Why ‘Skip’ is more than a nickname to Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser
Memphis Tigers baseball head coach Matt Riser walks during a Feb. 21, 2024, game versus Central Arkansas at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field wearing his signature wristbands. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
When Memphis utility player Seth Cox yelled “Coach” to get Matt Riser’s attention last year, Riser walked right by him.
It was early in Riser’s first year as the Tigers’ head baseball coach, and Cox was still getting used to Riser’s preference. Cox tried again, but this time, he used the right name: Skip.
“And then he turned around and recognized it,” Cox said.
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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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