2022 Baseball Roster
Roster
Riggins, Hunter

Jersey Number 30
Hunter Riggins
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hernando, Miss.
- Prev School:
- Delta State
Bio
Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll during his first semester at Southern Miss in the Fall of 2021.
Delta State (2021-CJr.): Made 16 appearances, all coming as starts…Ended the year with a 9-4 record and 2.97 ERA…Struck out 91 batters in 115 innings…Posted four complete games…Named to D2CCA First-Team All-South Region and NCBWA Second-Team All-South Region Teams…Member of ABCA All-South Region First-Team…Graduated with a degree in Business.
Delta State (2020-Jr.): Appeared in seven games, started six prior to the end of the season due to COVID-19…Posted a 4-2 record and 2.79 ERA in 38.2 innings with 33 strikeouts…Enjoyed two complete games and five shutout innings.
Delta State (2019-So.): Enjoyed a record breaking sophomore season, making 16 appearances and starting in all of them…Posted an 11-4 record and 1.88 ERA (9th-best in NCAA)…Struck out 82 batters in 110 innings…Threw four complete games and one shutout…Struck out five or more batters in eight of 16 starts…Propelled Statesmen to a 42-14 record and another GSC Regular Season Title…Finished as Runner-Ups in the NCAA South Region…Named to the GSC All-Tournament Team…Awarded the GSC’s Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Named 2019 First-Team All-GSC and 2019 ABCA, D2CCA, and NCBWA First-Team All-South Region…Earned Honorable Mention D2CCA and NCBWA All-American and Third-Team All-American Honors by ABCA.
Delta State (2018-Fr.): Appeared in 18 games for the Statesmen as a reliever…Contributed to a 42-11 record and Gulf South Conference Regular Season Title…Registered a 3.09 ERA, a 3-2 record, and six saves…Struck out 33 in 32 innings…Did not allow a run in 12 of 18 appearances and 15 of 32 innings pitched.
Prep: Earned two letters in baseball at Hernando High School…Appeared in 65 games for Coach David Lara…As a senior, enjoyed a .342 batting average along with 38 hits and 16 runs…Also added on 16 RBIs and record an on base percentage of .398 and an OPS (on-base + slugging) of .803…Toed the rubber 25 times for the Tigers…Recorded a 4-3 record and 2.07 ERA in 15 appearances…Struck out 115 batters in 77.2 innings…Fell to Tupelo in the North State Championship Series of 2017 MHSAA 6A Baseball Tournament…Named to the MAC’s CrossRoads Diamond Club 5A/6A North All-Star Team…Ranked as the 23rd-best player in Mississippi and fifth-ranked right handed pitcher…
Personal: Son of Kate Medders…Has three brothers, Spencer, Matt, and Josh…Majoring in Sport Management…Born August 10, 1998.
Delta State (2021-CJr.): Made 16 appearances, all coming as starts…Ended the year with a 9-4 record and 2.97 ERA…Struck out 91 batters in 115 innings…Posted four complete games…Named to D2CCA First-Team All-South Region and NCBWA Second-Team All-South Region Teams…Member of ABCA All-South Region First-Team…Graduated with a degree in Business.
Delta State (2020-Jr.): Appeared in seven games, started six prior to the end of the season due to COVID-19…Posted a 4-2 record and 2.79 ERA in 38.2 innings with 33 strikeouts…Enjoyed two complete games and five shutout innings.
Delta State (2019-So.): Enjoyed a record breaking sophomore season, making 16 appearances and starting in all of them…Posted an 11-4 record and 1.88 ERA (9th-best in NCAA)…Struck out 82 batters in 110 innings…Threw four complete games and one shutout…Struck out five or more batters in eight of 16 starts…Propelled Statesmen to a 42-14 record and another GSC Regular Season Title…Finished as Runner-Ups in the NCAA South Region…Named to the GSC All-Tournament Team…Awarded the GSC’s Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Named 2019 First-Team All-GSC and 2019 ABCA, D2CCA, and NCBWA First-Team All-South Region…Earned Honorable Mention D2CCA and NCBWA All-American and Third-Team All-American Honors by ABCA.
Delta State (2018-Fr.): Appeared in 18 games for the Statesmen as a reliever…Contributed to a 42-11 record and Gulf South Conference Regular Season Title…Registered a 3.09 ERA, a 3-2 record, and six saves…Struck out 33 in 32 innings…Did not allow a run in 12 of 18 appearances and 15 of 32 innings pitched.
Prep: Earned two letters in baseball at Hernando High School…Appeared in 65 games for Coach David Lara…As a senior, enjoyed a .342 batting average along with 38 hits and 16 runs…Also added on 16 RBIs and record an on base percentage of .398 and an OPS (on-base + slugging) of .803…Toed the rubber 25 times for the Tigers…Recorded a 4-3 record and 2.07 ERA in 15 appearances…Struck out 115 batters in 77.2 innings…Fell to Tupelo in the North State Championship Series of 2017 MHSAA 6A Baseball Tournament…Named to the MAC’s CrossRoads Diamond Club 5A/6A North All-Star Team…Ranked as the 23rd-best player in Mississippi and fifth-ranked right handed pitcher…
Personal: Son of Kate Medders…Has three brothers, Spencer, Matt, and Josh…Majoring in Sport Management…Born August 10, 1998.
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