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Jersey Number 39
William Riley
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lismore, Australia
- High School:
- Trinity Catholic College
- Prev School:
- Miles CC / MSU-Billings
Bio
Honors and Awards
2021
NCBWA Division II Honorable Mention All-America
CoSIDA Division II Third-Team Academic All-America
ABCA Division II First-Team All-West Region
D2CCA First-team All-West Region
NCBWA Division II First-Team All-West Region
CoSIDA All-District Team
First-Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 22-28)
Montana State-Billings Player of the Year
Dean’s List (Fall)
2019
First-Team All-Mon-Dak Conference
2018
NJCAA Region 13 Freshman of the Year
2021
NCBWA Division II Honorable Mention All-America
CoSIDA Division II Third-Team Academic All-America
ABCA Division II First-Team All-West Region
D2CCA First-team All-West Region
NCBWA Division II First-Team All-West Region
CoSIDA All-District Team
First-Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 22-28)
Montana State-Billings Player of the Year
Dean’s List (Fall)
2019
First-Team All-Mon-Dak Conference
2018
NJCAA Region 13 Freshman of the Year
2022 SEASON
Played in 13 games … Reached base at a .333 clip walking three times in nine plate appearances while going 0-for-6 with a RBI and two runs scored … at San Diego (Feb. 18): Made career debut as a pinch hitter … vs. St. John’s (Feb 25-28): Played in two games in Oregon’s four-game sweep … Picked up first career RBI with a bases loaded walk as a pinch hitter in a 25-3 game-one win before coming around to score first career run … vs. San Francisco (March 29): Drew a walk after entering the game as a defensive replacement in a 15-5 win … vs. UC San Diego (May 11): Reached on a pinch-hit base on balls in a 15-6 win … vs. #10 Gonzaga (May 17): Scored the tying run as a pinch runner on a Jacob Walsh 2-run walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth.
CAREER (at MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS)
Became just the fourth All-American in school history and the second academic All-American … Batted .376 (73-for-194) in two seasons with the Yellowjackets, finishing with eight home runs, 42 RBI, 53 runs scored, 19 doubles, three triples and five stolen bases in 56 games (52 starts) … Had a .474 on-base percentage with 22 walks (29 strikeouts) and 15 HBP.
2021 SEASON (at MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS)
Earned NCBWA honorable mention All-America honors, while also claiming CoSIDA third-team academic All-America recognition … A unanimous first-team all-region selection while batting primarily leadoff … CoSIDA Academic All-District … A first-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection … Earned GNAC Player of the Week honors once (Feb. 22-28) … Started all 40 games playing primarily shortstop … Finished season batting .401 (63-for-157) with seven home runs, 33 RBI, 42 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples and three stolen bases … Reached base at a .484 clip with 13 walks and 13 hit-by-pitches, while slugging .662 … Conference leader in doubles … Ranked second, and led MSUB, with 104 total bases … Led team and ranked third in the GNAC in OBP … Led team and ranked fourth in the league in runs scored … Fifth in the GNAC in slugging percentage … Ranked 10th in the GNAC in RBI … Became just the third player in MSUB history to bat better than .400 in a season … Had hitting streaks of 12 and 11 games during the season … Ended career with a 20-game reached base streak … Reached base in 39 of 40 games, including 30 games getting on multiple times … Reached three times on seven occasions, four times in five games and five times once … Had hits in 35 of 40 games with 18 multi-hit games, seven games with three-plus hits and three games with four hits … Drove in at least one run in 22 of 40 games, while finishing with seven multi-RBI games and four 3-RBI games … Scored at least one run in 27 games, with 14 games with multiple runs scored and one game with three runs scored.
2020 SEASON (at MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS)
Earned a starting spot playing second base, third base and left field … Appeared in 16 games, making 12 starts in season shortened because of COVID-19 … Batted .270 (10-for-37) with one home run, nine RBI, 11 runs scored, three doubles, a triple and two stolen bases … Had a .438 OBP with nine walks (10 Ks) and two HBP … Had two multi-hit games, three multiple-RBI games and three games with multiple runs scored.
2019 SEASON (at MILES CC)
Earned first-team all-conference honors after batting .424 (84-for-198) with five home runs, 55 RBI, 69 runs scored, 19 doubles, three triples and 20 stolen bases … Slugged .626 while reaching base at a .489 clip with 24 walks (13 Ks) and three HBP.
2018 SEASON (at MILES CC)
Named Region IX Freshman of the Year after batting .442 (76-for-172) with two home runs, 42 RBI, 54 runs scored, 12 doubles, one triple and eight stolen bases … Had a .505 OBP with 18 walks and five HBP, while finishing with a .558 slugging percentage.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Trinity Catholic College.
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26
