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Jersey Number 56
Rikuu Nishida
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Osaka, Japan
- High School:
- Tohoku HS
- Prev School:
- Mt. Hood CC
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Nashville Regional Most Valuable Player
Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
2023
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Nashville Regional Most Valuable Player
Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
MLB DRAFT
Picked in the 11th round (329th overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox … Seventh-highest position player drafted in the modern era of Oregon baseball … Just the second Duck to be selected by the White Sox in the modern era.
CAREER
Set single-season stolen base record with 25 in first season as a Duck, a record that stood for 58 years … Scored the most runs in a season in program history at 67 in 2023 … Posted single-season top-10 marks in at bats (3rd), hits (6th), multi-hit games (T-8th) and outfield assists (T-8th) … Sits two stolen bases and one outfield assist away from entering the career top 10 in both categories … Chosen as a honorable mention All-Pac-12 conference selection … Earned Nashville Regional Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament Team honors.
2023 SEASON
Set single-season program records in runs scored (67) and stolen bases (25) … Posted top-10 marks in three additional categories … Finished third in at bats (253), sixth in hits (79) and tied for eighth in multiple-hit games (23) and outfield assists (4) … Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 recognition … Named the most valuable player of the Nashville Regional en route to all-tournament team honors … One of four Ducks to play in and one of three to start in all 63 games in 2023, making starts in right field (44), at second base (14) and designated hitter (5) … Batted .312 (79-for-253) with five home runs and 37 RBI … Had an OPS of .837, reaching at a .394 clip and slugging .443 … Totaled 22 extra-base hits, doubling 16 times and tripling once … Walked 27 times and reached on a hit-by-pitch on eight occasions … Finished with 23 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games … In Pac-12 games, batted .333 (43-for-129) with four home runs, 20 RBI and 30 runs scored with nine doubles, a triple and eight stolen bases … Had an OPS of .911, reaching at a .399 clip and slugging .512 … Finished conference play tied for seventh in both hits and stolen bases … vs. Xavier (Feb. 17-19): Batted .357 (5-for-14) with five RBI, five runs scored and two stolen bases in four-game sweep of the Musketeers … Went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in game two … Singled and scored on a Josiah Cromwick home run in the first inning … Drove in one with an RBI single to right center before scoring on a Tanner Smith double in the fourth … Reached twice (1-for-3, BB) with three RBI and a run scored in game three … Tied the game after reaching on an error in the third inning … Drove in two with a single to left field to give the Ducks a 3-1 lead before scoring on a Drew Cowley home run in the fifth … vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 24-25): Had first career game with multiple stolen bases, finishing with two in game one against the Gauchos … vs. San Diego (March 2-5): Hit first career home run in game four of a series sweep of the Toreros while stealing three bases in games one and two … at Washington State (March 17-19): Went 4-for-10 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in the final two games to clinch a series win over the Cougars Had third multi-RBI game of the season, going 2-for-6 with two RBI and a run scored in come-from-behind victory in game two … Drove in two with an RBI single and scored on a Tanner Smith double to help the Ducks take the lead with a five-run fourth inning … Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a RBI and two runs scored in game three … Hit first career lead-off home run to left field … Drew a walk to open the fifth inning before scoring on a ground out … vs. Northwestern State (March 24-26): Batted .357 (5-for-14) with two doubles, two RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases in four-game sweep of the Demons … Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in game three … Led off the game with a double before scoring on a wild pitch … Singled, stole a base and scored on a Cowley single in the fourth inning … at Arizona (March 31-April 2): Batted .643 (9-for-14) with two doubles, five RBI, six runs scored and two stolen bases in sweep of the Wildcats … Scored multiple runs in all three games … Reached base three times (2-for-4, BB) with two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in game one … Walked, stole second and scored on a Sabin Ceballos single in the first inning … Drove in one with a RBI and scored on a bases-clearing triple from Cowley in a seven-run second inning for the Ducks … Drove in one with a bunt single in the fifth … Had a career-high five hits, going 5-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in come-from-behind effort in game two … Singled and scored on a Cowley ground out in the third inning … Drove in one with a RBI single in the fourth … Doubled to left center to plate one in the sixth … Singled up the middle to drive in one and cut the Arizona lead to 11-9 … Tied the game at 11-11 after doubling and scoring on a Colby Shade double in the top of the ninth … Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in series finale … Led off the game with a walk and scored on a Ceballos single … Singled and scored on a Cowley home run to help Oregon to a 7-1 lead … vs. San Francisco (April 11-12): Batted .375 (3-for-8) with five runs scored and a stolen base in two-game sweep of the Dons … Set a career high with four runs scored, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a walk, and a hit-by-pitch in game two … Led off the first inning with a walk and scored on a Cowley double to tie the game at 1-1 … Singled and scored on a Cowley single to give the Ducks a 4-1 lead in the second … Reached on a hit-by-pitch and stole second before scoring on a Cowley double in the fourth … Scored on a Drew Smith single after reaching on a throwing error in the seventh … vs. No. 12 Arizona State (April 28-30): Batted .571 (8-for-14) with a home run, two doubles, three RBI and seven runs scored in series victory against the Sun Devils … Went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in game one … Drove in two with a ground-rule double to give Ducks a 5-1 lead before scoring on a Cowley grand slam in the fourth inning … Singled and scored on a Shade double to give Oregon a 10-2 advantage … Went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in series-clinching game-two victory … Singled and scored on a