2012 HIGHLIGHTS: Named NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete. … Named to NFCA’s NAIA All-Region second team. … Named to All-Sun Conference team. … Selected as Sun Conference Player of the Week three times. ... Recorded 21 multi-hit games. … Led team in batting average, runs, hits, triples, home runs, total bases, slugging, on-base percentage, walks and hit by pitches. … Ranked third in NAIA in runs scored per game, fifth in RBIs per game, 16th in slugging, 17th in runs, 22nd in total bases per game and 22nd in RBIs.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Hospitality Management . … Favorite athlete is Josh Hamilton. … Lists going to the beach, shopping and playing softball as favorite things to do. … Favorite quote is, “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway,” by John Wayne. … Parents are Ty and Patty Rietkovich. … Born Jan. 14, 1991, in Guyton, Ga.
CAREER HIGHS: HITS (3) — four times; RUNS (4) — vs. Voorhees, 4/4/2012; DOUBLES (1) — 10 times; TRIPLES (1) — three times; HOME RUNS (1) — nine times; RBI (6) — vs. Wesleyan College, 2/11/2012; TOTAL BASES (7) — vs. Wesleyan College, 2/11/2012; WALKS (2) — vs. Northwood (Fla.), 3/24/2012; STOLEN BASES (4) — vs. Malone, 3/5/2012.
