As a Redshirt Senior (2017) | Game-by-Game Stats
2017 ASUN Player of the Year
2017 ASUN First Team All-Conference (unanimous)
2017 ASUN All-Tournament Team
2017 Perfect Game All-American – Third Team
2017 South ABCA All-Region – Second Team
3x ASUN Player of the Week
Became FGCU’s third overall and second straight ASUN Player of the Year … was named a unanimous selection to the ASUN All-Conference First Team and earned ASUN All-Tournament Team recognition … became the second two-time All-American in program history as he earned Perfect Game/Rawlings Third Team All-American honors … was also named to the South ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team … capped off his final season with the Green and Blue with a .303/.449/.610 slash line to go along with a career-high 20 home runs and 60 RBI … his 20 home runs matched the FGCU single-season record and ranked T-10th in the nation … slashed .400/.539/.867 with 10 home runs and 29 RBI in 21 ASUN games … lifted FGCU to a 10-6 win against Michigan with a pair of home runs in the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament game (June 2) … led the ASUN in home runs, RBI, walks (59) and slugging while also ranking in the top-three in the league in runs (53) and on-base percentage … named the ASUN Player of the Week on a trio of occasions and matched the conference record with five weekly awards in his career … turned in a nine-RBI and 12-total base game vs. Rutgers (Mar. 18) and six-walk outing at Kennesaw State (May 20) - setting the FGCU single-game mark and matching the NCAA record … turned in a pair of two-home-run efforts at Kennesaw State (May 18 & 19) and went on to be named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball News … capped off his career as the FGCU career record holder in games played (250), games started (245), doubles (71), home runs (46), RBI (220), total bases (499) and walks (179) … his 499 total bases are the 4th most in ASUN history and his 220 RBI rank 5th … finished the season as the NCAA active career leader in games played, doubles, RBI and walks while also ranking tied for the active lead in total bases, 3rd in hits (284) and at-bats (901) and 4th in home runs.
As a Senior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
Tabbed a Preseason First Team All-American by the NCBWA and a unanimous selection to the Preseason ASUN All-Conference First Team … appeared and started in 17 games before missing the rest of the season with an injury … ranked T-3rd on the team with 2 HR and turned in a .293 average … went 14-for-35 (.400) in a 10-game span before getting injured … went 4-for-4 with 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR and 2 RBI vs. Quinnipiac on Mar. 13 ... used a medical hardship.
As a Junior (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
2015 Louisville Slugger All-American
2015 Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team
2x Atlantic Sun Player of the Week
MLB Draft 38th Round Pick - Houston Astros
At the plate, Rivera had a career-season that sat near the top of the Atlantic Sun in nearly every offensive category and ranks near the top of FGCU program history. He hit a career-best .347 with a Division I program record 70 RBI and just four shy of the FGCU single-season RBI record of 74 set by Jason Louwsma in 2006. He was named a Louisville Slugger All-American, joining Chris Sale, Mike Murray and Jake Noll as the only All-Americans in FGCU program history. Rivera became the 11th player in program history to hit 10 home runs in a single season and collected 20 doubles for the second-straight year, giving him a FGCU program record 59 for his career, and a triple while scoring 34 runs and slugging .608. The junior also walked 40 times to produce an on-base percentage of .458. Rivera would be named A-Sun Player of the Week on two separate occasions in addition to being chosen as an All-Conference First Team member. He would also build a career-best hitting streak of 16 games and accumulated a streak of 26 consecutive games reaching base at one point. Selected by the Houston Astros in the 38th round of the 2015 MLB Draft becomming the 25th player in the program's 13 year history to be drafted.
As a Sophomore (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
Drove in the last FGCU run with a sacrifice fly that brought home Gage Morey at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 22) … sprayed a then-season-high three hits opposite Michigan (Mar. 4) … added two hits and drove in a pair of runs against Florida A&M (Mar. 14) … sprayed four hits, including his first homerun of the season and drove in three batting behind Michael Suchy in the A-Sun opener at USC Upstate (Mar. 21) … set the standard for the evening with a 4-5 effort to go with three RBI and a pair of runs scored at Jacksonville (Apr. 11) … picked up the hit that broke up a perfect game in the eighth at JU, finishing 1-3 (Apr. 13) … doubled to increase his team lead in that category with 14 now for his only hit against Florida (Apr. 15) … homered for the second time of 2014 in the seventh to complete the display at home against UNF (Apr. 18) … went 3-4 at the plate with a pair of singles and his A-Sun leading 17th double to go with a pair of runs scored for FGCU in a win on the road at FAU (Apr. 29) … homered and drove in four at NKU (May 2) … went 3-4 with a homerun, drove in three and scored four times at NKU, tied for the most of any FGCU player in 2014 (May 4) … went 3-5 with a homerun and four RBI against ETSU (May 9) … opening up the A-Sun Tournament - supplied the highlight of the night with a towering homerun over the left-center field wall to lead off the seventh - his sixth of the season. Overall Rivera went 1-2 at the plate with a pair of walks and two RBI (May 21) … was the only FGCU hitter to register multiple hits, including a two-RBI double in the first that scored the games' first runs. He would also score twice to ensure that he was involved in all four FGCU runs to help the Green and Blue stave off elimination opposite JU (May 23) … was the MVP of the tournament for FGCU at the plate. He closed his 2014 Championship having gone 10-18 at the plate for a .556 average, one homerun, three doubles, seven runs scored and seven RBI (May 24th).
