2024 Softball Roster
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Love, Riley
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Jersey Number 5
Riley Love
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- INF
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Keller, Texas
Bio
2024 Rawlings Gold Glove
2024 All-Big 12 Second Team
2024 NFCA All-Central Region Third Team
2022-23-24 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Played and started in 49 games in her final season… led the team in home runs (13), RBIs (47), runs scored (39), slugging percentage (.728) and total bases (99) all of which also set career highs… went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and seven RBIs against Merrimack (3/2)… recorded two home runs against No. 4 Florida State (2/10) and New Mexico (3/12)… had 13 multi-hit games and led the team with 11 multi-RBI games four of those games she recorded four or more RBIs, also best on the team… finished an on-base streak of 19 which was good for second-best on the team… was second on the team in assists with 90… finished top 10 in the Big 12 in home runs, RBIs, doubles and slugging percentage… was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started in 25 of her 26 games played… missed 27 games due to an arm injury… batted at a .196 mark with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBIs in just 51 at-bats… tallied a pair of multi-hit games and a trio of multi-RBI games… finished the season going 2-for-3 with a pivotal home run in Tech’s extra-innings tournament loss to Texas
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Started 42 of her 43 games played… tallied a pair of doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs… batted .156 with 14 hits and 13 runs scored… recorded 65 putouts and a .973 fielding percentage… blasted a two-run home run to help power Tech past Southern, 5-0
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
In a breakout freshman season, Love started each of the 42 games she played ... went 2-for-2 from the plate with one double against New Mexico (3/13) ... scored two runs and tallied two hits against Kansas (4/17) ... hit the game-tying home run in the fifth inning against Iowa State (5/2) ... had five multi-hit games ... tallied a .981 fielding percentage with 54 putouts, 48 assists with just two errors ... played a role in five of the 16 double plays turned by the team ... was unanimously voted to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team.
KELLER HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Keller High School to a 6A Stat Championship as a freshman while earning Defensive Player of the Year honors … earned 3-6A Academic All-District and First Team All-District honors as a sophomore … awarded several individual honors in her junior season, including: 5-6A Infielder of the Year, DFW All-Metroplex, NFCA All-Area, Star Telegram All-Area and Texas Sports Writers Association 6A All-State Team … finished second in school history in homeruns hit in a season with eight in 2019 … played travel ball for Texas Glory who finished ranked fifth in the final FAB 50 end of season rankings and 11th in Extra Elite Eighty rankings in 2018-19 … ranked No. 79 in Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite Class of 2020 and No. 99 in FloSoftball Hot 100 Class of 2020.
PERSONAL
Born on Feb. 14, 2002 … daughter of Todd and Jennifer Love … has a younger sister, Ramsey … majoring in Kinesiology.
2024 All-Big 12 Second Team
2024 NFCA All-Central Region Third Team
2022-23-24 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2021 All-Big 12 Freshman Team
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
SENIOR SEASON (2024)
Played and started in 49 games in her final season… led the team in home runs (13), RBIs (47), runs scored (39), slugging percentage (.728) and total bases (99) all of which also set career highs… went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and seven RBIs against Merrimack (3/2)… recorded two home runs against No. 4 Florida State (2/10) and New Mexico (3/12)… had 13 multi-hit games and led the team with 11 multi-RBI games four of those games she recorded four or more RBIs, also best on the team… finished an on-base streak of 19 which was good for second-best on the team… was second on the team in assists with 90… finished top 10 in the Big 12 in home runs, RBIs, doubles and slugging percentage… was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started in 25 of her 26 games played… missed 27 games due to an arm injury… batted at a .196 mark with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBIs in just 51 at-bats… tallied a pair of multi-hit games and a trio of multi-RBI games… finished the season going 2-for-3 with a pivotal home run in Tech’s extra-innings tournament loss to Texas
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Started 42 of her 43 games played… tallied a pair of doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs… batted .156 with 14 hits and 13 runs scored… recorded 65 putouts and a .973 fielding percentage… blasted a two-run home run to help power Tech past Southern, 5-0
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
In a breakout freshman season, Love started each of the 42 games she played ... went 2-for-2 from the plate with one double against New Mexico (3/13) ... scored two runs and tallied two hits against Kansas (4/17) ... hit the game-tying home run in the fifth inning against Iowa State (5/2) ... had five multi-hit games ... tallied a .981 fielding percentage with 54 putouts, 48 assists with just two errors ... played a role in five of the 16 double plays turned by the team ... was unanimously voted to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team.
KELLER HIGH SCHOOL
Helped Keller High School to a 6A Stat Championship as a freshman while earning Defensive Player of the Year honors … earned 3-6A Academic All-District and First Team All-District honors as a sophomore … awarded several individual honors in her junior season, including: 5-6A Infielder of the Year, DFW All-Metroplex, NFCA All-Area, Star Telegram All-Area and Texas Sports Writers Association 6A All-State Team … finished second in school history in homeruns hit in a season with eight in 2019 … played travel ball for Texas Glory who finished ranked fifth in the final FAB 50 end of season rankings and 11th in Extra Elite Eighty rankings in 2018-19 … ranked No. 79 in Extra Innings Softball Extra Elite Class of 2020 and No. 99 in FloSoftball Hot 100 Class of 2020.
PERSONAL
Born on Feb. 14, 2002 … daughter of Todd and Jennifer Love … has a younger sister, Ramsey … majoring in Kinesiology.
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