Richie Reiffenberger
RHP / OF · Class of 2028 · Rio Rancho (NM) · 6'3" 165 · R/R · 16y 11mo · Canes West National · UNCOMMITTED · PG #175 · NM #1 overall & #1 RHP · PBR #252 · note: both services list him R/R — no LHP by this name in the class
UVA Recruiting
Pitching Report
PBR Future Games (Class of 2028) · Emerson, GA · July 22, 2026 · TrackMan  +  Four Corners ProCase (6/2) · PG in-game 93 (6/12)
▶︎ Video: PBR scout video (8/7/26) · summer look (6/30/26) · June outing (6/8/26) · PG profile
92.1
FB Max (6/2)
87.3–89.9
FB Sitting (FG)
2670
SL Spin Avg
18.7"
Sinker Run
.167
oppAVG (PG)
Benchmarks — vs. typical 2028 showcase arm
Gray band = typical class range (approx.) · marker = Reiffenberger · Future Games TrackMan (max from ProCase)
FB Velo Max
92.1
FB Velo Sitting
87.3–89.9
FB Spin Max
2499
FB Ride (IVB)
12.8"
SL Spin Max
2783
Extension
6.4'
High-spin everything: the FB averages 2421 rpm (elite Bauer units at 88–90) with true two-plane life, and the sweeper spins at 2670 avg / 2783 max with −18.3" of sweep. Add a SEPARATE true sinker (83–85, +18.7" run, zero ride) and he attacks with three distinct fastball-family shapes plus the breaker — from 6.4' of extension on a 6'3" frame with 30+ pounds still to come.
Perfect Game — the New Mexico discount
PG #175 national · NM #1 overall · NM #1 RHP · 93 in-game (6/12/26) · Canes West National · only 4 PG events on file — the geography IS the inefficiency
Game stats — PG tournaments (DiamondKast, 7 G):
IPERAWHIPKBBHStrike %K%oppAVG
31.12.461.1242171860.931.8.167
%iles vs. 2028: WHIP 94th · K/7 86th · ERA 78th · BB/7 76th · 68.8% whiff-per-swing. Eighteen hits allowed in 31.1 innings. A Rio Rancho kid only gets seen four times a year — that's why a T93, NM-#1 arm with these rates sits at #175/#252 instead of inside the top 100. Whoever flies to Albuquerque first wins the discount.
Development — Nov '24 → Jul '26
NM State Games vs. Future Games · Four Corners ProCase (6/2) between
MetricNM State Games 11/2/24Future GamesΔ
FB sitting81.1–85.487.3–89.9+4.5
FB max85.491.3 (92.1 on 6/2 · 93 PG 6/12)+5.9
FB spin avg22882421+133
SL67.5–70.176.3–78.5 T78.9 @2670+8 velo
Sinker—83.5–85.0 @+18.7" runnew pitch
Nineteen months: +5.9 on the fastball, +8 on a slider that morphed into a legit power sweeper, and a brand-new sinker added as a second fastball look. At ProCase (6/2, indoor) he sat 88.7–90.7 T92.1 — the FG look a month later held it at LakePoint against the class's best.
Pitch Metrics — Future Games  ·  Movement
PitchRangeMaxSpinIVBHMNote
Fastball 87.3–89.991.3242112.8"13.8"HIGH-SPIN 2-PLANE
Slider 76.3–78.578.926702.6"−18.3"POWER SWEEPER
Sinker 83.5–85.085.123340.7"18.7"TRUE SINKER
12"RiseGloveArmFBSLSI
Ext 6.4' · Release 5.5' — 37" of total horizontal spread between the sweeper and the sinker, both off the same tunnel · the four-seam splits the difference up top · a genuine three-shape east-west attack that already gets .167 results
Sources: Prep Baseball Report profile (subscriber data, verified 6/2/26) — Future Games TrackMan (7/22/26), Four Corners ProCase (6/2/26), NM State Games (11/2/24) · Perfect Game profile — career game stats via DiamondKast (7 G / 31.1 IP), percentiles, 93 in-game (6/12/26) · Ranks: PG #175 / NM #1 (9/2), PBR #252 (current) · Handedness confirmed R/R on both services · Class benchmark bands are staff approximations · Prepared by UVA Pitching · 9/9/26