Audrey Richey '23 Recruiting Profile

I started playing softball when I was 7 years old and fell in love with it immediately.  I have met my best friends through the sport. My coaches have influenced me with their dedication, perseverance, and work ethic. I have faced adversity head on when I chose not to continuing playing high school ball. I believe mental health and well being are more important.

My hitting coach, Roy Foreman (from AAMU), has been a major influence on me. I went through a long and painful hitting slump that destroyed my confidence and my mechanics. He worked very patiently with me to not only correct and improve my swing, but also to re-build my confidence. He told me that I was his most improved student ever.  Now when I show him videos of my big hits, he sits back and smiles, telling me how proud he is of me.

In the down time of my high school career, I got the opportunity to become a football manager. Working with the team, coaches and trainers has helped me to realize that I would like to study performance nutrition or be a team dietician, to continue to be involved in sports and have a job that I enjoy. I really love being part of the “family” atmosphere that comes with a team and helping out wherever I can. I am a very hard worker and I believe all of my coaches, including the football coaches, would vouch for that as one of my attributes.

I am very committed to making the best grades that I can and earning an academic scholarship to attend college.  I would love to play softball for you and show you what a hard worker and great teammate that I am!