Riley Thies Season 2021

After 2020 season

Versatile player who can play many positions ... A solid, contact hitter ... Has good speed.

HONORS
* 2018 ALL-NISC All-Region Team

2020 SEASON - JUNIOR
Played 21 games in her first season with 14 starts, including 12 in right field and two at catcher ... Batted .194 (7-for-30) with four runs, a walk and a hit by pitch ... Was perfect in the field in 13 chances ... Hit .294 in home games and 263 in Aztec wins ... Was 3-for-10 (.300) when leading off an inning ... Had two multi-hit games and one multi-run game ... Scored a run in her first appearance as an Aztec against Villanova on Feb. 7 ... Had a pinch-hit single in her first plate appearance at UC Riverside on Feb. 12 ... Singled vs. Southern Utah on Feb. 14 and had two hits in the nightcap vs. Cal State Fullerton ... Registered another two hits vs. Southern Utah on Feb. 15.

TOWSON UNIV. (2018-19)
Played two years at Towson Univ. ... Played in 90 games over her two years with 88 starts ... Batted .302 (74-for-245) with 23 RBIs, 61 runs, seven doubles, a triple and 41 walks, while owning a .398 on-base percentage and a .339 slugging mark ... Hit .315 (46-for-146) as a sophomore in 2019, starting 47 games and playing in 49 games ... Also had 13 RBIs, 31 runs, four doubles, a triple, a .402 on-base percentage and a .356 slugging percentage ... Batted .283 (28-for-99) as a freshman in 41 games (all starts), adding 10 RBIs, 30 runs, three doubles, a .392 on-base percentage and a .313 slugging percentage ... Helped Towson set a program record with 42 wins in 2018 and make its first postseason appearance in program history.

HIGH SCHOOL - LAGUNA HILLS
Was a four-time first-team all-league selection at Laguna Hills High School ... Also was first-team all-county as a senior in 2017 ... Was named the team's MVP in 2017 and defensive MVP in 2016.

PERSONAL
Riley Thies was born Nov. 28, 1998, in Fountain Valley, Calif. ... Daughter of Jeff and Laura Thies ... Is majoring in communications with an emphasis in liberal arts.