2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Rivera, Ricky

Jersey Number 45
Ricky Rivera
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Victorville, CA
- High School:
- Victor Valley HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2017 Season (Freshman)
Rivera appeared in seven games out of the bullpen ... Posted a 7.71 ERA and five strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work ... Tossed a shutout inning at UCLA in his Matador debut (3/7/17) ... Threw 1.1 innings vs. Purdue, allowing no earned runs while striking out two (3/10/17) ... Hurled shutout frames vs. Saint Mary's (3/18/17), at UC Davis (3/31/17) and vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/8/17).
Prep Career
Concludes his prep career with Victor Valley High School ... Helped lead the Jackrabbits to a 15-win season including an appearance in the CIF Southern Section Tournament ... Earned All-League honors as a senior ... Played Alta Loma High School in 2015, posting a 4-3 record and a 3.21 ERA ... Ranked 45th in right-handed pitchers in California according to Perfect Game ... A 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American ... Participated in the EvoShield National Championship and the 2015 Perfect Game World Series.
Personal
Born on July 23, 1998 ... Parents are Rich and Elorena Rivera ... Has a sister, Carmen ... Favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Conor McGregor, the MLB Network, the film "Man on Fire," the band Asking Alexandria and YouTube ... Chose CSUN because of the baseball program and the coaching staff ... Plays the guitar when he has time to relax ... Says "think positive every morning" is the best advice he has been given ... Would tell young people to keep life simple and never give into peer pressure.
Rivera appeared in seven games out of the bullpen ... Posted a 7.71 ERA and five strikeouts in 9.1 innings of work ... Tossed a shutout inning at UCLA in his Matador debut (3/7/17) ... Threw 1.1 innings vs. Purdue, allowing no earned runs while striking out two (3/10/17) ... Hurled shutout frames vs. Saint Mary's (3/18/17), at UC Davis (3/31/17) and vs. UC Santa Barbara (4/8/17).
Prep Career
Concludes his prep career with Victor Valley High School ... Helped lead the Jackrabbits to a 15-win season including an appearance in the CIF Southern Section Tournament ... Earned All-League honors as a senior ... Played Alta Loma High School in 2015, posting a 4-3 record and a 3.21 ERA ... Ranked 45th in right-handed pitchers in California according to Perfect Game ... A 2016 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American ... Participated in the EvoShield National Championship and the 2015 Perfect Game World Series.
Personal
Born on July 23, 1998 ... Parents are Rich and Elorena Rivera ... Has a sister, Carmen ... Favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Conor McGregor, the MLB Network, the film "Man on Fire," the band Asking Alexandria and YouTube ... Chose CSUN because of the baseball program and the coaching staff ... Plays the guitar when he has time to relax ... Says "think positive every morning" is the best advice he has been given ... Would tell young people to keep life simple and never give into peer pressure.
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