University of Richmond Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Ciufo, Rich
Jersey Number 3
Rich Ciufo
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Medford, N.Y.
- High School:
- Phillips Academy
Bio
2021
Brown University
- Hit for a .352 average in 30 starts, ranking fourth in the Atlantic 10
- Recorded nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games
- Season-long five-game hitting streak and reached base in seven consecutive games
- Season-high three RBI in a victory over VMI (3/6) in which he hit the game-tying home run as part of a 3-for-4 game
- Began the season going 5-for-12 in the series with Mount Saint Mary's and drove in the game-winning run in the 9-8 walk-off win (2/27)
- Scored the game-winning run in the walk-off win over William & Mary (4/4) after leading off the bottom of the ninth with a double to shallow right center
- Scored a season-high three runs in a 3-for-3 effort against Norfolk State (3/30)
- Finished the series at George Washington 7-for-10 with three doubles and scored three times
- Fielded at a .969 clip at second base, turning a team-high 20 double plays
Brown University
2020
- Team co-captain
- Started 11 of 12 games played as the primary shortstop
- Led the Bears with a .333 batting average, 16 hits and two triples
- Tied for the team lead in doubles (5) and RBIs (6)
- Posted a .521 slugging percentage
- Five multiple-hit games
- Drove in four runs against Kennesaw State (3/6)
- Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
2019
- Team captain
- Started all 39 games as the team’s shortstop
- Led the team with eight stolen bases
- Finished with 18 runs scored and 19 RBIs
- Added four home runs and four doubles
- Had four multiple-hit games
- Posted three hits with five RBIs and three runs at Penn (4/1)
2018
- Started all 36 games played as the team’s primary second baseman
- Ranked second on the team with seven doubles
- Added two homers, 16 runs and 11 RBIs
- Posted seven multiple-hit games, including a four-hit effort at Florida A&M
- Stole six bases
2017
- Started all 37 games at shortstop as a rookie
- Recorded 24 hits and 13 runs
- Posted six multiple-hit games
- Registered his first career hit at Texas A&M (3/10)
- Had a season-best day at the plate against Yale (4/29), going 3-for-3 with three runs and a double.
Prep
- 2014-15 New York Mets Scout Team
- 2015 New York Yankees Area Code Team
- East Coast Pro with the Texas Rangers
- 2014-15 two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-American
- 2016 Rawlings Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honorable Mention
- Northeast All-Region First Team
- 2016 CNEPSBL All-Star Team
- Spanish Honor Society
- National Honor Society
- 2015 Student Citizen Award
DIII Transfer Brady O' Brien Staying Hot at the Plate
Wednesday, May 07
Hot Hitting from the Hot Corner: Brady O' Brien
Wednesday, May 07
Baseball Highlights vs. UMASS
Sunday, April 13
Baseball Postgame - UMASS
Sunday, April 13
