| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Memphis |
| Conference | The American |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 25, 1984 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2004 | Pearl River Community College |
| 2005–2006 | Tulane |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007 | Tulane (Asst.) |
| 2008–2013 | Southeastern Louisiana (Asst.) |
| 2014–2023 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 2024–present | Memphis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 320–224 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 3–8 |
Matt Riser is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Memphis Tigers.[1][2][3] He played college baseball at Pearl River Community College and Tulane from 2003–2006. He served as the head coach of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions (2014–2023).
He grew up in Picayune, Mississippi, where he played baseball with Major League Baseball player Rhyne Hughes. After a playing career at Pearl River Community College and Tulane and an appearance in the 2005 College World Series, Riser coached for one season as an assistant with the Green Wave under Rick Jones. He then moved to Southeastern Louisiana for six seasons. After head coach Jay Artigues resigned to become athletic director following the 2013 season, Riser was named interim head coach.[1] Riser was made permanent on January 24, 2014, the first day of spring practice. He is the older brother of Alex Riser who served as a captain for the Pearl River Community College Wildcats Baseball Team and played under Hall of Fame Coach Hill Denson at Belhaven University.[4]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Riser's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–2023) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Southeastern Louisiana | 38–25 | 18–12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Southeastern Louisiana | 42–17 | 25–5 | 1st | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Southeastern Louisiana | 40–21 | 22–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Southeastern Louisiana | 37–22 | 20–10 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Southeastern Louisiana | 37–22 | 21–9 | 2nd | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Southeastern Louisiana | 33–27 | 19–11 | T-2nd | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Southeastern Louisiana | 6–10 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Southeastern Louisiana | 32–24 | 22–17 | 5th | Southland tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Southeastern Louisiana | 30–31 | 14–10 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Southeastern Louisiana | 25–25 | 9–14 | 8th | |||||
| Southeastern Louisiana: | 320–224 | 171–98 | |||||||
| Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Memphis: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 320–224 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Baseball Coaching Staff". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ↑ Tammy Nunez (June 17, 2013). "Former Tulane player Matt Riser eager to prove himself as a young head coach at Southeastern Louisiana". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Southeastern's Bellairs resigns, baseball coach Artigues appointed Interim AD". SportsNOLA.com. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Riser tabbed at SLU". College Baseball Insider. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.