2024 Softball Roster
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Hull, Riley
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Jersey Number 4
Riley Hull
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Somerset, Ky.
- High School:
- Pulaski County HS
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025Â College Sports Communicators Academic All-District2025Â NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023Â NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2022Â NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022 SEC First-Year Honor Roll Â
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2025 | Senior
Played in all 58 games, starting 57 at first base … batted .214 (27-for-126) on the year … tied for second on the team in stolen bases (7) … led the team with 12 double plays and 302 putouts … walked, singled and stole a base in the win vs. No. 13 Texas Tech (2/7) … walked and scored vs. No. 19 Nebraska (2/9) … doubled against North Texas (2/14) … stole a pair of bases against Bradley (2/14) … drove in a pair of runs against the Braves (2/15) for her first multi-RBI game since 2023 … added a double and reached on an error … hit a sacrifice fly against Georgia Tech (2/16) … posted her sixth career multi-RBI game against Samford (2/18) … extended her career-long reached-base streak to seven games vs. North Alabama (2/22) where she scored twice … stole her fourth base of the year, which is a single-season career high, against New Mexico (2/28) and recorded a season-high nine putouts … recorded her second multi-hit game of the season against Louisiana (3/5) … swiped a bag against No. 18 Auburn (3/8) … singled and scored against the Tigers (3/9) … singled and stole a base at No. 25 Alabama (3/16) … recorded her third multi-RBI game and stole her seventh base of the season at UAB (3/19) … recorded a season-high tying nine putouts in the first game of the doubleheader at Northwestern (3/22) … tripled in Game 2 against the Wildcats (3/22) … drew a walk at Southern Miss (3/26) … made a diving play for an unassisted putout at first against No. 1 Texas (3/28) that was the No. 6 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays that night … walked and scored against Central Arkansas (4/1) … drove in a run in Game 1 of the doubleheader at No. 7 Tennessee (4/5) … scored twice in two games of the series against Missouri (4/11-12) … hit .667 (8-for-12) in the series at Kentucky (4/26-27) and had multiple hits in every game … collected a career-high three hits in both games of the doubleheader with the Wildcats (4/26) … walked twice in the series with No. 17 Ole Miss (5/1-3) … collected final career hit in the NCAA Tournament vs. Washington (5/16) … scored at No. 10 Texas Tech (5/18).Â
2024 | Junior
Played in 50 of 54 games, making five starts at first base ... batted .333 (10-for-30) on the year … used primarily as a defensive replacement at first base and was State’s second-most-used sub … scored as a pinch runner against IUPUI (2/10) ... recorded a season-high four putouts against UAB (2/10) … singled and scored vs. No. 13 Utah (2/17) … doubled and laid down a sacrifice bunt vs. UCF (2/22) … scored the game-tying run vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) and later walked … collected her first multi-hit game of the year against Alcorn State (3/2) … tripled and drew a career-high three walks against Alcorn State (3/3) … was hit by a pitch and scored against Samford (3/3) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI at Alabama State (3/20) while also drawing a walk and scoring … singled after entering the game as a pinch runner at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) … also scored in the series finale with the Razorbacks (3/24) … scored as a pinch runner and remained in the game at first base against No. 10 Florida (3/30) … collected an RBI single and scored twice at UAB (4/3) while also drawing a walk … recorded two putouts against Memphis (4/16) after entering to play at first base and remained in the game for two at-bats … came off the bench and played first in all three games at No. 14 Missouri (4/27-29) … recorded two putouts at first in the SEC Tournament vs. South Carolina (5/8) … played first base off the bench at No. 8 Stanford (5/18) and vs. Cal State Fullerton (5/18) in the NCAA Tournament.Â
2023 | Sophomore
Played in 47 games, making 31 starts between catcher and first base ... batted .225 (18-for-80) on the year ... led the team with 23 walks ... walked in 22.1 percent of her plate appearances, which ranked 15th in the nation and third in the SEC ... struck out in just 5.8 percent of her plate appearances, which ranked fifth in the SEC ... singled and walked on Opening Day at Florida Atlantic (2/9) ... walked twice and scored vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/10) ... caught a runner stealing vs. Stony Brook (2/11) and added a hit ... came off the bench to play first and drew a walk vs. No. 25 Michigan (2/18) ... doubled and scored vs. South Florida (2/19) ... singled, walked and stole a base vs. Tulsa (2/24) ... walked twice while recording a career-high 16 putouts vs. Furman (2/25) ... drew a pinch-hit walk against MVSU (2/28) ... walked, singled and scored twice against Dartmouth (3/3) ... scored as a pinch runner and remained in the game as the designated player against Abilene Christian (3/3) ... singled, walked and scored against the Wildcats (3/4) while splitting time behind the plate and at first base ... came on as a defensive replacement at first base against Southeastern La. (3/9) and No. 1 Oklahoma (3/10) ... went 2-for-2 off the bench against the Sooners (3/11) with a double ... collected a pair of singles and scored once against Omaha (3/11) ... drove in the game-winning run with a single against Purdue (3/15) ... delivered a walk-off, two-run infield single in the 10th inning of the SEC opener against South Carolina (3/17) ... walked and scored in the series finale with the Gamecocks (3/19) ... drew a walk at No. 17 Georgia (3/24) ... singled and walked at ULM (3/29) ... collected two hits in two starts behind the plate in the series against No. 10 Arkansas (3/31-4/2) ... walked twice in the series finale at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/10) ... walked and scored in the series opener against No. 16 Alabama (4/14) ... played as a defensive replacement at first base in the finale with the Crimson Tide (4/16) ... beat out an infield single at No. 15 LSU (4/23) ... walked, singled and scored in the opener against No. 20 Kentucky (4/28) ... walked and scored the following day against the Wildcats (4/29) ... laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the winning in the ninth inning at No. 17 Auburn (5/6) and reached on an error.Â
