Richie Schiekofer, one of the stars last season for Rutgers baseball, has officially transferred to SEC powerhouse Florida. The outfielder was an important part of a Scarlet Knights program that showed incredible consistency in finishing second in both the Big Ten and the Big Ten Tournament last season.
Last season as a redshirt junior, the left-handed hitter batted .330 with four home runs. He struck out 26 times in 179 plate appearances.
Losing Schiekofer is certainly significant for a Rutgers baseball program that was very solid a year ago. The Scarlet Knights went 44-15 last season including a 17-7 record in conference.
Florida is getting an instant impact-player in the former Rutgers outfield.
Former Rutgers outfielder Richie Schiekofer is transferring to Florida. The D1Baseball Transfer Tracker had it first.
— Jacob Rudner (@JacobRudner) August 5, 2022
Between finishing behind Maryland in the regular season and losing to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament’s championship game (the only loss for the Scarlet Knights in the conference tournament), it was a big surprise to not see the program make the NCAA Tournament.
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Schiekofer’s new team is one of the best programs in the strongest conference in college baseball. They went 44-24 (15-15 SEC) and advanced to the championship game of the SEC Tournament.