2020 Baseball Roster
Roster
Riley Self
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 241
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coldwater, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Magnolia Heights School
- Major:
- Sport Studies
Career Notes & Records
Career: Sits No. 6 on the career appearances list (79).
2020 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in seven games, all in relief...Ranked tied for No. 2 on the squad in appearances (7)...Owned victories over Texas Tech (3/11)...Did not issue a walk in six of seven appearances...Allowed both inherited runners to score on the season.
Rankings: Ranked tied for No. 8 in the SEC in appearances (7).
Wright State (2/14-16): Appeared in each of the final two games of the series...Threw a perfect ninth inning in the middle game of the series...Allowed one run on one hit in one inning of work in the series finale. Oregon State (2/21-23): Tossed a scoreless inning in the series finale...Allowed one hit and hit a batter...Struck out one. Texas Southern (2/25): Retired all three batters he faced in a scoreless sixth inning...Struck out one. Alcorn State (2/26): Walked one and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning. Quinnipiac (3/6-8): Threw two-thirds of an inning...Allowed both inherited runners to score...Allowed two unearned runs of his own in the appearance...Surrendered one hit and struck out one. vs. Texas Tech (3/10-11): Picked up the victory in the finale of the two-game, neutral site series...Retired all six hitters faced in two innings of work...Struck out two.
2019 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in 23 games...All 23 appearances came in relief...Was 2-0 with two holds...Did not allow a run of his own in 15 of 23 appearances...Stranded four of 13 inherited runners...Collected victories against UAB (2/20) and at Ole Miss (5/11)...Posted holds versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6) and South Alabama (4/10).
Youngstown State (2/15-16): Pitched one inning of scoreless relief in series finale. UAB (2/20): Earned the win with one scoreless inning of work. Southern Miss (2/22-24): Pitched in two games of the series...Tossed one-third of an inning in first game...Surrendered one of two inherited runners and allowed one hit in the opener...Allowed one run on three hits in the series finale...Did not record an out. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/6): Threw two scoreless innings to earn a hold. Grambling (3/13): Threw one scoreless inning...Allowed one hit and struck out one. at Florida (3/15-16): Pitched a scoreless inning in the series finale...Tallied a pair of strikeouts. Little Rock (3/19): Delivered a shutout frame. Auburn (3/22-24): Threw two scoreless innings in the series finale...Allowed two hits...Surrendered one of two inherited runners. LSU (3/28-30): Appeared in relief in the middle game of the series...Allowed two runs on three hits in one inning of work...Struck out two. ULM (4/3): Threw one inning and allowed just one walk...Struck out one. South Alabama (4/10): Notched a hold with two innings of relief...Allowed two runs on four hits...Struck out two and didn’t walk a batter. Alabama (4/12/14): Threw 1 1/3 innings scoreless in the series finale...Allowed one hit and struck out two...Stranded both inherited runners. at Arkansas (4/18-20): Appeared in the series opener...Threw two innings and allowed two runs on four hits...Walked one and struck out one. Memphis (5/8): Tossed two scoreless innings...Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out one. at Ole Miss (5/10-12): Threw 1 1/3 innings of relief in the middle game of the series to earn the win...Allowed two runs on two hits...Walked one and struck out two. South Carolina (5/16-18): Appeared in the series opener and series finale...Totaled 1 1/3 innings on the weekend...Threw one inning and allowed one run on three hits in the series opener...Allowed two hits in one-third of an inning during the series finale...Gave up his lone inherited runner in the final game of the series. SEC Tournament (5/22-24): Appeared in the first and third games of the event. vs. LSU (5/22): Allowed one hit in 1 2/3 scoreless innings. vs. LSU (5/24): Allowed four runs - three earned - on five hits in one-third of an inning...Also allowed all three inherited runners. NCAA Starkville Regional (5/31-6/2): Appeared in one game in relief. Central Michigan (6/1): Didn’t allow a run in one inning of work...Walked two allowed one hit. College World Series (6/16-20): Appeared in two games in relief. vs. Auburn (6/16): Tossed one scoreless inning with one strikeout. vs. Vanderbilt (6/19): Allowed one run on one hit with two walks in one-third of an inning...Surrendered all three inherited runners.
2018 (Sophomore Season)
Awards: Named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List.
