University of South Carolina Upstate

High School: A four-year letterwinner in baseball at George Jenkins High School ... Earned 2009 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason Florida Region All-High School Senior Team Honorable Mention honors ... Earned All-Polk County honors as a junior and senior and was also a senior all-area all-star ... Hit .448 with a .543 on-base percentage as a senior, earning Florida Class 5A Honorable Mention All-State honors ... Blasted 17 homers in his career ... An Academic Merit Scholar and a team captain as a senior ... A member of Chet Lemon''s Juice, which won the AAU Nationals and Under Armour National Tournament and Perfect Game National Tournament Championships in club baseball.

Personal: Born on Jan. 5, 1991 ... Given name is Roy Richardson III ... Son of Roy Richardson, Jr., and Wendi Richardson ... Has a younger sister, Regan ... Grandfather, Jim Waller, played football at the University of Missouri in 1964-65 ... Major is undeclared ... Hobbies include hunting, fishing and water sports ... Enjoys Subway ... Favorite movie is "Big Daddy" ... Favorite TV show is "Myth Busters" ... Favorite musical artist is Corey Smith ... Hero growing up was Nomar Garciaparra ... Admires his grandfather ... Wants to own a large company ... Chose Upstate over Florida Gulf Coast.