Riley Minorik

Position:
INF
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Walsh Jesuit

2018: Appeared in 26 games, starting 15 times … came off the bench to hit an RBI double against Eastern Michigan (April 1) … hit a single, scored twice, was walked and hit by a pitch against Miami on April 8 … posted hits in three-straight appearances in games against Kent State (May 6), Dayton (May 8) and Northern Illinois (May 11).

2017: Made 26 starts … appeared in 35 games … recorded 17 hits … scored nine runs … posted 11 RBI … notched four doubles and one triple … stole two bases on two attempts … hit .175 on the season … hit a triple and recorded two RBI at Texas A&M on Feb. 18 … drove in two runs versus Kent State on April 11 … went 2-for-4 at the plate at Kent State (April 25) … finished the game 2-for-4 with one double and one run scored at Ohio (May 7).

2016: Played in 53 games, making 40 starts … served as the Falcons’ primary second baseman … named to the MAC’s All-Defensive Team, recognizing that he was the top defensive second baseman in the conference … posted a .994 fielding percentage, making just one error across the entire season … hit in the leadoff spot for the majority of the season … scored 23 runs … hit five doubles … smacked a team-high four home runs … registered 15 RBI … drew 19 walks and struck out 22 times … posted a team-high .358 slugging percentage … picked up his first-career hit on opening day at East Tennessee (Feb. 19) … went 2-for-3 at Seattle (Feb. 28) … had a career day versus Alabama State (March 8), as he went 4-for-5 with a run, double and RBI … went 2-for-5 with three runs and one double in a win versus Savannah State (March 12) … hit his first-career home run in BGSU’s home opener versus Central Michigan (March 15) … finished 2-for-4 with a run and a double at Western Michigan (March 18) … picked up two hits at Eastern Michigan (March 27) … hit a home run in both games of a doubleheader at Miami (April 10) … in those two games at Miami, went 4-for-10 with three runs, four RBI, one double and two home runs … notched two hits apiece in games versus Dayton (April 13) and Ohio (April 15) … including the Miami doubleheader and the home games against Dayton and Ohio, recorded two hits in four-consecutive games … hit a home run in a win at Ball State (April 22), and finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI … in a series-clinching win at Ball State (April 24), went 3-for-5 with a run and a career-high three RBI … finished the season on a five-game hitting, as he picked up a hit apiece in the Kent State doubleheader on May 15, and then notched one hit in all three games at Buffalo (May 19-21).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School … was a teammate of Blake Jenkins … played for head coach Chris Kaczmar … was named honorable mention All-NCL in 2014 … named Walsh Jesuit's most improved player that year … recognized with the team's gold glove award in 2014 … also presented with the Bob Otcy Unsung Warrior Award … helped the Warriors to a 26-1 record his junior season … team was named State Poll Champions … played travel ball for the Midwest Pelicans.

PERSONAL: Full name is Riley Mitchell Minorik … was born on May 7, 1996 … son of Gary and Linda Minorik … has two sisters, Sydney and Phoebe … majoring in health science.