Riley Hayes

Position:
C
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Jefferson City
Hometown:
Jefferson City, Mo.

Last updated February 8, 2018

2017: Participated in 39 games and started 33...Made 29 starts at catcher...Hit .202 with seven runs scored, three doubles, a triple, home run and seven runs batted in...Ranked third on the team with 18 walks...Had multiple hits on three occasions...Hit a solo home run at Alcorn State (2/25)...Posted a season-high two hits three times.

2016: Played in 37 games and started 33 contests…Made 31 of her starts at catcher…Hit .289 with 26 hits, eight runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, 11 walks and 12 RBIs…Ranked fourth on the team in batting average and was one of six players with multiple home runs for the season…Threw out seven baserunners…Hit .340 with three doubles in 17 Ohio Valley Conference starts…Registered six multiple-hit games and one multi-RBI performance…Strung together a seven-game hitting streak from Mar. 26-Apr. 9…Homered at SIU Edwardsville (4/3) and UT Martin (4/16)…Finished with a season-high two hits on six occasions…Reached base in 14-straight games…Missed the last 10 games of the season with a concussion.

2015: Participated in 37 games and made 26 starts, including 24 at catcher as a freshman...Ranked third on the team with six home runs...Finished rookie season hitting .268 with 11 runs scored, four doubles, eight walks and 20 RBIs...Registered a .537 slugging percentage and had two stolen bases...Hit a home run in four-straight starts from Apr. 22-25...Hit her first career home run, a three-run blast, to ignite Southeast’s 5-4 come-from-behind win over Saint Louis (4/22)...Pieced together a six-game hitting streak from Apr. 22-29...Had a season-high three hits and hit a solo home run against Eastern Illinois (5/7) at the OVC Tournament...Hit safely in 10 of her final 12 starts of the season...Had multiple-hits four times and drove in two or more runs on six occasions...Started 15 conference games with four of her home runs coming against league foes...Gunned down a team-high nine baserunners...Southeast Scholar-Athlete and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection....Was also an NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: Two-time All-Region and All-District performer at Jefferson City High School...Four-year letterwinner...Helped lead her team to district and regional titles in 2012…Hit .398 as a senior.

Personal: Born April 10, 1996…Majoring in Journalism-Multimedia Broadcast...Daughter of Greg and Sherri Hayes…Her sister, Marli, plays softball at Columbia College.