2011 at Defiance: Returned to Defiance lineup by starting all 33 games played behind the plate … Had breakout year offensively with .255 batting average, 25 hits and a team-leading seven doubles in first year as starter for the Yellow Jackets … Ranked fourth on squad with .438 on-base percentage and .980 fielding percentage … Led all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference catchers with 15 runners caught stealing … Racked up seven multi-hit games and a .310 average through first 21 contests … Batted .366 in 14 non-conference affairs … Named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team … Selected as Honorable Mention All-HCAC.

2010 at Defiance: Did not play due to injury.

2009 at Defiance: Started five games and saw time in 12 contests behind the plate … Ended with 29 at bats, six hits and five runs batted in.

2008 at Defiance: Earned time in 11 games as DC’s backup catcher … Started nine of those contests … Belted first collegiate home run on April 18 against Rose-Hulman.

High School: Xenia High graduate lettered three times under coach Rick Lorenzo … Two-time team captain … Winner of the Coaches’ Award … Named Best Defensive Player … Named First-Team All-Greene County … Honorable Mention All-Greater Western Ohio Conference selection … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … GWOC All-Academic student-athlete.

Personal: Son of Pat and Robin Riley … Majoring in integrated social studies.