nd-Team All-State
* 2-time Academic All-State in 2019 and 2021

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2022Freshman

    OF/P
    6'0" 170 lbs
    31
  • 3

    2023Sophomore

    OF/P
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Junior

    OF/P
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025Senior

    OF/RHP
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3