Rider University Athletics

2021
- Saw action in five games out of the pen as a senior.
- Had eight strikeouts in 7.2 innings.
- Tossed two innings without allowing a run or a hit while striking out a pair at Manhattan.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2020
- Pitched in two games out of the pen as a junior.
- Allowed just one run and struck out two in 1.1 innings.
- Member of the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2019
- Harding saw action out of the bullpen, batting and behind the plate for the Broncs as a sophomore.
- Was named the team’s Most Improved Player.
- At the plate, he hit .429 (3-for-7) with a .571 slugging percentage and a .429 on-base percentage.
- Out of the bullpen, he made 12 appearances. In 19 and a third innings of work, he struck out 19 hitters and amassed a 5.59 ERA.
- Versus Saint Joseph’s on April 23, he worked two innings and struck out a career-high five hitters.
- In a perfect 1-2-3- inning against Richmond on March 2 he struck out the side.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2018
- Appeared in 27 games and made nine starts behind the plate for the Broncs as a freshman.
- He scored four runs and had two RBIs.
- He threw out four runners attempting to steal.
- Defensively he had a .974 fielding percentage with 70 putouts and four assists.
- He recorded one multi-hit game.
- Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in his collegiate debut.
- His first career RBI came against Saint Peter’s on April 13.

Before Rider
Starred as a catcher at St. Peter’s Boys High School in Staten Island, NY…he was named the Team MVP as a senior…earned First Honors all four years for his work in the classroom…National Honors Society inductee.

Personal
Majoring in Accounting…Son of William and Susan Harding…has one sister.