Season: Appeared in 18 games...All 18 appearances came in relief...Tied for the team lead with five victories...Was a perfect 5-0 on the season with one save...Collected victories against Southern (4/4), versus Troy (5/9), against Florida ( 5/17), at Florida State (6/2) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional and at Vanderbilt (6/8) in the NCAA Nashville Super Regional...Collected his lone save versus Oklahoma (6/4) in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional...Stranded 15 of 18 inherited runners...Didn’t allow a run of his own in 12 of his 18 appearances.
at Jackson State (2/21): Threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Shriners College Classic (3/2-4): Appeared in one game. vs. Houston (3/3): Threw one-third of an inning...Gave up one hit and walked one...Allowed one of two inherited runners to score. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Allowed one hit in one scoreless inning of work in the series finale. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Walked one in one inning of work. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Appeared in one game...Gave up two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning in the middle game of the series...Walked one and struck out one. Alcorn State (3/20): Surrendered an unearned in two innings of work...Walked three and struck out one. at Nicholls State (3/27): Allowed two runs in 1 2/3 innings of work...Walked one and surrendered one hit...Allowed one of three inherited runners to score. Southern (4/4): Retired all four batters he faced in 1 1/3 innings of work...Fanned three in picking up the win...Stranded all three inherited runners with a bases-loaded, two-out strikeout. at Alabama State (4/11): Tossed 1 2/3 innings and allowed four runs – three earned...Gave up six hits and struck out two. vs. Troy (5/9): Picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of work...Allowed one hit and struck out one...Allowed one of two inherited runners to score. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Appeared in one game...Tossed 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief...Struck out two, allowed one hit and walked one...Threw a season-high 46 pitches...Stranded one inherited runner. Florida (5/17-19): Threw 2 2/3 clean innings with three strikeouts to collect the victory...Stranded one inherited runner. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Retired the only batter he faced with one pitch...Stranded a pair of inherited runners in the eighth inning. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Appeared in three games...Picked up a win and a save...Threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings...Stranded both inherited runners. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Tossed two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout...Left two inherited runners on base after coaxing a fly out and getting a strikeout to end the ninth. vs. Florida State (6/2): Issued two walks and hit a batter in three scoreless innings of work...Struck out one in his longest outing of the season to get the win. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Picked up his lone save of the season with two scoreless innings of work...Allowed two hits and struck out three batters. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Appeared in two of the three games...Threw one inning to earn a victory in the series opener...Allowed one unearned run on one hit...Tossed 1 1/3 innings with three runs allowed in the series finale...Walked two – one intentionally – and allowed three hits.
2017 (Freshman Season)
Awards: Named Freshman All-America by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Season: Made a team-high-tying 31 appearances on the mound...All 31 appearances came in relief...Posted five victories and eight saves...Owned four holds...Converted eight of 10 saves...Mississippi State won 20 of his 31 appearances...Didn’t allow a run of his own in 19 of 31 appearances...Claimed victories over Texas Tech (2/19), at Oregon (3/4), against Tennessee (3/26), at Ole Miss (3/30) and at Texas A&M (5/6)...Posted saves against Alabama (4/21), versus Ole Miss (4/25), against Auburn (4/29), versus Troy (5/16), versus Georgia (5/14) and Arkansas (5/25) in the SEC Tournament and versus UIC (6/4) and at Southern Miss (6/5) in the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional...Owned holds against Tennessee (3/24), at Ole Miss (4/1), at South Carolina (4/14) and against Alabama (4/20)...Stranded 13 of 27 inherited runners...Had a sacrifice bunt at Ole Miss (4/1) in his only plate appearances.
Rankings: Finished tied for No. 36 nationally and No. 3 in the SEC in appearances (36)...Sat tied for No. 74 in the NCAA and No. 7 in the SEC in saves (8).
