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19  T.J. Rich
T.J. Rich

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.

Last College:
Middle Georgia College

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 195

Position:
1B/RHP

Experience:
1L

Bats/Throws:
L/R


05/19/2012

Chase Joiner Tosses Complete-Game Shutout As Tigers Sweep at Houston

Joiner tosses third complete-game shutout of season

05/18/2012

Tigers Clinch Series at Houston With An 8-7 11-Inning Victory

Memphis has seven-straight C-USA wins for first time in program history

05/17/2012

Nine-Run Second Propels Memphis to 15-3 Win at Houston

Tigers pound out 23 hits in 15-3 win at Houston

05/15/2012

Memphis Cruises Past UT Martin 13-3

10 Tigers have hits, seven record RBI in 13-3 win

05/12/2012

Baseball Falls at Missouri 9-1

Missouri scores nine unanswered to even series; rubber match tomorrow at 1 p.m.

2011
Started all 57 games at first base...Led team and was fourth among C-USA players with 52 RBI...Hit .299 for the season with six home runs and 10 doubles...Walked a team-high 39 times, fourth best among C-USA players...Named to All-C-USA Second Team...Had 11 multi-hit games and drove in two-plus runs in a team-high 14 games...Was 2-for-4 with four RBI against Evansville (2/20/11)...Posted back-to-back four hit games against Southern Miss to finish the series 9-for-13 with eight RBI...Was 4-for-5 with six RBI and two home runs against Southern Miss (4/9/11)...Saw one inning of work on the mound and allowed two earned runs on one hit.

Middle Georgia College
Was a two-year letterwinner for head coach Craig Young at Middle Georgia...Helped the Warriors to 73 wins in his two-year stint...Racked up 97 RBI, 28 doubles and nine home runs at MGC...Started in 39 of the 41 games he played in as a sophomore...Hit .466 with a team-high 65 runs scored, 59 RBI, 15 doubles and six round-trippers...Made an immediate impact on the Warriors' program as a freshman, helping the squad to a 44-20 record...Helped the Warriors claim a Region 17 Conference and East Central District championship...Led the club with a .423 batting average, to go with 38 RBI and 13 doubles as Middle Georgia advanced to the NJCAA Division I World Series...Hit three homers on the year and posted a .515 on base percentage en route to hauling in Region 17 Conference Tournament MVP honors...Shined in the NJCAA D1 World Series, with a .385 batting average, five runs scored and three RBI..

Prep
Was a four-year letterman at first base, leftfield, pitcher and designated hitter for head coach David Stephenson at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Ga...Was a three-time All-Region honoree...Earned first team recognition in 2006 and 2008...Tabbed a second team All-State performer in 2006...Played for the East Cobb Yankees and helped club to a Connie Mack World Series title in 2008.

Personal
Son of Mary Rich and the late Thomas Rich...Majoring in sport & leisure management.

Career Stats
Season GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO SB-A
2011 57-57 .299 211 40 63 10 0 6 52 91 .431 39 5 46 2-3
2012 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career 57-57 .299 211 40 63 10 0 6 52 91 .431 39 5 46 2-3

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