As a Freshman (2013) | Game-by-Game Stats
Earned a unanimous selection to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshmen team ... Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American ... appeared in 56 games, making 51 starts between third base and designated hitter ... finished with a .287 batting average with 34 RBI and 35 runs scored ... second on the team in home runs (8), doubles (14) and slugging percentage (.492) ... held a .395 on-base percentage with 31 walks ... made collegiate debut as a pinch hitter against St. John's (Feb. 15) ... made first career start against Notre Dame (Feb. 16), recording his first career hit in a 1-for-4 day at the plate ... tallied his first career run scored against St. John's (Feb. 17) ... recorded a pair of hits in a 2-for-5 game at FAU (Feb. 26) which included two RBI ... plated one RBI on a double and scored once in a 1-for-3 series finale against Manhattan (Mar. 3) ... went 1-for-2 with a run scored while walking three times in the 11-6 victory over Michigan (Mar. 4) ... through the three victories over Western Michigan, hit .545 (6-for-11) with .727 slugging percentage on a pair of doubles and a .643 on-base percentage, matching a team-best three runs scored and adding three walks ... went 3-for-4 with a double in the 3-2 game two win in 14 innings against Western Michigan (Mar. 9) ... closed the series against WMU (Mar. 10) with a 3-for-4 game which included a walk a pair of runs scored ... recorded a .385 (5-for-13) average with a trio of RBI and runs scored in the three-game series at ETSU to open Atlantic Sun play, adding a home run and holding a .692 slugging percentage ... opened the series with the Bucs (Mar. 22) with a 2-for-4 day, recording one double and driving in one RBI ... closed the series against ETSU (Mar. 23) with a 3-for-5 day which featured a home run, two RBI and three runs scored ... supplied a run scored and one RBI in a 1-for-5 game which included a walk in the mid-week win at USF (Mar. 26) ... hit 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and one RBI at No. 5 Florida State (April 2) ... held a .300 (3-for-10) average and a .700 slugging percentage with a home run, two RBI and one runs scored through the three games at Kennesaw State (April 5-7) ... connected for a double in a 1-for-4 game two at Kennesaw State (April 6) which included a runs scored ... closed the series with the Owls (April 7) going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and a run scored ... opened the series at Mercer (April 12) with a 2-for-4 game with a triple and a home run, adding a run scored and a pair of RBI ... followed with a 1-for-4 second contest with the Bears (April 13) ... provided a 1-for-3 game against No. 19 Florida (April 16) at Hammond Stadium, bringing in a RBI and scoring once ... supplied back-to-back 1-for-4 games over the first two meetings with USC Upstate (April 19-20), adding a double and a walk in game two ... recorded his fourth home run of the season in a 1-for-5 finale with the Spartans (April 21), finishing with a pair of RBI and one run scored ... provided a 1-for-5 game with a RBI and run scored against Bethune-Cookman (April 24) ... went 1-for-4 with a walk and a RBI in the series opener with Northern Kentucky (April 26) ... closed the three-game set with the Norse (April 28) with a double in a 1-for-3 game which included a pair of runs scored and a walk ... provided a home run in a 2-for-5 game against FIU (May 1), scoring twice and bringing in a pair of RBI ... closed the doubleheader with FIU (May 1) with a 1-for-5 game which included a RBI and run scored ... established a .375 average (3-for-8) and a .625 slugging percentage with, two doubles, four RBI and three runs scored over the three games with Jacksonville (May 3-5) ... went 1-for3 with a RBI and one run scored in the opener with the Dolphins (May 3) ... closed the series against JU with a pair of doubles and a walk in a 2-for-3 afternoon, bringing in two RBI and scoring once ... went 2-for-3 with a walk, a RBI and two runs scored in game two of the doubleheader at FAMU (May 8) ... hit three home runs and recorded a .400 average with four RBI and a team-high five runs scored in the three-game A-Sun series at North Florida (May 10-12), holding a 1.067 slugging and .400 on-base percentage with 16 total bases ... started the series with UNF (May 10) with a 3-for-5 game that featured a double and one home run, totaling one run scored and two RBI ... connected for a pair of home runs on the finale with the Ospreys (May 12), going 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored ... hit 2-for-4 with a three-RBI bases-clearing double in game two of the finale regular season series against Stetson (May 17) ... went 1-for-2 with two walks in the opening round matchup of the A-Sun Tournament against seventh-seeded Kennesaw St. (May 22).
High School
2012 graduate of Bishop Verot Catholic High School ... played for coach Dave Nelson ... 2010 first team, 2011 second team and 2012 first team All-Area selection ... member of the 2011 3A state championship team and 2012 state runner-up squad ... named the 2012 team MVP.
Personal
Son of Tara and Sean Rivera ... has four siblings, Sophia (25), Dean (22), Prisilla (15) and Isabella (6) ... criminal justice major.
Single-Game Highs
At-Bats: 6, 3x, last at NJIT (Apr. 29, 2017)
Hits: 4, 4x, last vs. Rutgers (Mar. 18, 2017)
Runs: 4, at NKU (May 4, 2014)
Doubles: 3, vs. USF (March 24, 2015)
Triples: 1, 3x, last vs. Rutgers (Mar. 18, 2017)
Home Runs: 2, 8x, last vs. Michigan (June 2, 2017)
RBI: 9, vs. Rutgers (Mar. 18, 2017)
Walks: 6, at Kennesaw State (May 20, 2017) - matches NCAA record
