UIndy Athletics

AWARDS
2022 D2CCA First Team All-American
2022 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American
2022 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year
2022 D2CCA Midwest Region Pitcher of the Year
2022 GLVC Pitcher of the Year
2022 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Midwest Region
2022 D2CCA First Team All-Midwest Region
2022 NCBWA First Team All-Midwest Region
2022 All-GLVC First Team
2022 GLVC Pitcher of the Week (2/21, 3/14, 3/28)

2022
Had one of the best statistical seasons for a pitcher in UIndy baseball history, throwing 80-1/3 innings on the bump with a final strikeout total of 128, which finished second all-time on the UIndy baseball single season strikeout leaderboard ... ended the year with a 14.34 strikeouts per nine innings average which ranked towards the top of the NCAA Division II ... finished with an ERA of 2.24 which was the lowest on the team of pitchers who threw 10 or more innings and ranked highly in the NCAA DII rankings ... tallied a final WHIP of 0.98 which was the lowest by a Greyhound pitcher that has thrown over 10 innings in a full season since 2016 (does not include shortened 2020 season) ... carried an eight game streak where he tallied double-digit strikeouts in a single contest with his season-high of 14 coming in a win against Lake Erie (3/13) ... earned the start on the mound in the GLVC Championship Tournament first round game against top-seeded Drury where he tossed seven complete innings of work and managed 11 strikeouts against one of the best offensive teams in the conference to help the Hounds pull off a stunning 11-1 upset over the Panthers ... earned a handful of prestigious honors during the season which included being a D2CCA First Team All-American, a NCBWA Second Team All-American, an ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American, and the GLVC Pitcher of the Year.

2021
Tossed 25-1/3 innings of work from the mound with a final WHIP of 1.54 ... recorded 29 strikeouts which was tied for the fourth-best mark on the team ... tallied his season-high of 7 Ks in games against Maryville (4/3) and Lindenwood (5/15).

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-sport athlete at Portage High School where he lettered in wrestling, football, and baseball … as a junior, posted 62 strikeouts for the Indians in 46 innings thrown … was apart of the Sectional Championship Runner-Up team during his junior season … as a senior, was named Academic All-State in baseball … finished ranked in the top 30 in his class … apart of the Honor Roll, National Honor Society, and National Language Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Born on July 11 … Son of Nina and Jeremy Rivas … has a sister, Mya … studying Mechanical Engineering.