There are 14 article(s) tagged Matt Riser:

• July 2025

  • Memphis baseball coach Matt Riser believes Tigers are headed toward a turnaround in Year 3

    The Tigers are in search of their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007, and Riser has experience springboarding a team into the national spotlight. 

    By Frank Bonner II July 14, 2025

• March 2025

  • Why ‘Skip’ is more than a nickname to Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser

    The day before the Tigers started their three-game home series against Southeastern Louisiana, baseball coach Matt Riser reflected on where his nickname originated. It dates back to his time at SLU before arriving at Memphis.

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    Tigers beat SLU with walk-off hit to tie series

    By Frank Bonner II March 08, 2025

  • Tigers beat SLU with walk-off hit to tie series

    Memphis baseball will have a chance to start a season with four straight series wins for the first time since 1994 when the Tigers play the final series game against SLU on Sunday. 

    By Frank Bonner II March 08, 2025

• February 2025

  • Tigers baseball fails to sweep series against Valparaiso, but takes two of three

    A big second inning by Valparaiso and hitting struggles by Memphis caused the Tigers to fall Sunday. 

    By Frank Bonner II February 23, 2025

  • Improved pitching, defense high on Tigers baseball coach’s priority list

    The new-look Memphis Tigers baseball team will open its 2025 season with a three-game home series against Southeast Missouri starting Feb. 14.

    By Frank Bonner II February 14, 2025

• July 2024

  • Tigers baseball coach on the hunt for players ‘fiending to win’

    The Tigers lost five seniors in the infield, and two outfielders hit the NCAA transfer portal. NIL money has an impact as coach Matt Riser works to build a competitive roster. 

    By Frank Bonner II July 30, 2024

• June 2024

  • Tigers coach Silverfield talks ‘excitement’ at standing-room-only event in Lakeland

    Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 13, 2024

• May 2024

  • Tigers end baseball season with Senior Day win

    Although the win-loss record wasn’t enough to make the postseason, coach Matt Riser said seeds have been planted to grow a strong future for Memphis Tigers baseball.

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    Memphis Tigers baseball plays longest game in program history

    By Frank Bonner II May 20, 2024

  • Memphis Tigers baseball plays longest game in program history

    The five-hour and 58-minute marathon marked the longest game by time in program history, eclipsing the record of five hours and 22 minutes vs. Middle Tennessee State set in 2008.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 18, 2024

• April 2024

  • Memphis baseball earns first conference road sweep since 2012

    The Memphis Tigers baseball team defeated Rice 2-1 Sunday, April 7 at Reckling Park in Houston to complete a three-game, road AAC sweep.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 07, 2024

• February 2024

  • Tigers record first victory in Riser era

    Memphis beat Jacksonville State 7-4 on Saturday, its first win under new coach Matt Riser.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2024

  • Tigers ready to open 2024 baseball season with new coach, high hopes

    Coach Matt Riser’s first season at Memphis will begin with a three-game series at Jacksonville State that opens Friday. 

    By Frank Bonner II February 15, 2024

• June 2023

  • New Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser expects to win, and now

    Matt Riser didn’t hold back on his high expectations for the Memphis baseball program during his introductory press conference. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 22, 2023

  • Memphis Tigers hire Matt Riser as new baseball coach

    Matt Riser was head coach at Southeastern Louisiana for 10 years. He replaces former Tigers coach Kerrick Jackson, who accepted a job at Missouri after just one season. 

    By Frank Bonner II June 19, 2023