There are 9 article(s) tagged Matt Riser:

• July 2024

  • Tigers baseball coach on the hunt for players ‘fiending to win’

    The Tigers lost five seniors in the infield, and two outfielders hit the NCAA transfer portal. NIL money has an impact as coach Matt Riser works to build a competitive roster. 

    By Frank Bonner II July 30, 2024

• June 2024

  • Tigers coach Silverfield talks ‘excitement’ at standing-room-only event in Lakeland

    Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 13, 2024

• May 2024

  • Tigers end baseball season with Senior Day win

    Although the win-loss record wasn’t enough to make the postseason, coach Matt Riser said seeds have been planted to grow a strong future for Memphis Tigers baseball.

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    Memphis Tigers baseball plays longest game in program history

    By Frank Bonner II May 20, 2024

  • Memphis Tigers baseball plays longest game in program history

    The five-hour and 58-minute marathon marked the longest game by time in program history, eclipsing the record of five hours and 22 minutes vs. Middle Tennessee State set in 2008.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2024

• April 2024

  • Memphis baseball earns first conference road sweep since 2012

    The Memphis Tigers baseball team defeated Rice 2-1 Sunday, April 7 at Reckling Park in Houston to complete a three-game, road AAC sweep.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 07, 2024

• February 2024

  • Tigers record first victory in Riser era

    Memphis beat Jacksonville State 7-4 on Saturday, its first win under new coach Matt Riser.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2024

  • Tigers ready to open 2024 baseball season with new coach, high hopes

    Coach Matt Riser’s first season at Memphis will begin with a three-game series at Jacksonville State that opens Friday. 

    By Frank Bonner II February 15, 2024

• June 2023

  • New Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser expects to win, and now

    Matt Riser didn’t hold back on his high expectations for the Memphis baseball program during his introductory press conference. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 22, 2023

  • Memphis Tigers hire Matt Riser as new baseball coach

    Matt Riser was head coach at Southeastern Louisiana for 10 years. He replaces former Tigers coach Kerrick Jackson, who accepted a job at Missouri after just one season. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 19, 2023