Cowley single in the first inning to tie the game at 1-1 … Drove in two with an RBI double to right field as part of a four-run eighth for the Ducks … Reached base four times (3-for-4, HBP) with a home run, a double and two RBI while matching a career-best four runs scored in game three … Reached base to lead off the game for the Ducks with a hit-by-pitch before scoring on a T. Smith single in the first inning … Hit a two-run home run to left center field in the second inning … Singled and scored on an Arizona State error in the seventh … vs. Washington (May 12-14): Bated .385 (5-for-13) with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base against the Huskies … Went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI in game two … Drove in two with a double to center field in the fourth inning … at Utah (May 18-20): Went 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, a RBI and three runs scored in regular-season finale victory … Doubled and scored on a two-run home run from Cowley in the second inning … Led off the sixth with a triple to center field before scoring on a ground out a 9-2 Oregon lead … Drove in one with a RBI single before scoring on a wild pitch in the seventh … at Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Batted .278 (5-for-18) with a double, three RBI, three runs scored and three stolen bases to help Oregon win the Pac-12 Tournament title … vs. No. 4 Stanford (May 25): Went 1-for-5 with two RBI in a come-from-behind extra-innings victory over the Cardinal … Singled in the fifth inning to plate one runner and cut the Stanford lead to 6-3 … Drove in one with a sacrifice fly in the ninth, leading to a tie and the eventual win … vs. Arizona (May 27): Went 1-for-4 with a RBI, a run scored and two stolen bases in Pac-12 title game … Reached on an error and stole second in the third inning before scoring on a Shade single to tie the game at 1-1 … Drove in one with a RBI single in the fourth for a 3-1 Oregon lead … at Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Batted .500 (6-for-12) with two doubles, three RBI, seven runs scored and two stolen bases ... Earned Nashville Regional MVP and All-Tournament Team honors in 3-0 run for Oregon … vs. Xavier (June 2): Went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in win over the Musketeers … Led off with a single in the first inning before scoring on a Cowley single … Doubled and scored on a Shade double to tie the game at 4-4 … at No. 3 Vanderbilt (June 3): Reached base three times (2-for-4, HBP) with two runs scored a stolen base in win over the Commodores … Led off the game with a hit-by-pitch to lead off the first inning for Oregon before scoring on a Cowley single and error by the Vanderbilt defense … Led off the fifth inning with a single before scoring on a Ceballos single to give the Ducks a 5-4 lead … vs. Xavier (June 4): Went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base to help send the Ducks to the Super Regionals … Reached on a fielder’s choice and stole second before scoring on a balk in the fifth inning to give Oregon a 2-0 lead … Cleared the bases with a three-run double to right center in the sixth to put the Ducks up 7-1 in the sixth before scoring on a Cowley home run later in the inning … Singled to left field and scored on a Ceballos sacrifice fly to tack on an insurance run in the eighth.
CAREER (at MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
Played two seasons at Mt. Hood Community College … In his career, batted .383 (121-for-316) with 16 doubles, three triples, 54 RBI, 100 runs scored and 91 stolen bases … Walked 73 times while only striking out in 23 plate appearances.
2022 SEASON (at MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
As a sophomore, named a first-team ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-America selection and Northwest all-region honors … Selected first-team All-Northwest Athletic Conference … Picked as an all-region and regional gold glove selection at shortstop … Batted .364 (72-for-198) with 10 doubles, two triples, 29 RBI, 59 runs scored and 58 stolen bases … Drew 42 walks while only striking out 14 times … Had a .488 OBP, slugged .434 and had an OPS of .922 … Finished with 21 multi-hit games, including one 4-hit game and seven 3-hit games … Ended with nine multi-RBI games, including two 3-RBI games … Scored multiple runs in 18 games, featuring three 4-run games and six 3-run games … Had 18 games with multiple stolen bases, including six 3-steal games … Ranked in the top-five among NWAC players in runs scored (No. 1), stolen bases (No. 1), hits (No. 3), walks (No. 3), on-base percentage (No. 4) and top-10 in batting average (No. 8).
2021 SEASON (at MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
As a freshman, named a first-team ABCA/Rawlings Pacific Association Division All-America pick and first-team Northwest all-region selection … Batted .415 (49-for-118) with six doubles, a triple, 25 RBI, 41 runs scored and 33 stolen bases … Walked 31 times and struck out on only nine occasions … Had a .542 OBP, a .483 slugging percentage and a 1.025 OPS … Finished with 17 multi-hit games, including one 4-hit game and five 3-hit games … Ended with five multi-RBI games with one 3-RBI game while adding 12 games with multiple runs scored, including three 3-run games and a 4-run game … Had eight games with multiple stolen bases, including two 3-steal games, a 4-steal game and a 5-steal game … Among NWAC players, finished top-five in stolen bases (No. 1), walks (No. 2) and in batting average, hits, runs scored and on-base percentage (No. 3).
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2022 … Named a CCBL All-Star and the 2022 Manny Robello CCBL 10th Man of the Year … In the regular season, batted .291 (34-for-117) with three doubles, 11 RBI, 25 runs scored and a league-leading 28 stolen bases … Ended the season in the top-10 in runs scored (No. 4) and batting average (No. 8) … In the playoffs, batted .409 (9-for-22) with three RBI, three runs scored and four stolen bases … Played for the Cowlitz Black Bears in the West Coast League in 2021 … Batted .370 (44-for-119) with six doubles, one triple, 14 RBI, 29 runs scored and 28 stolen bases … Drew 31 walks while only striking out 16 times … Had a OBP of .510, a .437 slugging percentage and a .947 OPS … Finished the summer with 11 multi-hit games, including seven 3-hit games … Ended with three multi-RBI games while scoring multiple runs in eight games, including a 4-run game and 3-run game … Had multiple stolen bases in six games, featuring a 3-steal game … Finished in the top-five in the WCL in stolen bases (No. 1), batting average (No. 2) and walks (No. 5) and in the top-10 in runs scored (tied No. 9) and hits (tied No. 10).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Tohoku High School.
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