Ricky Sandquist

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Class: Junior Hometown: Fort Dodge, Iowa High School: Fort Dodge

Height / Weight: 6-4 / 190 Position: RHP Birthdate: 07/09/1990

Hawk Item -- Played summer ball in the Prospect League for the Quincy Gems (2010)... member of the 2011 Unity Council.

2011 Honors -- Academic All-Big Ten selection. 2011 -- Saw action in 12 games with eight starts... finished with a 9.45 ERA and a record of 1-4... allowed 35 earned runs in 33.1 innings pitched... tallied 12 strikeouts... recorded a 3.24 ERA in home games... limited batters to a .225 average with two outs... pitched a career-high six and a third innings against South Dakota State (Mar. 29)... allowed one earned run over six innings to earn first career win against Coe College (Apr. 6).

2010 -- Appeared in 16 games, all out of the bullpen... the 16 appearances ranked the most of any Iowa freshman and was fifth on the team... recorded an 8.14 ERA... opponents hit .214 with two outs... appeared in three conference contests... allowed no runs on three hits in two and two-third innings pitched, finishing with a perfect 0.00 ERA in the Big Ten... went a career-long three innings against Northern Illinois (May 21)... struck out a career-best two in one inning against Villanova (Feb. 28).

High School -- A three-time all-conference, all-district and all-state selection... named team captain and MVP his senior season... posted a 10-1 record with a 1.8 ERA and 70 strikeouts his senior year... compiled a 29-11 record in his high school career on the mound... member of the 2009 Fort Dodge conference winning team... honor roll student... finished in the top 10% of his class... Bernie Saggau Award winner... National Honor Society member... Youth in Action.

Personal -- Born 7/9/90... parents are Rick and Annette Sandquist... high school coach was Matt Elsbecker... finance major.