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Improved pitching, defense high on Tigers baseball coach’s priority list

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 14, 2025 12:33 AM CT | Published: February 08, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Memphis baseball coach Matt Riser is a week away from starting his second season with the Tigers.

What a different feeling he has this offseason compared to the last.

Memphis hired Riser ahead of the 2024 season after Kerrick Jackson left to coach Missouri following just one season in Memphis. Riser was aggressive in the NCAA transfer portal, but the timing of his hire did not allow him to be nearly as intentional as he wanted.

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Frank Bonner II

Frank Bonner II

Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.


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