Improved pitching, defense high on Tigers baseball coach’s priority list
Tigers head baseball coach Matt Riser talks during the second Tiger Tour at Brookhaven Pub & Grill on May 30, 2024. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
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 is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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