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NO. 16
SEAN
RICHARDSON
CATCHER,
OUTFIELD
BATS:
RIGHT; THROWS: RIGHT
6-1,
180, Age 19, Sophomore
Vista
High School, Vista, Calif.
Hometown:
Vista, Calif.
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COLLEGE SIGNING
STATUS:
Signed
with the University of Kansas during the early
signing period.
DRAFT:
Selected
by the Detroit Tigers in the 44th round of the
2002 draft. Previously was selected by the Tigers
in the 43rd round of the 2001 draft.
2003: The Comets' regular
catcher and also played center field. ... Batting
.382 during the regular season. ... Finished the
year with a .368 batting average, 16 doubles, 1
triple, 6 home runs and 47 RBIs, second-best on
the team. ... Hit .422 in Pacific Coast
Conference play with a team-high 46 hits, 5
homers, 11 doubles and a team-high 39 RBIs. ... A
unanimous selection at catcher on the
all-conference first team ... Had his most
productive JC game on Feb. 27 when he went
5-for-6 with 2 home runs, including a grand-slam,
a double and 8 RBI's in a 15-5 victory on the
road against Imperial Valley. ... Went 2-for-4
with a triple, double, RBI and walk Feb. 1 in a
16-14 victory over Cochise Community College from
Douglas, Ariz. ... Was 2-for-4 with a double and
an RBI on Feb. 6 vs. Saddleback. ... Went 3-for-5
and drove in a run against Golden West on Feb. 7.
... Went 2-for-4 with a double in the Comets'
Pacific Coast Conference opener with Southwestern
on Feb. 22. ... After his career game vs. IVC on
Feb. 27, came back to go 3-for-4 with another HR
and 2 RBIs in an 8-0 win over 2-time defending
conference champion Grossmont on March 3. ...
Went 2-for-5 and drove in a run in a 6-3,
10-inning victory over Southwestern on March 6.
... Went 2-for-4 in a 9-0 victory over Grossmont
on March 11. ... Went 3-for-6 and drove in 3 runs
as the Comets defeated the Griffins again on
March 13, winning 11-10 in 10 innings. Singled to
drive in the tying run in the bottom of the 10th
in that game.... Went 2-for-5 and drove in 3 runs
in a 15-1 victory over Imperial Valley on March
18. ... Was 2-for-4, homered, drove in 3 runs and
walked in an 18-0 win over IVC on March 20. ...
Went 2-for-4 and drove in 2 runs as the Comets
beat San Diego City College 6-3 on March 21. ...
Went 2-for-4 vs. San Diego Mesa on March 25. ...
Had 2 key RBIs in a 12-9 win over Southwestern on
April 3 that put the Comets 4 games up in the
conference race. ... Went 4-for-6 with a double,
an RBI and a stolen base in a 14-10 win over
Grossmont on April 8. ... Was 2-for-5, drove in a
run and scored 3 times as the Comets beat the
Griffins again 12-9 on April 10. ... Went 3-for-4
with a home run and 3 RBIs in a 7-0 win over
Imperial Valley on April 12. ... Homered in the
sixth inning in the second game of a doubleheader
against Glendale on April 16 to help give the
Comets an 8-3 and 10-3 sweep. ... Went 2-for-4
with 2 doubles the following day in the third
game of the series between the 2 teams. ... Went
3-for-6 with a double and 2 RBIs on April 24 as
the Comets clinched the conference championship
by beating San Diego Mesa 18-5. Threw out 2 Mesa
runners trying to steal during the game,
including conference steal leader John Rumsey. It
was the first time Rumsey was thrown out
attempting to steal all season. ... Made a
spectarular diving, run-saving catch on the bank
in center field in the eighth inning of a 12-4
win over Mesa on April 26. ... Went 3-for-4 with
a double, 3 runs scored and 3 RBIs in a 20-0
victory over Imperial Valley on April 30. ...
