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Marian University Ind.

Official Athletics Site of Marian University Knights

2023 Baseball Roster

21 JJ Rivera

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • B/T L/R
  • Position OF
  • Hometown North Aurora, Ill.
  • Prev School South Suburban CC

Biography

Career Achievements: All-Crossroads League Second Team (2022) ... Crossroads League Gold Glove Right Fielder (2022) ... Marian Single Season Doubles Record (25 Doubles, 2022) ... NAIA Scholar Athlete (2023)

2023: Had a productive season at the plate, leading Marian in hits and batting average ... Appeared in 45 games as a senior, making 44 starts in right or center field ... Batted .323 on the year, going 51-158 at the plate ... Scored 30 runs and posted a team-leading 12 doubles ... Tripled once and hit four home runs ... Was third on the team with 26 RBI ... Walked 14 times and was hit six times to finish with an on base percentage of .394 ... Stole nine bases ... Defensively made 64 putouts and had two errors, carrying a .970 fielding percentage ... Had 17 multi-hit games, including four games with three hits ... Went 3-5 in the second game of the year against Faulkner with a double ... Had three hits with a double and homer against IUPUC in game one of the series ... Doubled twice in the series finale against Concordia in what was a three-hit game ... Dominated at the plate in the Bethel series on April 14 and 15, posting eight hits in four games with three multi-hit games ... Had three doubles and two home runs in the series, including two homers in game three ... Homered at Taylor on day one of the series, posting multiple hits in each game on April 20 ... Recorded one hit in each of his final four games against Huntington ... Named an NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2022: Transferred to Marian from junior college in 2021-2022, and had a breakout player as one of the best batters on the team ... In his first season on the team earned All Crossroads League Gold Glove and Second Team honors ... Set the Marian single season doubles record in his first year with 25 two-base hits ... Was the only Knight to play all 54 games in 2022, making 53 starts in the outfield or as the DH ... Made one pinch hit appearance ... Had a dominant year at the plate batting .340 and slugging .519 ... Posted an on-base percentage of .404 ... Tied for the team lead with 70 hits and led the Knights with 25 doubles, setting Marian's single season record ... Finished the year ranked No. 7 in the NAIA in doubles ... Had four home runs, 56 RBI, 45 runs scored, 20 walks drawn, and four stolen bases ... Had 21 multi-hit games, including two four-hit games ... Went 4-6 in game three of the Taylor series, recording three RBI and doubling all four times ... Went 4-7 against Spring Arbor in the CL Tournament with his 25th double, posting three RBI and scoring three runs ... Last hit of the season went for his fourth home run of the year against MVNU in the CL Tourney ... Had two single game highs with 5 RBI ... Enjoyed a 13-game hitting streak in the middle of the season ... In the field carried a .978 fielding percentage, making 86 putouts in 89 chances.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2022Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2023Senior

    OF
    6'0" 190 lbs
    21