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Jersey Number 22
Riley Baber
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Blue Valley Southwest High
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
Honors
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2025, 2026
CSC Academic All-District Team: 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
CUSA All-Academic Team: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Sophomore)
CUSA All-Academic Team…Played in and started 49 games at first base in her sophomore season…Batted .348 with 47 hits, 25 runs, 21 RBI, 18 walks, 16 doubles and four home runs…Hit the second-most doubles in a single season in program history…Ranked 54th nationally in doubles per game (0.33) and 76th in doubles…Owned a .983 fielding percentage, committing five errors in 291 total chances…Helped anchor a Mo State defense that recorded the most double plays on record in program history (23)…Led the team with 11 multiple-hit games and recorded a team-best nine-game hit streak from Feb 21-March 6…Set a career high with three RBI, collected three hits and scored twice at East Texas A&M (Feb. 15)…Smacked two doubles and drove in a run at UAB (Feb. 22)…Drove in all of Mo State’s runs with a three-run homer in an upset victory over No. 25 Ole Miss (Feb. 22)…Matched her career high with three hits, including a double and a solo homer, at No. 12 Oklahoma State (March 3)…Hit a home run in back-to-back games at Oklahoma State and Western Kentucky (March 3 and 6)…Collected two hits, an RBI and scored a run against in-state rival Mizzou (March 31)…Knocked two doubles and scored a run in series-opening win at UTEP (April 24)…Tallied a hit in six consecutive games to end the season…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District Team…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
2025 (Freshman)
Played in and started 48 games as a true freshman, primarily at first base…Second-leading hitter on the team with a .278 average…Recorded 42 hits, 22 RBI, seven doubles and five home runs on the season…Tallied nine multiple-hit and eight multiple-RBI games, both of which were second on the team…Secured her first collegiate hit in the season opener versus Ole Miss at the Paradise Classic (Feb. 7)...Had a hit in every game of the Woo Pig Classic (Feb. 28-March 2), including one RBI and a double…Went 2-for-3 and hit her first career home run, a solo shot, at Central Arkansas (March 3)…Drove in two runs and hit a solo homer in the series finale at Texas State (March 8)…Was 3-for-9 with three RBI and two runs scored in the series against UIC (March 13-15)…In a doubleheader at Evansville, she went 4-for-6 with two runs, a RBI and a double (March 22)…Had a hit in all three games at Northern Iowa, going 4-for-9 with a homer on the weekend (April 4-6)…Back-to-back two-RBI games at Indiana State (April 12-13)…Racked up five hits and four RBI in the series at Drake (May 3-4)…Matched her career high with three hits in the opening round of the MVC Tournament against UIC (May 7)…Batted .500 (4-for-8) with three extra-base hits and two RBI in two games at the MVC Tournament (May 7-8)… Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
High School
Four-year starter out of Blue Valley Southwest High (Kan.) for head coach Anne Levar-Hash…Two-time conference champion who helped lead her team to the state tournament as a sophomore...Earned first-team All-EKL honors twice in her career and was twice named an all-state selection…Started every game as a freshman for the Timberwolves, batting .392 with 21 RBI, 23 runs and six doubles…Had her breakout season as a sophomore with a .455 batting average and 35 hits, while setting single-season marks in home runs (8), triples (7) and RBI (36)…Named Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Earl Award Defensive Player of the Year in her sophomore campaign, in addition to collecting first-team All-EKL and second-team all-state honors…Batted .415 with 21 RBI and 13 doubles as a junior, earning first-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention accolades…Capped her career by batting .447 with 30 RBI and a career-high 38 hits…Set the school record for career RBI (108) and doubles (33)…Played travel ball for the BC Peppers – Wallace 18U squad.
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Personal
Riley Kristin Baber was born 2/14/06 in Overland Park, Kan….Daughter of Billy and Sara Baber of Overland Park, Kan….Has two sisters, Presley and Kinley…Father played baseball and football at the University of Virginia, where he was selected in the 1997 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins and in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and played four years professionally across three NFL franchises…Sister, Presley, is currently a member of the swim team at the University of Richmond…Plans to major in Biomedical Science.
