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2021 Baseball Roster

Stephen Blue
Stephen Blue
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun

2 Riley Tirotta

  • Position 3B
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Bend, Ind.
  • Highschool Mishawaka Marian

Biography

2021 (Senior)
• Named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
• Named A-10 Player of the Week on April 5
• Tied for first in the Atlantic 10 with 16 home runs this season which also ranks third in a season in program history
• Tied for third in the Atlantic 10 with 58 RBIs, also ranked seventh in a season in program history
• Hit .337, a career high, and led the team with 53 runs scored and a .696 slugging percentage, both of which rank second in the conference
• Hit by 15 pitches, fourth most in the A-10 and stole 14 bases, seventh most in the conference
• Named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
• Named the Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year by both Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com

*2020 (Junior)
• Hit .228 on the season with one home run and second on the team with 15 RBI
• Started in all 14 games for the Flyers
• Stole two bases and was hit by four pitches 
• Opened the season with a combined 5-8 performance on Opening Day against Bryant and UNCW with four RBI
• On March 8 against Northern Kentucky, finished 3-6 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored
• Was named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2019 (Sophomore)
• Named to the University of Dayton's Dean's List for Fall of 2018
• Was one of two players to start all 59 games of the season
• Led the team in hits (59) and at-bats (227)
• Tied for the team lead in RBI (41)
• Led the team in stolen bases with 18 steals in 20 attempts
• Had 16 games multi-hit games

2018 (Freshman)
  • Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Started 36 games for the Flyers posting a .213 average, recording 27 hits in 127 at bats.
  • Stole seven bases in 11 attempts in his first campaign with Dayton, while posting a .987 fielding percentage.
  • Posted a career-best 3 hits in a loss to Wofford on Feb. 18, the first of six multi-hit games for Tirotta.
High School
  • Four-year starter at Mishawaka Marian High School under head coach Joe Turnock
  • Selected All-Conference (NIC) and an All-State Honorable Mention
  • Played in the North/South All-Star Game his senior year
  • Voted Team MVP and Captain his junior and senior seasons, and .535 his senior year
  • Holds the extra-base hit record at Marian
Personal
  • Son of Michael and Stacy Tirotta
  • Sibling is Jordan Tirotta

* 2020 season suspended March 12 due to COVID-19  

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Third-Base
    6'3" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    IF
    6'3" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    IF
    6'3" 210 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Senior

    Third Base
    6'3" 195 lbs
    2