Came right back in the Comets' regular-season
finale on May 1 to go 2-for-4 with a double, a
sacrifice fly, 2 RBIs and a steal in a 12-0 win
vs. San Diego City College. Postseason
— Went
2-for-5 with a double and 3 RBIs as the Comets
opened Southern California Regional play May 9
with a 13-8 win over East Los Angeles.
SUMMER
2002: Played
for the Chillicotte Mudcats in the New England
Summer Wood Bat League, with a home run and 15
RBIs.
2002: Led the team in
batting with a .387 average during the regular
season and hit .382 in 44 games including the
postseason, second on the team to Kyle Floquet.
... Finished with a .387 average in the Pacific
Coast Conference. ... Voted by conference coaches
to the All-PCC first team and by his teammates as
Palomar MVP. ... Also led the team in slugging
percentage (.645) and tied Floquet for the team
lead in hits (71), tied for third on the all-time
Palomar single-season list. ... Led the team with
47 RBIs, third on the all-time Palomar list. Led
the Pacific Coast Conference with that figure.
... Tied for the team home run lead with six,
which tied him with Carlos Medina. ... Also led
the team in triples (8), and extra-base hits
(28). ... Was second on the club with 14 doubles.
... Led the team with 24 multiple-hit games. Had
multiple-hit games during the regular season
against Cochise (Ariz.) on Feb. 1, Los Angeles
Pierce on Feb. 3, Saddleback on Feb. 10, Golden
West on Feb. 12, Siskiyous on Feb. 14, Siskiyous
again on Feb. 15, Irvine Valley on Feb. 16,
Imperial Valley on Feb. 23, Grossmont on Feb. 28,
Southwestern on March 5, Imperial Valley on March
9, San Diego Mesa on March 14, Mt. SAC on March
26, San Diego City College on April 2,
Southwestern on April 4, Southwestern on April 8,
Imperial Valley in the first game of a
doubleheader April 11, Mesa on April 16, San
Diego City College on April 23, San Diego City
again on April 27 and Southwestern in the Comets'
final regular-season game on May 2, when he went
3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs. ...
Also had multiple-hit performances in two of
Palomar's three games in the Southern California
Regionals. ... Had three hits in a game 11 times,
including the Comets' 10-5 Feb. 28 victory over
conference champion Grossmont when he went
3-for-4 with a triple, double, a sacrifice fly
and four RBIs. ... Settled in early on as the
starting center fielder and caught when he didn't
play center. Batted third or clean-up in the
Comets' order. Postseason — Went 2-for-5 against Glendale in the
Southern California Regionals on May 10 and went
2-for-5 with his sixth home run of the season in
a 15-14 win over Los Angeles Harbor on May 11.
... Went 4-for-14 in three games in the
tournament.
SUMMER
2001: Helped
the San Diego Gamers to the AAU 17U National
Championship.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Helped
Vista High to the CIF Division I finals as a
junior in 2000 and to the semifinals as a senior
in 2001. The Panthers lost to National Champion
Rancho Bernardo in his junior year. ... Played
for former Palomar pitching coach Rick Lepire at
Vista. ... Batted .364 as a junior with six home
runs. ... As a senior, hit .330 with three homers
and played for the South All-Stars in the
California North-South All-Star Series. ... Also
was Vista's starting quarterback and also played
defensive back and rceiver under coach Chris
Hauser in football. ... Was National High School
co-Player of the Week in September 2000, when his
team lost 20-14 to Nationally No. 2-ranked Long
Beach Poly. Played in the Alex Spanos North-South
All-Star Classic.
PERSONAL: Born Oct. 2, 1983 at
U.S. Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton. ... Son of Marc and Karen Richardson.
... Has one brother, Don (13), and one sister,
Brittany (14). Cousin of Thomas Richardson,
former football player at Syracuse. ... Lives in
Vista.
(Note: Updated
June 20. Player biographies are updated weekly
during the season.)
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