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2025, 2026
CSC Academic All-District Team: 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
CUSA All-Academic Team: 2026
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Sophomore)
CUSA All-Academic Team…Played in and started 49 games at first base in her sophomore season…Batted .348 with 47 hits, 25 runs, 21 RBI, 18 walks, 16 doubles and four home runs…Hit the second-most doubles in a single season in program history…Ranked 54th nationally in doubles per game (0.33) and 76th in doubles…Owned a .983 fielding percentage, committing five errors in 291 total chances…Helped anchor a Mo State defense that recorded the most double plays on record in program history (23)…Led the team with 11 multiple-hit games and recorded a team-best nine-game hit streak from Feb 21-March 6…Set a career high with three RBI, collected three hits and scored twice at East Texas A&M (Feb. 15)…Smacked two doubles and drove in a run at UAB (Feb. 22)…Drove in all of Mo State’s runs with a three-run homer in an upset victory over No. 25 Ole Miss (Feb. 22)…Matched her career high with three hits, including a double and a solo homer, at No. 12 Oklahoma State (March 3)…Hit a home run in back-to-back games at Oklahoma State and Western Kentucky (March 3 and 6)…Collected two hits, an RBI and scored a run against in-state rival Mizzou (March 31)…Knocked two doubles and scored a run in series-opening win at UTEP (April 24)…Tallied a hit in six consecutive games to end the season…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and CSC Academic All-District Team…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
2025 (Freshman)
Played in and started 48 games as a true freshman, primarily at first base…Second-leading hitter on the team with a .278 average…Recorded 42 hits, 22 RBI, seven doubles and five home runs on the season…Tallied nine multiple-hit and eight multiple-RBI games, both of which were second on the team…Secured her first collegiate hit in the season opener versus Ole Miss at the Paradise Classic (Feb. 7)...Had a hit in every game of the Woo Pig Classic (Feb. 28-March 2), including one RBI and a double…Went 2-for-3 and hit her first career home run, a solo shot, at Central Arkansas (March 3)…Drove in two runs and hit a solo homer in the series finale at Texas State (March 8)…Was 3-for-9 with three RBI and two runs scored in the series against UIC (March 13-15)…In a doubleheader at Evansville, she went 4-for-6 with two runs, a RBI and a double (March 22)…Had a hit in all three games at Northern Iowa, going 4-for-9 with a homer on the weekend (April 4-6)…Back-to-back two-RBI games at Indiana State (April 12-13)…Racked up five hits and four RBI in the series at Drake (May 3-4)…Matched her career high with three hits in the opening round of the MVC Tournament against UIC (May 7)…Batted .500 (4-for-8) with three extra-base hits and two RBI in two games at the MVC Tournament (May 7-8)… Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
High School
Four-year starter out of Blue Valley Southwest High (Kan.) for head coach Anne Levar-Hash…Two-time conference champion who helped lead her team to the state tournament as a sophomore...Earned first-team All-EKL honors twice in her career and was twice named an all-state selection…Started every game as a freshman for the Timberwolves, batting .392 with 21 RBI, 23 runs and six doubles…Had her breakout season as a sophomore with a .455 batting average and 35 hits, while setting single-season marks in home runs (8), triples (7) and RBI (36)…Named Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Earl Award Defensive Player of the Year in her sophomore campaign, in addition to collecting first-team All-EKL and second-team all-state honors…Batted .415 with 21 RBI and 13 doubles as a junior, earning first-team all-conference and all-state honorable mention accolades…Capped her career by batting .447 with 30 RBI and a career-high 38 hits…Set the school record for career RBI (108) and doubles (33)…Played travel ball for the BC Peppers – Wallace 18U squad.
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Personal
Riley Kristin Baber was born 2/14/06 in Overland Park, Kan….Daughter of Billy and Sara Baber of Overland Park, Kan….Has two sisters, Presley and Kinley…Father played baseball and football at the University of Virginia, where he was selected in the 1997 MLB draft by the Florida Marlins and in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and played four years professionally across three NFL franchises…Sister, Presley, is currently a member of the swim team at the University of Richmond…Plans to major in Biomedical Science.
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