After a decade of baseball, Rick shifted to fastball at age 17 in 1989, and for the next decade he excelled in 5 countries with many teams. He was an exceptional hitter. In 1991 with Seattle Seafirst, he batted .460 to win the North West League’s batting title and was named 1st. Team All-American as his team won the ISC Championship. In 100 games with 4 teams in 1994, he batted .630 with 39 home runs including 7 home runs in 9 games at the Nationals and was named Top Hitter and Top Catcher for the tournament. Meantime, the team won championships at both the Canadian Junior Nationals and at the Worlds, and named Team of the Year in the BC Softball Hall of Fame. A remarkable talent!