Rick Koch

Rickert Lloyd Koch Johannsen

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

• School Eckerd College, University of Texas at Dallas
• High School Gymnasium Meiendorf

• Born September 14, 2001

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Biographical Information

Rick Koch has played in the Bundesliga and for the German national team.

Koch debuted for the Hamburg Stealers at age 17, going 3 for 8 with a walk in the regular season and remaining with them for the playdowns. He hit .222/.364/.222 and allowed five runs (four earned) in one inning. After not playing in the Bundesliga-1 in 2021, he had a save and a 2.90 ERA in four games in '22. The next summer, he allowed only one unearned run in 6 1/3 IP. He also came to the US for college that year, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA for Eckerd. He also yielded six runs (four earned) in 2 2/3 innings for Germany in the 2023 U23 European Championship.

For Eckerd in 2024, he fell to 1-1, 5.73 with a save. He was 1-0 with a save and one run in 7 innings for the Stealers, but had a 11.20 ERA in the playoffs. He was 1-0 and allowed four runs in four innings for the 2025 Bonn Capitals. He pitched one shutout inning against the Astros Valencia in the 2025 European Champions Cup. He then made Germany's team for the 2025 European Championship. He made one appearance, relieving Mark Harrison with a 2-0 lead in the 8th over defending champion Spain. He started off by striking out Daniel Jiménez but Frank Hernández singled and Carlos Colmenarez reached on a run-scoring error. Koch got former major leaguer Luis Guillorme, but would retire no one else as Jesús Ustariz homered for a 3-2 Spanish lead. Wander Encarnación singled and Rusber Estrada singled him in for a 4-2 score before Sascha Koch took over. He took the loss to Andrés Pérez.