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2026 Baseball Roster

6 Eli Riley

  • Pos. C
  • B/T R/R
  • Yr. Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Zanesville, Ind.
  • High School Norwell

Biography

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.
 

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