Dustin Richardson #79

Dustin A. Richardson...played baseball and basketball at Newton Senior (KS) High School...was a First-Team all-league selection three years...threw a no-hitter as a sophomore in the regional final game...was the league batting champion as a junior with a .527 average...went to Cowley (KS) Community College...tallied a combined record of 15-3 in two years and earned First-Team All- Conference honors...drafted in the 16th round by the Tigers in 2003 but did not sign...attended Texas Tech University and compiled a 5-3 career mark and a 4.81 ERA for the Red Raiders in 35 appearances (12 starts) over 2 years...Recorded 89 strikeouts over 91.2 innings...competed for a spot on the Texas Tech basketball team as a finalist on ESPN reality show Knight School.

2010

Appeared in 26 games over three separate stints with Boston, posting no record and a 4.15 ERA (13.0 IP/6 ER). Allowed 15 hits and 14 walks with 12 strikeouts in his 13.0 innings of work ... Made 13 appearances from 6/12-7/20 in his first stint with the Red Sox, giving up two runs in 7.0 innings ... Returned to Boston for his second stint from July 31-August 15, allowing one run in 3.1 innings over 6 relief outings ... Was a September 1 call-up for his third and final stint, appearing in seven games and surrendering three runs in 2.2 innings ... Held opponents scoreless in 22 of his 26 appearances in 2010 (13.0 IP) ... Walked nine of the 15 batters he faced over his final six appearances of the season (2.0 IP), including five in which he failed to record an out. He Issued just five free passes in 11.1 innings over his first 20 outings of the year ... Tossed a career-high 2.0 innings on September 10 at Oakland with a career-high tying two strikeouts (also August 11 at Toronto) ... Failed to record an out on September 7 vs. Tampa Bay, surrendering one hit, two walks and a career-high three runs, two of which scored after he left the game ... Made 32 relief appearances with triple-A Pawtucket and led club hurlers (min. 15.0 IP) with 11.45 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (56 K's/44.0 IP) ... Was 3-0 with two saves, a 2.66 ERA (13 ER) and a .181 opponent average (27x149) with the PawSox.

2009

Selected to the Major League roster on 9/28...Tossed 3.1 scoreless frames over 3 relief outings with the Red Sox...Tossed 1.1 shutout innings in Big League debut on 9/28 vs. TOR...Selected to the ML roster earlier in the day...Combined to go 2-2 with 4 saves, a 2.55 ERA (21 ER/74.0 IP) and 96 strikeouts over 45 relief appearances between Double-A Portland and Triple-A Pawtucket...Held left-handers to a .170 average (16-for-94) over the 2 stops...Earned Eastern League All-Star honors with Portland...Ranked 2nd among EL relievers with a ratio of 11.37 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (80 K's/63.1 IP)...Finished with top opponent average among Double-A relievers, holding batters to a .186 clip (42-for-226) in 38 games with the Sea Dogs...Promoted to Pawtucket on 8/21 and recorded a 1.69 ERA (2 ER/10.2 IP) with 16 strikeouts in 7 games...Pitched for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League...Went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (7 ER/11.2 IP) in 11 relief outings, compiling 18 strikeouts compared to 10 walks...Chosen to play in the AFL's Rising Stars Game and earned a hold with 1.0 scoreless inning of relief.

2008

Started all 24 of his appearances, including 22 with Double-A Portland and 2 rehab outings with Short-A Lowell...With Portland, limited lefties to a .193 mark (23-for-119) compared to .297 (85-for-286) against righties...Landed on the DL from 6/16-7/12 with shoulder tendonitis...Made 2 rehab starts with Lowell, 7/2 and 7/7...Following the season, ranked 8th in the Hawaii Winter Baseball league with a 2.41 ERA (5 ER/18.2 IP) over 12 relief outings for the North Shore Honu...Led club relievers with 26 K's, including at least 1 in each appearance.