Riley Nelson - Baseball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#32 Riley Nelson

INF

Class Junior
Height 6'3"
Weight 222
B/T L/R
Hometown Trophy Club, Texas
High School Byron Nelson
Bio

Head coach Tim Corbin on Nelson: “Riley is a wonderful addition to our program. He is a young man who carries a positive light around him. He loves being at the facility and is always working on his game. He reminds me of a Sean Casey-type hitter. Very good bat-to-ball skills, with the ability to drive the baseball. His competitiveness at the plate is undeniable. He can play both corner positions in the infield and has a very good acumen for the game. Riley did a great job academically in his first semester here.”

As a Sophomore (Yavapai College – 2024)
• Earned first-team all-conference and first-team all-region honors
• Played in all 54 games, finishing with a .412 batting average, 48 runs scored, 70 hits, 21 doubles, two triples, 13 homers, 55 RBI, 29 walks, an OBP of .495 and SLG% of .788
• Led the Roughriders in batting average, hits, doubles, homers (tied for first), RBI, walks, OBP and SLG%
• In the conference, he was ninth in runs scored, fourth in hits, first in doubles, tied for first in homers, second in RBI, third in batting average, fourth in OBP and first in slugging
• Defensively, made just one error in 311 total chances for a fielding percentage of .997

As a Freshman (Western Texas College – 2023)
• Led team in hitting with a .355 average

The Nelson File
• Attended Nelson H.S. in Trophy Club, Texas
• Born in Toronto, Canada
• 6-A first-team all-state as a senior in 2022
• Hit .455 with 32 RBI to break the school’s single-season record for both average and RBI
• Helped lead team to 2021 Bi-District Championship and the Bi-District finals in 2022
• Father ran cross country at Marshall and mother played rugby in Canada
• Uncle ran cross country at Texas and cousin ran cross country at Youngstown State
• Has a brother, Connor, and sister, Mackenzie