Tommy Richards

Tommy James Richards

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.
• School Lindenwood University, Washington State University
• High School Bend High School

• Born April 27, 1990 in Toronto, ON CAN

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Biographical Information

Tommy Richards played in the minors and became a college coach.

Richards was an All-league football defensive back in high school in addition to his baseball play. He hit .300 as a college sophomore then won West Coast Collegiate Baseball League MVP after hitting a league-best .364. As a junior, he batted .256/.299/.372 and then .289/.364/.373 as a senior.

The Baltimore Orioles took him in the 24th round of the 2012 amateur draft, one pick before Beau Maggi. The scout was Brandon Verley. He hit .221/.260/.266 in 34 games for the GCL Orioles, fielding .967 as their main second baseman. He batted .248/.324/.348 for the independent Gateway Grizzlies in '14, being used as a utility infielder. He was assistant coach at Lindenwood University - Belleville in 2015-2016 and at Whitman College from 2017-2020. He then became head coach of Bushnell University. He is also the head coach of the Springfield Drifters of the West Coast League.