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From the Field: Chris Rivera, P, Long Beach State Baseball

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  • Long Beach State visited Hawaii this season, and as always they had a very talented team. They took 2 of 3 from Hawaii.
  • Chris Rivera (Junior) is the teams closer and had a very strong season. He went 2-3 with 11 saves, allowing only 31 hits in 36.2 innings. He struck out 45 and only walked 5. Opposing batters only hit .230 off him
  • He was on my list not only for the strong 2018 campaign he was having but also his 2017 season–he saved 13 games while allowing opposing batters to only hit .172.
  • Late in the season, the team shirted Rivera from the classic closer role to more of a multi-inning deployment. If he would have stayed a strict closer I think his numbers would have been insane, but I also understand wanting to stretch out his talent across multiple innings.
  • Following the season Rivera was selected to the second team, All-Big West.
  • And this past June he was taken the MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 33rd Round.