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2017 Baseball Roster

19 Riley Thompson

  • Position OF
  • Height 6-1
  • Bat R
  • Throw R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Owatonna, Minn.
  • Prev School Owatonna H.S.

Biography

2017: Junior season...Started 21 games in the outfield before missing the rest of the season due to injury...Hit .242 on the season with eight runs scored, four doubles, one triple and 12 RBI's...Reached on seven walks and three HBP's...Held a .950 fielding percentage with just one error on the season. 

2016: Sophomore season...Started 31 games and played in 35 games as an outfielder...Played center field and right field...Hit .269 on the season with 19 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 15 RBIs...Had .441 slugging percentage...Reached on nine walks and one HBP...Helped .986 fielding percentage with just one error and 72 putouts. 

2015: Freshman season...Played in 26 games with 13 starts in the outfield...Hit .240 on the season with six runs scored and two RBI's...Reached on three walks...Held .944 fielding percentage with just two errors and 33 putouts. 

Prior to UMC: Was a 2013 National Under Armour Team participant...Hit .386 for his American Legion team in 2013, leading the team in doubles and home runs...Was a Big 9 All-Conference Honorable Mention pick at Owatonna H.S. in 2013...Hit .300 and led the team with five doubles and 14 RBI's during the 2013 season...In 2014, Thompson led Owatonna H.S. in hitting with a .451 average...He also led the team with 31 RBI's, 27 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples and six home runs...Thompson led the team with 45 innings pitched as a senior and had five wins with a 2.49 ERA...Led his team to a conference championship in 2014...Was a All-Big 9 Conference selection as a senior...Named All-Section 1AAA...Named Owatonna People's Press Player of the Year...Also selected as Team MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Son of Jason and Kari Thompson...Born Oct. 18, 1995...Majoring in criminal justice and biology with a minor in chemistry.

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2015Freshman

    OF/P
    6'1" 200 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Sophomore

    OF
    6'1" 210 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Junior

    OF
    6'1" 190 lbs
    19
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