2012 (Junior): Made 13 appearances, all in relief … tied for the most relief appearances on the team … tallied a 3-0 record and notched two saves … struck out 35 hitters in 32 innings and walked only six … picked up his first win of the year with three relief innings against Youngstown State … struck out three and allowed just one run in that game … came back in his next appearance and got the win with four innings out of the bullpen at UMES … picked up the save in NSU’s win over William & Mary by fanning the only two hitters he faced to close the ninth inning … struck out four in two hitless innings of work at Coppin State … picked up his second save of the season in the win at ODU, pitching the final two innings and striking out three … struck out a season-high five, matching his career high, in 3.1 relief innings at UMES in April … also struck out four in appearances vs. Coppin State (two scoreless innings) and North Carolina Central (three innings, one run allowed) in late April … was the winning pitcher in the NCCU game, running his record to 3-0 … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
2011 (Sophomore): Pitched in 11 games and made two starts … posted a 2-2 record with a 4.76 ERA … struck out 22 hitters in 22.2 innings … earned the win against Penn State by tossing four innings and striking out four (3-13-11) … made his longest appearance of the year in relief against Savannah State (4-30-11) … struck out a season-high five in just two innings of relief against Bethune-Cookman (4-16-11) … hurled six shutout innings and allowed just two hits while fanning four hitters to pick up his second win of the year against the Tigers … also pitched scoreless relief innings against Longwood (3-8-11), William & Mary (3-30-11), Coppin State (4-11-11) and North Carolina A&T (5-11-11) … named to the NSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for both semesters and was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.
2010 (Freshman): Limited to three appearances (two starts) as a freshman due in large part to an injury he sustained in preseason practice … made his NSU debut in the second game of a doubleheader with UMES (4-10-10) … earned the win by pitching four innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking out five … named the MEAC Rookie of the Week for his performance in that one … pitched two innings in relief against Longwood (5-15-10), allowing two unearned runs … pitched a nine-inning complete game in the MEAC Tournament elimination game win over Delaware State … surrendered just six hits and one run to go with six walks and three strikeouts.
High School: Played four years of baseball and three of golf at Cox … named to the All-Beach District, All-Eastern Region and All-Tidewater first teams after a stellar senior season … posted a 10-0 pitching record with three saves and a 1.90 ERA … struck out 78 batters in 63 innings … also batted .364 … helped lead Cox to the district regular-season and tournament championships, the regional championship, and a berth in the state Group AAA semifinals … was an honorable mention all-district selection as a junior, when he went 5-2 with a 3.18 ERA … helped the golf team win the state championship his sophomore and junior seasons.
Personal: Richard O. Salter was born on Oct. 1, 1990 … son of Oscar and Bonnie Salter … majoring in psychology.
Salter's Career Pitching Stats
|
YEAR
|
ERA
|
W-L
|
APP
|
GS
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
SO
|
|
2010
|
1.20
|
2-0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0/0
|
0
|
15.0
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
9
|
9
|
|
2011 |
4.76 |
2-2 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
22.2 |
23 |
16 |
12 |
9 |
22 |
|
2012 |
5.91 |
3-0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
2 |
32.0 |
45 |
24 |
21 |
6 |
35 |
|
Totals
|
4.52
|
7-2
|
27
|
4
|
1
|
0/0
|
2
|
69.2
|
80
|
44
|
35
|
24
|
66
|
