Rising to the top
Johnathan Zeringue, Staff Reporter
February 12, 2019
Ranked among the top 10 coaches under the age of 40 in “Baseball America,” Matt Riser, baseball head coach, looks forward to a successful season in 2019. Although he once aspired to have a career in medicine, Riser chose to pursue his passion. “Coming out of college, I originally planned to p...
Baseball highlights preseason preparation at a reunion with alumni
Gerard Borne, Staff Reporter
February 4, 2019
In a scrimmage against university alumni including former and current professional baseball players, the Lions won 13-3. Matt Riser, baseball head coach, discussed the incentive of holding the alumni game. "It's a great thing that our baseball team hosts for the community," said Riser. "It's more...
Father and son bonding at camp
Johnathan Zeringue, Staff Reporter
November 20, 2018
The Lions baseball team offered its first "Father/Son Camp" to help build relationships between fathers and sons on and off the field. 30 father and son pairs signed up to learn more about baseball techniques from university coaches on Nov. 19 at Alumni Field. Baseball Head Coach Matt Riser explained...
Tuning in to the most popular sports
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
August 28, 2018
Sports fans consistently head out to sporting venues or tune in on the TV and radio to watch their favorite teams compete. By attendance, football, baseball and men’s basketball are the university’s most popular sports. On record, football’s most attended game was against Jackson State University...
Eyes on the nation’s most popular sports
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
August 21, 2018
Across the nation, people tune in to watch teams compete in their favorite sports. According to a Gallup poll, 37 percent of Americans voted football as their favorite sport to watch followed by basketball at 11 percent, baseball at nine percent and soccer at seven percent in 2017. The same poll sh...
