University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2025
Pitched 31 innings for the Gauchos, all in relief, recording six saves and 46 strikeouts over 20 appearances … Finished with a 3.48 ERA and .275 batting average against … His six saves ranked fourth in The Big West this season … Pitched a season-high 3 2/3 innings against Cal State Bakersfield on May 15, striking out a career-high six hitters in that outing … Finished the season on a run of four consecutive games with at least three strikeouts … Also recorded five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings against California Baptist on April 21 and four strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings against both Campbell (Feb. 14) and Saint Mary’s (Feb. 18).

2024
All-Big West Honorable Mention … Made a team-high 27 appearances, 26 of them in relief … Posted a 3.64 ERA over 47 innings of work, striking out 65 hitters while walking just 14 and earning three saves … Struck out a season-high five batters at Oregon on March 1 … Also fired five K’s on April 9 against Loyola Marymount, April 30 at California Baptist and May 23 against UC Riverside … Earned his first career win on March 17 against Long Beach State with a season-high four innings of work … Also threw four innings to earn his first career save, April 9 against LMU … Did not allow an earned run in four innings of postseason work, spanning two games at the Santa Barbara Regional.

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HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Los Alamitos High School … Named Sunset League Pitcher of the Year after posting an ERA under one and over 80 strikeouts his senior year … All-State and All-League honoree … Earned academic honors his freshman and sophomore years.

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PERSONAL
Son of Claude Ricord … Has a half-brother, Solar … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara … Aspires to own his own company.