Riley Thompson

Position:
RHP
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Christian Academy of Louisville

CAREER HONORS
• 2018 MLB Draft, 11th Round (338th overall), Chicago Cubs
• 2017 MLB Draft, 25th Round (752nd overall), New York Yankees

2018: Closed collegiate career after being selected in 11th round of MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs... Made 11 appearances with seven starts during junior season... Had three strikeouts in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief to cap victory against Kent State in NCAA Regional opener on June 1... Worked 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against Virginia on April 21... Finished with career best 10 strikeouts against No. 13 North Carolina on March 11... Earned first win of the season and second career victory accumulating four strikeouts in 5.0 shutout innings against Youngstown State on Feb. 24... Registered four strikeouts and allowed just one run in 4.2 innings in first collegiate start against The Citadel on Feb. 17.

2017: Registered 1-0 record with 4.02 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 14 total appearances and 15.2 innings during first collegiate season... Made second straight scoreless outing of two innings in Cardinals’ April 23 win over Duke... Matched season-high with four strikeouts in two shutout innings of work at No. 10 Kentucky on April 18... Had two strikeouts in a perfect inning of relief at Georgia Tech on April 14... Finished with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings of shutout relief at No. 16 Virginia on April 1... Three straight scoreless relief appearances to open the season... Recorded the final four outs of the game, all by strikeout, in collegiate debut as Louisville closed perfect opening weekend with Feb. 19 win over Ball State.

2016: Did not see game action while redshirting during first season in the program.

High School: Selected in the 37th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds... Lettered in five seasons of prep baseball at Christian Academy of Louisville, where he was coached by Tim Brown... Ranked as the No. 148 player in the class of 2015 by Perfect Game... Was the top-ranked player in the state of Kentucky in 2015 by Perfect Game... Two-time First Team All-State honoree and chosen as Seventh Region Player of the Year as a junior... Also played first base for the Centurions... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2014 Perfect Game WWBA 17u National Championship.

Personal: Born Benjamin Riley Thompson on July 9, 1996 in Evansville, Ind... Parents are Dennis and Susie Thompson... Has two younger siblings – Lily and Will... Majoring in communications... Signed with Louisville after also considering Kentucky... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his dad... Hobbies and interests include playing guitar, listening to music, sports and time with friends... Favorite movie is O Brother, Where Art Thou? … Favorite TV show is The Office... Favorite athlete is Clayton Kershaw... Favorite cereal is Fruit Loops... Favorite candy bar Twix... Favorite foods are raspberries, steak and grilled chicken... Favorite team is Chicago Cubs... His grandfather player collegiate basketball at Union College.