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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- Year:
- SR
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- Hometown:
- Bloomington, IN
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- High School:
- Bloomington South
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- Position:
- P
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- Years Coached (at Taylor):
- Bloomington South
Bio
2018 at Taylor: Developed into a key starter on the bump, tallying seven wins and 10 starts, while notching a 2.98 earned-run average … Set career-highs with 66.1 innings pitched, 49 strikeouts and one complete game … Ranked amongst the top five in the Crossroads League in opponents’ batting average with .214, hits allowed with 53, runs allowed with 28 and earned runs allowed with 22 … Began the season with six-straight scoreless innings between three outings … Tagged as the winning pitcher in four-straight starting appearances from April 5 to April 25 … Picked up a strikeout in 15-of-16 outings, while finishing the season with 13-straight games with multiple strikeouts … Shut down Top-25 opponents, allowing just one earned run with 11 strikeouts in 9.2 innings of work against ranked squads … Selected as All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention standout.
2017 at Taylor: Returned to mound to post 17 appearances and 25.2 innings of work … Recorded 10 strikeouts and 7.36 earned-run average … Made first collegiate start at Reinhardt on February 9 … Picked up first win with 2.2 innings of relief in TU’s 14-8 victory over Bethel on March 24 … Tossed finest outing of season with three scoreless frames of two-hit ball against Aquinas on April 17.
2016 at Taylor: Missed entire season due to injury.
2015 at Taylor: Worked in 10 games out of bullpen … Led all Trojan hurlers by holding opponents to a .178 batting average … Ranked third on staff with 2.63 earned-run average … Allowed one earned run and six base runners over final 8.2 innings of work … Allowed only one hit in five innings on the Winterholter Field mound for a .067 batting average against.
Prep: Three-time letterman for head coach Phil Kluesner at Bloomington South High … Prep teammate of former TU hurler Logan Rodgers … Winner of team’s Mental Attitude Award … Member of Academic Honors Program.
Personal: Son of Jim and Lisa Riggins … Majoring in management and marketing.
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