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2024 Softball Roster

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15 Riley Carley

  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • Height
    5-9
  • Hometown
    Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School
    Sabino HS
  • Position
    Utility Player

Biography

Awards

  • 2024 All-CUSA Preseason Team
  • Second Team All-WAC (2023)

2023 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 44 games, making 44 starts during the season… Led the team in home runs (16) and walks (14), while ranking second in RBIs (30), batting average (.346), slugging percentage (.750), and OPS (1.012)… Third in hits (47) and doubles (7)… Tallied 14 home runs and 23 RBI in conference action en route to an All-WAC Second Team Selection… Recorded her first home run of the season in a win over Bradley (2/10)… Launched a two-run homer in a five-inning victory over rival UTEP (3/4)… Recorded a home run in four straight games in matchups with Utah Valley (3/17-18) and Utah Tech (3/24-25)… Powered a pair of home runs along with four RBIs in a win over now-CUSA foe Sam Houston (4/7)… Posted a season-high three hits with a home run against Stephen F. Austin (4/29)

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made 47 appearances and 44 starts for the Aggies, primarily in right field … Also made three trips into the circle, totaling 2.0 innings of work … Hit. 282 on the season, ranking third in home runs with nine and RBIs (26) … Knocked in a trio of RBIs off a home run in a win against UT Arlington (2/18) … Tallied a pair of home runs and a trio of RBIs against UNLV (3/4) … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against #25 Arizona (4/27) … Collected six hits, four RBIs and two home runs in a pair of games against Utah Valley (5/6-7) … Made 37 putouts with seven assists on the season.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Redshirted the entire season....Became a vital piece to the Aggies practice squad

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to Coronavirus...Played in 11 games and started in two games...Batted .308 in 13 at-bats...Had a .462 slugging percentage and a .400 on-base percentage...Recorded six RBI on four hits...Had a triple and three RBI on Feb. 21 against IUPUI.

High School: In 2017, hit .539 with 48 hits and 37 RBI's… Named to the 2017 First Team All-Southern Arizona… For 2018, hit .345 with 10 hits and 11 RBI's in 12 games… Named to the third team All-Southern Arizona for her junior season…

Personal: Daughter of Michael Carley... Has two siblings Ross ad Regan... Uncle played football at Indiana State... Grandfather played basketball at Texas Lutheran...

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2020Freshman

    Utility Player
    5'9"
    30
  • 15

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Utility Player
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Utility Player
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Utility Player
    5'9"
    15
  • 15

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Utility Player
    5'9"
    15