Valparaiso University

2026 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
2026 CSC Academic All-District Team

2026: Member of MVC Scholar-Athlete Team and CSC Academic All-District Team... Started all 50 games behind the plate, catching every inning of every game… Posted a .242 batting average with 10 doubles, 18 RBIs and 24 runs scored while reaching base at a .340 clip including 21 walks… Hit his only home run of the season and the team’s only grand slam of the season on April 21 vs. Western Michigan… Lashed a walk-off single to complete a three-run, ninth-inning rally in Valpo’s 6-5 victory over Evansville on May 8… Enjoyed a 26-game on-base streak, Valpo’s longest since Kaleb Hannahs also reached in 26 straight in 2024… Cut down 25 runners trying to steal, the most by a Valpo catcher since Billy Cribbs in 2013 and ranking among the top 10 nationally in that category… Tied for seventh in the league in sac bunts with five… Ranked eighth in the league in putouts with 319.

Saint Francis [Ind.] (2022-2025): Played in 192 games over four seasons at Saint Francis, totaling 22 home runs, 100 RBIs and 148 hits while posting a career .289 batting average, .422 on-base percentage and .477 slugging percentage… Hit .343 in 2024… Earned first-team all-league honors in 2024 and 2025 while also achieving a spot on the league’s Gold Glove team in each of those seasons.
 
Prep: Son of Robert and Kandi Riley… Has two brothers (Ari and Garry) and one sister (Ali)… Four-year varsity letter winner at Norwell High School before graduating in 2021… Also a four-year varsity letter winner in both football and basketball
 
Personal: Pursuing his MBA at Valpo… Graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a bachelor’s degree in management in 2025… Favorite food is watermelon, hobby is fishing, movie is The Hangover, pro baseball team is the Chicago Cubs, MLB Player is Robert Acuna Jr., musical group is the All-American Rejects and TV Show is The Office.