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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS

2020 Softball Roster

Megan Connelly
Brendan Maloney
Scott Larson
Scott Larson
Brendan Maloney

22 Riley Casper

  • Position IF
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Encinitas, Calif.
  • Highschool La Costa Canyon HS
  • Connect JR

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2020 Academic All-Big Sky Conference

2020 - SENIOR SEASON
Started all 22 games she played in… batted .180, with nine hits in 50 at bats…. had two doubles, two RBI and seven runs scored… was 3-4 with three runs scored in a win against UC Santa Barbara (2/28)… was 2-4 with one run batted in against Hawai’i (2/23)… earned Academic All-Big Sky Conference… maintains senior eligibility due to COVID-19-shortened season.

2019 - JUNIOR SEASON
Played in 43 games, starting 39 of them… hit .248 with four doubles, two triples and two home runs. Casper finished with 12 RBIs and a .381 slugging percentage… Led the team with seven sacrifice hits… Went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI in a win against UNLV (2/23)… Went 3-for-4 in a win over Pacific (2/15)… Opened the season by matching her career high with three hits, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs against UC Riverside (2/8)… Went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and two RBIs against Idaho State (3/23)… In the Northern Colorado series she had two sacrifice bunts… She recorded the first game with multiple triples by a Viking player this season, going 3-for-4 with eight total bases and three RBIs against Santa Clara (4/6)… Had a multi-hit game and scored a run on the road against Montana (4/13)… Scored two runs, had an RBI and a base hit against Southern Utah (4/19)… Reached base safely in four straight games from 4/19 to 4/27.

2018 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 49 games, making 49 starts as a sophomore… Hit .231 with a .293 on base percentage and a .289 slugging percentage… Tallied 13 runs scored, 11 runs batted in, two doubles, a triple, and first career home run. Walked six times and stole one base… Recorded six multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… Hit first career home run, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and three RBIs in the Vikings season finale win at Southern Utah (5/6)… Scored twice and drove in a career-high four runs with a triple in a win over Northern Colorado (4/14)… Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three runs batted in against North Dakota (3/24)… Went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored against Bryant (3/16)… Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against New Mexico State (3/9)… Went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk against No. 1 Washington (3/4)… Recorded first career multi-hit game, going 3-for-3 with a run scored at UTEP (2/25)… Picked up first hit of the season, going 1-for-3 in the season opener against Sam Houston State (2/9). 

2017 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 24 games, making 11 starts, as a true freshman. Hit .135, going 5-for-36 with three runs scored, six runs driven in, and three doubles. Tallied two multi-RBI games… Drove in two and scored first career run with a double, going 1-for-4 at UNLV (3/12)… Doubled for first career hit and drove in first two RBIs going 1-for-2 against DePaul (3/10)… Made Portland State debut and first career start at second base against Murray State (2/10).   

BEFORE PORTLAND STATE
Played varsity softball all four years at La Costa Canyon High School… All-League Honorable Mention as a junior… All-League Second Team as a sophomore… Team was Avocado West League Champions and Division 2 San Diego CIF Champions in 2015… Team Silver Slugger award winner as a sophomore and Golden Glove award winner as a freshman… Two-Time Scholar-Athlete (sophomore and senior)… Played for the California Cruisers AE in 2015.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Daughter of Greg and Darielle Casper… has one brother, Ryan… enjoys going to the beach, watching movies, running, hanging out with her dogs, playing softball, spending time with family, and cooking and baking.

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2017Freshman

    IF
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2018Sophomore

    IF
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2019Junior

    IF
    5'6"
    22
  • 22

    2020Senior

    IF
    5'6"
    22
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