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26 RJ Sales

  • Position RHP
  • Class Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 170
  • Hometown Pinehurst, N.C.
  • High School Pinecrest

Biography

2024 (Junior): Selected by Detroit in the 10th round of the MLB Draft … First-team All-CAA … Earned All-Athens Regional honors … ABCA Second-Team All-Region honors … Posted an 11-3 record and fashioned a 3.41 ERA … His 11 wins were third most in program history … Limited opponents to a meager .206 batting average … Struck out 93 hitters in 95 innings … Opened the season with four consecutive starts of at least five innings and allowed more than one hit just once in that span … Was 6-2 in conference play … Struck out a career-high 10 in a win at Northeastern (4/19) … Tossed a career-high eight innings of two-hit baseball against North Carolina A&T (3/29) … In the Athens Regional, blanked third-seeded Georgia Tech for 7.1 innings, allowing just three hits.

2023 (Sophomore): Red-shirted.

2022 (Freshman): Collegiate Baseball News Freshman All-America ... First-team CAA and All-Rookie selection ... Tied program record for freshmen with 15 starts ... Lost first decision versus Rutgers (2/26) before finishing the season with a 6-1 record ... Earned both CAA Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors ... Struck out a career-high nine in consecutive starts against Hofstra (4/18) and Towson (4/15) ... Shutout Elon over a career-long 7.1 innings (4/29) ... Allowed just three runs, two earned, over a 27.2 innings stretch covering five starts ... Was 4-0 with a 2.83 ERA in conference play.

Prior to UNCW Played three seasons on the varsity at Pinecrest High School … Third-team All-State … SAC Player of the Year … Went 7-0 with a save while striking out 69 in 37.1 innings … Also hit .400 and scored 15 runs for the Patriots … Recorded a two-home run game against South Mecklenburg … Also posted a 17-strikeout effort in a complete game outing against 5 Star … Played with both Tri-State Arsenal and Florida Burn National 21 travel baseball programs … Finished prep academic career with a 4.32 GPA.

Personal: Full name: Richard John Sales … Born in McHenry, Ill. … Son of Andrea and Rick Sales … Both sisters, Hailey and Alexis, both attended UNCW … Hailey played softball for the Seahawks.

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2022Freshman

    RHP
    6'0" 160 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Sophomore

    RHP
    6'0" 165 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Junior

    RHP
    6'0" 170 lbs
    26