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#32 Jairus Richards, OF

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Position: OF
Date of Birth: 01/30/1997
Height: 6' 0"   Weight: 175 lbs
College Experience: California State University, Fullerton
Bats: L
Throws: R
Resides: Gig Harbor, Washington

Biography:

Jairus Richards is in his second professional season, both with the ThunderBolts, in 2022. He signed as a free agent on October 20, 2020 and hit .221 with a .321 on-base percentage as a rookie. He stole 34 bases and drove in 31 runs.

Jairus played for two years at Cal State Fullerton, where he hit .282 with a .401 on-base percentage in 89 career games. He starred as a senior, earning Second Team All-Big West honors. That year, he had a .320 batting average and .465 on-base percentage while stealing nine bases. He also spent two years at Cabrillo Junior College. As a sophomore, he hit .333 with a .421 on-base percentage, 16 stolen bases and 37 runs scored. He attended high school at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington.

Career Statistics »

Year League Club GP AVG AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB SO
2021 Frontier Windy City 67 .221 235 52 28 10 2 2 31 24 34 37
Thunderbolts »
35 Joshuan Sandoval C
8 Manny Garcia C
15 Peyton Isaacson C
0 Brian Fuentes IF
2 Brynn Martinez IF
6 Jake Boone IF
4 Nikola Vasic IF
7 Payton Robertson IF
34 Bren Spillane OF
19 Dan Robinson OF
32 Jairus Richards OF
25 Jake Vander Wal OF
11 Brayden Bonner P
17 Bryan Ketchie P
30 Cal Djuraskovic P
28 Daniel Kight P
20 Garrett Christman P
22 Justin Miller P
14 Kenny Mathews P
29 Layne Schnitz-Paxton P
18 Miguel Ausua P
26 Ryan Miller P
12 Sebastian Selway P
33 Tyler Thornton P
0 Daryl Myers IF
0 Hunter Wells IF
0 Stetson Woods P

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