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34 Richie Heyder

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Holbrook, NY
  • High School Sachem East
  • Major Business Management
  • B/T L/L
  • Prev School NJIT

Biography

Richie is a 2022 graduate of Sachem East High School. He transferred to Farmingdale State after playing baseball at NJIT. Richie is the son of Gina Heyder.

2026...D3baseball First Team All-American, Region 3 Player of the Year and First Team All-Region...ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American and First Team All-Region...ECAC Division III Player of the Year...Skyline Conference Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference...CSC Academic All-District...Led all three NCAA Divisions with a .608 on-base percentage...Ranked second in Division III in OPS (1.505), third in slugging percentage (.897), seventh in batting average (.470) and walks per game (1.05), 16th in doubles per game (0.49), 24th in total walks (39), and 35th in doubles (18).
2025...First Team All-Conference...First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region...First Team D3baseball.com All-Region...CSC Academic All-District selection...Ranked 14th in the Nation with a .441 batting average...Led the team with 60 hits, nine doubles, four triples, 92 total bases, .676 slugging percentage and .494 on-base percentage...Ranked second on FSC in at-bats (136), runs (34) and RBI (35)...In the Skyline, was second for hits, third in both batting average and slugging, and fourth for OBP.
2024...Second Team All-Skyline Conference Outfielder...Led the team with 41 runs batted in and 13 doubles...Ranked second for walks (18) and total bases (68), third in slugging (.553) and on-base percentage (.455), fourth for at-bats (123), hits (45), runs (29), triples (2) and home runs (2)...Also ranked fifth for batting average (.366) and stole eight bases.

Favorite Food: Chicken parm
Favorite Movie: The Wolf of Wall Street
Hobbies: Lifting, Video games
Richie Heyder - Career Statistics
Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
2024.... .366 35-34 123 29 45 13 2 2 41 68 .553 18 3 12 2 .455 1 0 8-9 50 1 1 .981
2025.... .441 40-39 136 34 60 9 4 5 35 92 .676 16 1 19 1 .497 2 1 8-11 66 2 0 1.000
2026.... .470 37-37 117 47 55 18 4 8 43 105 .897 39 2 9 0 .608 0 0 4-6 87 1 1 .989
TOTAL... .426 112-110 376 110 160 40 10 15 119 265 .705 73 6 40 3 .522 3 1 20-26 203 4 2 .990
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Hits: 5 [t-4th], at Merchant Marine, 4/19/2026 ; at Yeshiva, May 04, 2025
Doubles: 2 [t-6th], 4 times
Triples: 1, 10 times
Home runs: 2 [t-2nd], vs Messiah, 5/16/2026
Total bases: 10 [t-7th], at Merchant Marine, 4/19/2026
RBI: 5, at Yeshiva, May 04, 2025
Runs scored: 4, at Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.), 4/15/2024 ; at Yeshiva, May 04, 2025
Walks: 3 [t-6th], Lehman, 3/10/2026 ; at Merchant Marine, 4/19/2026 ; St. Joseph's (L.I.), 5/12/2024
Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times
Struck out: 3 [t-1st], at Merchant Marine, Apr 07, 2024
Sac flies: 1, Purchase St., 4/12/2025 ; at St. Joseph's (Brkln), 4/21/2024 ; at Old Westbury, 4/6/2025
Sac bunts: 1, at Yeshiva, May 04, 2025
At bats: 6 [t-10th], vs Oneonta, 3/11/2024 ; at Old Westbury, 4/6/2025
Stolen bases: 2, vs Gwynedd Mercy, 3/13/2024 ; John Jay, 3/27/2025
Caught stealing: 1, 6 times
Field chances: 14, at Merchant Marine, 5/10/2026
Putouts: 14, at Merchant Marine, 5/10/2026
Assists: 1, 4 times
 
CAREER ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Highest slugging pct.: 1st (.705)
Highest on base pct.: 1st (.522)
Most doubles: 1st (40)
Most intentional walks: 1st (11)
Highest batting avg.: 2nd (.426)
Most home runs: 2nd (15)
Most runs batted in: 2nd (119)
Most total bases: 2nd (265)
Most runs scored: 3rd (110)
Most walks: 3rd (73)
Most hits: 4th (160)
Most triples: t-8th (10)
Most picked off: t-8th (3)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Highest batting avg.: 1st (.470 in 2026)
Highest on base pct.: 1st (.608 in 2026)
Most runs scored: 1st (47 in 2026)
Most hits: 1st (60 in 2025)
Most doubles: 1st (18 in 2026)
Most total bases: 1st (105 in 2026)
Most walks: 1st (39 in 2026)
Most intentional walks: 1st (9 in 2026)
Highest fielding pct.: t-1st (1.000 in 2025)
Highest slugging pct.: 2nd (.897 in 2026)
Most home runs: 2nd (8 in 2026)
Most runs batted in: 2nd (43 in 2026)
Most doubles: t-2nd (13 in 2024)
Highest batting avg.: 3rd (.441 in 2025)
Most total bases: 3rd (92 in 2025)
Most hits: t-3rd (55 in 2026)
Most runs batted in: t-3rd (41 in 2024)
Most intentional walks: t-3rd (2 in 2025)
Most home runs: t-4th (5 in 2025)
Highest slugging pct.: 5th (.676 in 2025)
Most times reached base on error: t-7th (8 in 2024)
Highest on base pct.: 10th (.497 in 2025)

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2024Sophomore

    OF/1B
    5'10" 185 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2025Junior

    OF/1B
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2026Senior

    OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    34