Memphis baseball coach Matt Riser believes Tigers are headed toward a turnaround in Year 3
Memphis Tigers baseball coach Matt Riser (at the June 24 Tigers on Tour event) said, “Year 3 is a pivotal year for us.” (Parth Upadhyaya/The Daily Memphian)
Last August, Memphis baseball coach Matt Riser played a video for his team of Coastal Carolina’s run to the 2016 national championship.
Riser’s message was simple.
“See guys, it can be any of us,” Riser recalled telling his players. “You just have to believe.”
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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