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Jersey Number 8
Riley Delgado
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Palmetto HS
Bio
2017 (Senior):
• Drafted in the 9th Round (260th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in the 2017 MLB Draft
• Started all 55 games at shortstop (all 110 in his career), hit leadoff in 50 of 55 games (105 of 110 games in his career)
• Named Second Team All-Conference for the second consecutive year
• Led the team with 26 multi-hit games, 82 hits, 108 total bases and 41 runs
• Ranked eighth in C-USA in batting average (135th in the nation), seventh in hits (19th in the nation)
• 52nd toughest player to strikeout in all of college baseball
• Tied for first on the team with 23 walks
• Tied a career-high three times with four hits against Northwestern (2/24), WKU (3/25) including the game-winning RBI single in extras, and #25 Southern Miss (4/30).
• Was always Mr. Reliable, compiling at least one hit in 45 of 55 games
• Hit his first career home run to lead off game (the first Blue Raider to do so since 2011), in the opening C-USA series at FAU (3/19).
• Tied for third on the team with eight multi-RBI games
• Ended his senior season T-10th all-time in Blue Raider history with 63 singles in 2017
• Finished his career in the Blue Raider record books, seventh all-time with a career .369 batting average
• Finished T-10th all-time in MT history with 19 career hit by pitches
• Ended the year with a 27 game reached base safely streak, and 12-game hitting streak
• Received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
• Named to the CoSIDA All-District All-Academic Team
2016 (Junior): Started all 55 games at shortstop and batted leadoff in every contest … Second-team Conference USA selection … Semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award (country’s best shortstop) … Team-high 14-game hit streak (2/20-3/3/13) … Also had hit streaks of nine and seven games, respectively … Collected at least one hit in 44 games … Led team with 26 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games … Led team and was second in C-USA in hitting with .388 batting average, which ranked 19th nationally … Led C-USA and was 22nd nationally in on-base percentage (.492) … Eighth in C-USA with 80 hits … Ranked 17th toughest player to strikeout in Division I baseball … Career-high four hits vs. Charlotte (4/15) … Career-high four runs vs. Southern Miss (4/10) … Career-high three RBI at Kennesaw State (3/11) … Scored at least one run in 27 games … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC: Won a Golden Glove in 2015 and was named the NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Year … Hit .370 with 25 RBIs, 43 runs and nine stolen bases as a sophomore … Did not commit an error during sophomore year … Hit .343 with one home run, 43 RBIs and 55 runs as a freshman.
Miami Palmetto: Named Rookie of the Year and second team All-Dade County as a freshman … Named Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Dade County as a sophomore … Awarded MVP and the Captain Award as both a junior and senior … Hit .400 with 28 hits as a freshman, .386 with 26 hits as a sophomore, .426 with 32 hits as a junior and .384 with 26 hits as a senior.
Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1995 in Miami, Fla. … Son of Robert and Connie Delgado … Has three brothers, Mackin, Casey and Dustin … Father, Robert, played baseball at Miami-Dade CC and Saint Leo … Brother, Casey, played baseball at Columbia State CC and Austin Peay and spent 2015 with the single-A Savannah Sand Gnats … Brother, Dustin, played baseball at Columbia State CC and Middle Tennessee (2014-15) … Major is Leisure, Sport & Tourism Studies.
• Drafted in the 9th Round (260th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in the 2017 MLB Draft
• Started all 55 games at shortstop (all 110 in his career), hit leadoff in 50 of 55 games (105 of 110 games in his career)
• Named Second Team All-Conference for the second consecutive year
• Led the team with 26 multi-hit games, 82 hits, 108 total bases and 41 runs
• Ranked eighth in C-USA in batting average (135th in the nation), seventh in hits (19th in the nation)
• 52nd toughest player to strikeout in all of college baseball
• Tied for first on the team with 23 walks
• Tied a career-high three times with four hits against Northwestern (2/24), WKU (3/25) including the game-winning RBI single in extras, and #25 Southern Miss (4/30).
• Was always Mr. Reliable, compiling at least one hit in 45 of 55 games
• Hit his first career home run to lead off game (the first Blue Raider to do so since 2011), in the opening C-USA series at FAU (3/19).
• Tied for third on the team with eight multi-RBI games
• Ended his senior season T-10th all-time in Blue Raider history with 63 singles in 2017
• Finished his career in the Blue Raider record books, seventh all-time with a career .369 batting average
• Finished T-10th all-time in MT history with 19 career hit by pitches
• Ended the year with a 27 game reached base safely streak, and 12-game hitting streak
• Received the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
• Named to the CoSIDA All-District All-Academic Team
2016 (Junior): Started all 55 games at shortstop and batted leadoff in every contest … Second-team Conference USA selection … Semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award (country’s best shortstop) … Team-high 14-game hit streak (2/20-3/3/13) … Also had hit streaks of nine and seven games, respectively … Collected at least one hit in 44 games … Led team with 26 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games … Led team and was second in C-USA in hitting with .388 batting average, which ranked 19th nationally … Led C-USA and was 22nd nationally in on-base percentage (.492) … Eighth in C-USA with 80 hits … Ranked 17th toughest player to strikeout in Division I baseball … Career-high four hits vs. Charlotte (4/15) … Career-high four runs vs. Southern Miss (4/10) … Career-high three RBI at Kennesaw State (3/11) … Scored at least one run in 27 games … Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC: Won a Golden Glove in 2015 and was named the NJCAA National Defensive Player of the Year … Hit .370 with 25 RBIs, 43 runs and nine stolen bases as a sophomore … Did not commit an error during sophomore year … Hit .343 with one home run, 43 RBIs and 55 runs as a freshman.
Miami Palmetto: Named Rookie of the Year and second team All-Dade County as a freshman … Named Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-Dade County as a sophomore … Awarded MVP and the Captain Award as both a junior and senior … Hit .400 with 28 hits as a freshman, .386 with 26 hits as a sophomore, .426 with 32 hits as a junior and .384 with 26 hits as a senior.
Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1995 in Miami, Fla. … Son of Robert and Connie Delgado … Has three brothers, Mackin, Casey and Dustin … Father, Robert, played baseball at Miami-Dade CC and Saint Leo … Brother, Casey, played baseball at Columbia State CC and Austin Peay and spent 2015 with the single-A Savannah Sand Gnats … Brother, Dustin, played baseball at Columbia State CC and Middle Tennessee (2014-15) … Major is Leisure, Sport & Tourism Studies.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