Texas Tech (2/17): Made his collegiate debut with one scoreless inning...Allowed one hit and struck out two. Texas Tech (2/19): Picked up the win with five innings of one-run relief...Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out seven. Marist (2/26): Threw 3 1/3 innings...Allowed two hits and struck out four...Allowed one of two inherited runners to score. at Oregon (3/3-5): Appeared in the middle game of the series...Picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of one-run relief...Allowed one hit, walked three and struck out three...Stranded both inherited runners. Louisiana Tech (3/7): Allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning in a blown save opportunity...Allowed three hits and struck out two. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Appeared in the series finale...Threw two innings and allowed one run on three hits...Struck out two...Hit one batter. Tennessee (3/24-26): Appeared in the series opener and series finale...Didn’t allow an earned run in 3 2/3 innings of work...Tossed one scoreless inning in the series opener...Surrendered two hits and struck out one to collect a hold...Earned the win in the series finale with 2 2/3 innings of work...Allowed one unearned run on one hit...Struck out two batters. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Appeared in the series opener and series finale...Didn’t allow a run in 3 1/3 innings of work...Tossed 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win in the series opener...Allowed one hit, walked one and struck out three...Garnered a hold in two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief in the series finale...Allowed one hit...Stranded his lone inherited runner. FIU (4/4/5): Appeared in the final game of the two-game, mid-week series...Allowed one run on one hit in one inning of work...Struck out two batter. Kentucky (4/7-9): Appeared in the first two games of the series...Didn’t record an out in the series opener...Allowed one hit...Surrendered one of two inherited runners in the opener...Allowed one hit and walked one in one inning of work in the middle game of the series...Struck out three batters...Allowed both inherited runners to score. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Appeared in the series opener and series finale...Garnered a hold in the series opener with 2 1/3 innings of relief...Didn’t allow a run of his own and struck out three...Surrendered three hits and allowed his lone inherited runner to score...Allowed two runs on three hits in one-third of an inning in the series finale...Allowed all three inherited runners to score in the finale. Alabama (4/20-21): Appeared in all three games of the series...Totaled four innings of work...Struck out eight batters...Tossed 1 1/3 perfect innings in the series opener...Fanned two batters to collect the hold...Didn’t allow a base runner in 1 2/3 innings of the middle game in the series to earn the save...Struck out four...Stranded his lone inherited runner...Allowed one run on three hits in one inning of work in the series finale...Struck out two batters...Allowed his lone inherited runner to score. vs. Ole Miss (4/25): Posted the save with one perfect inning of relief...Struck out one. Auburn (4/28-29): Appeared in the series opener and series finale...Earned the save in the series opener with one scoreless inning...Walked one and struck out one...Didn’t allow a run in the series finale...Allowed one hit and walked one in one inning of work, at Texas A&M (4/4-6): Earned the win in the series finale...Tossed 3 1/3 innings of scoreless, hitless relief...Walked one and struck out three...Stranded both inherited runners. at Georgia (5/12-14): Allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings of work in the series finale...Issued four walks, allowed one hit and struck out two...Stranded his lone inherited runner. Troy (5/16): Picked up the save with one perfect inning of relief...Struck out two. LSU (5/18-20): Appeared in the series finale and allowed four runs on six hits in two innings of work...Walked one and struck out three...Allowed his lone inherited runner to score. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Appeared in three games...Collected two saves and failed to convert a save opportunity...Logged 2 2/3 innings on the mound. vs. Georgia (5/24): Collected the save with one perfect inning of relief...Struck out one...Stranded both inherited runners. vs. Arkansas (5/25): Earned the save with one scoreless inning of work...Walked one and struck out one. vs. Florida (5/26): Took the loss after allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning...Allowed three hits, walked two and struck out two...Allowed both inherited runners to score. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Picked up two saves in two appearances...Logged 3 2/3 innings...Didn’t allow a run off his own. vs. UIC (6/4): Tossed 1 2/3 innings to earn the save...Allowed two hits, walked two and struck out two...Stranded one of two inherited runners. at Southern Miss (6/5): Tossed two scoreless innings to earn the save in the final game of the regional...Allowed one hit...Stranded his lone inherited runner. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Allowed one run on two hits...Intentionally walked one batter...Took the loss in the series opener...Allowed his lone inherited runner to score.
High School
Lettered five times for head coach Chris McMinn at the Magnolia Heights School...Earned first-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper as a senior...Named honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a senior...Tabbed Underclass honorable mention All-America by Perfect Game as a senior...Selected first-team All-Region by Perfect Game as a senior...Participated in the Perfect Game National Showcase as a junior...Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss.
Personal
Born Riley Neal Self on July 30, 1997 in Greenwood, Mississippi...Son of Jennifer and Kenny Self...Has three sisters, Mary Courtney, Ashley and Amber...Earned his underegraduate degree in sport studies in December 2020.