2022 | Freshman
Played in 61 games, making 53 starts primarily at first base ... also started in right field and at catcher ... batted .241 (35-for-145) on the year ... fifth on the team with 24 runs scored and tied for the team lead with four sacrifice flies ... sacrifice flies were tied for fifth in the SEC and No. 41 nationally ... made her Bulldog debut as a pinch hitter at Loyola Marymount (2/13) and lined out hard to center field ... made first career start in Game 1 against Alabama State (2/16) and went 1-for-2 with a bunt single ... pinch hit and singled in Game 2 against the Hornets ... tied for the team lead with a .455 (5-for-11) in the Bulldog Kickoff Classic (2/18-20) while posting an .818 slugging percentage ... tripled and doubled against Central Arkansas (2/18) while going 2-for-3 and scoring a run … went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk against Georgia Tech (2/19) along with a career-high three RBIs ... went 1-for-2 with a walk against the Yellow Jackets (2/20) ... doubled and drew two walks against Longwood (2/25) … went 2-for-3 with a double against Belmont (2/25) ... singled and stole a base against Belmont (2/26) ... singled and scored a run before hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly against MVSU (3/2) ... went 1-for-2 with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly against Furman (3/4) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Alcorn State (3/4) ... went 1-for-2 with a single and two walks against Furman (3/5) ... went 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored against North Alabama (3/9) ... singled home a run for her first career SEC hit at No. 4 Florida (3/12) and came around to score ... was hit by a pitch in Game 2 against the Gators (3/13) ... drew a walk in the series finale at No. 4 Florida (3/14) ... went 2-for-4 against Ole Miss (3/18) and drove in the game-winning run with a two-run single ... doubled and was 2-for-3 at Memphis (3/23) with two runs scored ... went 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI at Middle Tennessee (3/30) ... collected a base hit and a walk at Southern Miss (4/6) ... drove in MSU's first run in the series finale against No. 24 Missouri (4/10) ... went 1-for-2 at No. 3 Alabama (4/14) ... turned in a 2-for-4 day with an RBI and stolen base against the Crimson Tide (4/15) ... scored State's first run in the win against No. 18 Auburn (2/22) after reaching on an error ... registered 10 putouts at No. 11 Kentucky (4/29) and against No. 19 LSU (5/8) ... singled and scored the game-winning run vs. No. 20 LSU (5/11) in the SEC Tournament ... went 2-for-3 with an infield single vs. South Florida (5/21) in the Tallahassee Regional … also brought home a run on a sacrifice fly against the Bulls ... drove in a run in State's first win at No. 2 Florida State (5/22) and scored in the second game ... drew a walk in the Super Regional against Arizona (5/27).Â
High School
Considered the No. 38 prospect in the class by Extra Innings Softball and the No. 19 catcher … named the All-Decade Player of the Year by the Commonwealth Journal … played at Pulaski County High School where her team won the 2018 district title and was the regional runner-up in 2019 … named the Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year twice, in 2020 and 2021 ... entered her junior season as MaxPreps’ No. 1 ranked player in the state … named All-State in 2019 and won the Johnny Bench Award for the state of Kentucky … member of the first class of female athletes to win the award and was recognized on-field by the Cincinnati Reds … was also the All-County Player of the Year and named to the All-Region team that season after hitting .589 with a .953 slugging percentage … also picked off eight runners and caught 10 stealing … turned in a 51-hit campaign as a freshman with a .520 batting average to earn honorable mention All-State honors as well as All-District, All-Region and All-County selections … did not play a junior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … has not struck out in her high school career … played travel ball with the Tennessee Mojo and won the 2019 and 2020 USA Softball Junior Olympic Cup Championship where she called the team’s games behind the plate … also played with the Birmingham Thunderbolts, which finished as the runner up at the 2017 PGF Platinum Nationals.Â
Community Service / Academics
Selected to the CSC Academic All-Distrcit Team in 2023 and earned SEC Honor Roll recogntion ... two-time NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2022, 2023) ... earned a spot on the 2022 SEC First-Year Honor Roll ... member of the National Honor Society … boasted a 3.9 GPA in high school … active with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Business Leaders of America and DECA in high school.Â
Personal
Born Riley Makayla Hull on June 12, 2003 in Charlotte, North Carolina … daughter of Joe Hull and Angie Taylor … has a brothers, Brady, and a sister, Lex … sister played softball at South Carolina and Jacksonville State … majoring in business administration.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2025)Â
2nd – Fielding Percentage (.989)7th – Putouts (997)
1st – Stolen Base Percentage (1.000)
10th – Total Chances (1044)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2025)Â
T-4th– Sacrifice Flies (4, 2022)T-4th – Fielding Percentage (.996, 2023)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2025)Â
T-1st – Sacrifice Flies (2)T-1st – Fielding Percentage (1.000)
T-2nd – Putouts (68)
5th – Games Played (13)
T-4th – Games Started (11)
T-3rd - Total Chances (68)
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Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 5, at Middle Tennessee (3/30/22)Hits: 3, twice, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Runs Scored: 2, 13x, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Runs Batted In: 3, Georgia Tech (2/19/22)
Doubles: 1, 11x, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)
Triples: 1, 3x, last, at Northwestern (3/22/25)
Walks: 3, Alcorn State (3/3/24)
Stolen Bases: 2, Bradley (2/14/25)
Putouts: 16, vs. Furman (2/25/23)
Assists: 2, twice, last, Auburn (3/8/25)
Hitting Streak: 5 games (2/15/25, Bradley to 2/22/25, vs. North Alabama)
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
