Richie Fralick

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Springfield, Ohio
High School:
Shawnee

2006 (Jr.)
Earned his third letter . . . posted a 4-0 record with a 4.78 ERA and three saves in 24 appearances (third most on the team) . . . struck out 32 batters in 52.2 innings . . . made his first start of the season May 27 against Kent State in the MAC Tournament championship game . . . allowed two earned runs in a season-high 4.1 innings to help Ball State to its first ever league tournament title . . . also threw 4.0 innings at Akron (March 25), at Eastern Michigan (April 22) and vs. College of Charleston in the NCAA Regional (June 3) . . . struck out a season-best four batters at Xavier (April 18) and vs. Toledo (May 6) . . . earned victories in relief appearances vs. Ohio (April 7), at Kent State (April 15), vs. Western Michigan (April 29) and at Cincinnati (May 10) . . . held opponents scoreless in 12 of his appearances . . . threw 8.2 innings from April 22-29 without allowing a run.

2005 (So.)
Earned his second letter after making 20 appearances, including one start . . . started game two of a doubleheader with Oakland (March 19), finishing with a season-high six strikeouts in 4.1 innings of work . . . posted a 3-1 record and one save . . . victories came versus Dayton (April 13), at Western Michigan (April 22) and at Butler (April 27) . . . save came in game two at UAB (Feb. 26) . . . totaled a 4.93 ERA with 36 strikeouts during 38.1 innings . . . held opponents hitless in three games and scoreless in seven outings, including five straight from April 8 to April 27 . . . All-Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League First Team selection and GLSCL all-star.

2004 (Fr.)
Earned his first letter after making 18 appearances, including one start . . . tallied a 3-1 record and one save . . . posted a 5.50 ERA over 34.1 innings of work . . . recorded his first career win at Louisville (March 12) . . . threw 2.0 innings, allowing no hits and no runs, while striking out two batters in the game . . . logged his first save in 4.0 innings of two-hit, three-run baseball at Akron (April 9) . . . struck out a season-high four batters in the contest . . . picked up wins in his final two appearances of the season vs. Indiana State (May 12) and at Wright State (May 18) . . . threw a career-long 4.2 innings vs. Indiana State . . . recorded at least one strikeout in 13 trips to the mound.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters in baseball for Coach Craig Isaac . . . named first team All-Central Buckeye Conference as a junior and senior after earning honorable mention status as a sophomore . . . set the school record for strikeouts in a game with 22 vs. Triad as a junior . . . two-time first team All-Miami Valley, as well as a TPX/Louisville Slugger All-American as a senior . . . two-time Clark County Mr. Baseball . . . helped guide his team to a school record 22 wins his senior season, posting a 6-2 record on the mound . . . recorded a 0.87 ERA and 67 strikeouts as a senior . . . also hit .343 his senior year . . . played in the Springfield WBLY Summer League.

PERSONAL
Majoring in business . . . owns a 3.067 GPA . . . born July 18, 1984, in Springfield, Ohio . . . son of Richard and Diane Fralick . . . has one brother . . . full name is James Richard Fralick.