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2024 Baseball Roster

10 Richie Pena

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coral Springs, Fla.
  • High School ESB Academy

Biography

2024 (Senior): Made 18 appearances with a start...struck out 18 batters in 22.1 innings...threw two scoreless frames vs Wofford (4/12)...struck out two batters in two innings vs Seton Hall (3/2)...allowed no earned runs in 1.2 innings with two punchouts vs Miami (3/19)...gave up no runs in 1.2 innings of work with a strikeout at Iowa (5/17)...earned the win in relief at New Mexico State (4/21), throwing three innings...made his lone start of the season at Bethune Cookman (2/20), striking out three batters in three innings.

2023 (Junior): Made 16 appearances and started three games for FIU … Pitched 42 innings, struck out 35 batters and finished with a 2-0 record … Started the season finale against Rice (5/20), throwing three innings and punching out three as the Panthers would win 10-7 … Pitched 2.2 innings and struck out three in FIU’s, 13-4, victory against Charlotte (5/12, earning his second victory of the season … Earned his first win of 2023 in the, 7-6, win at Bethune-Cookman (5/3) after pitching four scoreless innings and striking out three … Pitched two scoreless inning and struck out two in FIU’s, 5-0, win over Stetson (3/8) … Struck out a season-high four batters against Missouri (2/24).

2022 (Sophomore): Made 18 appearances for the Panthers, pitching 34 innings, earning two wins and striking out 39 batters ... Struck out three in a win against UAB (5/13) … In a game against Old Dominion (4/2), struck out a season-high five batters in 2.2 innings of work … Pitched three innings in a win over Marshall (3/19) picking up four strikeouts … In a won against Seton Hall he struck out four in three innings pitched.

2021 (Freshman): Appeared in nine games, all in relief… Was 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA… Pitched 10.2 innings allowing 16 earned runs with eight strikeouts and a .356 BAVG… Made his FIU debut against UIC on 2/19 by striking out the side in one inning of relief work… Pitch 3.1 scoreless innings against Charlotte on 4/11.

Prior to FIU: Played at ESB Academy… Ranked the 248th best overall player in the state of Florida and the 66th best right-handed pitcher in the state by Perfect Game.
 
Personal: Son of Darlene and Richard Pena… Majoring in Sports Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2021Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 195 lbs
    49
  • 42

    2022Freshman

    RHP
    6'3" 205 lbs
    42
  • 42

    2023Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 205 lbs
    42
  • 10

    2024Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 205 lbs
    10