2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2026 Season
• Made 14 appearances on the mound (four starts), posting no decisions and a 4.66 ERA in 19.1 innings with 11 walks and 18 strikeouts
• Logged 4.1 relief innings vs. Florida (May 14), allowing two runs on four hits with no walks and five strikeouts
• Recorded 2.1 shutout innings vs. Bethune-Cookman (April 7) with two hits, no walks and two strikeouts
• Made LSU debut with 3.0 scoreless frames to earn a save versus Nicholls (Feb. 18) with no hits, no walks and two strikeouts
• Rated by ESPN as the No. 121 prospect in the nation for the 2025 MLB Draft
• Entered the season rated No. 46 among the 2026 Perfect Game Top 100 College Freshmen, No. 80 among the 2026 Prep Baseball Report Top 100 College Freshmen, No. 4 among the 2026 Perfect Game Top High School RHPs in California, and No. 13 among the 2026 Perfect Game Top High School RHPs in the Nation
High School
Slotted No. 46 by Perfect Game on its list of the Top 100 College Freshmen … ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 4 high school right-handed pitcher in the state of California and the No. 13 overall right-hander in the nation … rated by ESPN as the No. 121 prospect in the nation for the 2025 MLB Draft … his fastball at Great Oak High School in Temecula, Calif., reached 97 mph … also played quarterback for the Great Oak High football team.
Personal
Full name is Reagan Andrew Ricken … born October 5, 2006 … parents are Ray and Aimee Ricken … Dad played college baseball at Michigan, Mom played college volleyball at Michigan … Dad, a right-handed pitcher, was the 1994 fifth-round draft choice of the New York Yankees and played in nine minor-league seasons … has two siblings, Ryan and Riley … says he chose to attend LSU because “Coach Johnson has proved he’s a winner, and that’s what it’s all about.”
Ricken’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 4.1 vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Strikeouts: 5 vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Hits Allowed: 4 vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Runs: 2 five times; most recently vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Earned Runs: 2 three times; most recently vs. Florida (5/14/26)
Walks: 2 twice; most recently vs. Louisiana Tech (3/24/26)