Matt Riser

Matt Riser is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3]

Matt Riser
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSoutheastern Louisiana
ConferenceSouthland
Record232–142
Biographical details
Born (1984-06-25) June 25, 1984
New Orleans, Louisiana
Playing career
2003–2004Pearl River Community College
2005–2006Tulane
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Tulane (Asst.)
2008–2013Southeastern Louisiana (Asst.)
2014–presentSoutheastern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall232–142
TournamentsNCAA: 3–6

He grew up in Picayune, Mississippi where he played baseball with Major League Baseball player Rhyne Hughes. After a playing career at Pearl River Community College and Tulane and an appearance in the 2005 College World Series, Riser coached for one season as an assistant with the Green Wave under Rick Jones. He then moved to Southeastern Louisiana for six seasons. After head coach Jay Artigues resigned to become athletic director following the 2013 season, Riser was named interim head coach.[1] Riser was made permanent on January 24, 2014, the first day of spring practice.[4]

Head coaching records

Below is a table of Riser's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Southland Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Southeastern Louisiana 38–2518–125thNCAA Regional
2015 Southeastern Louisiana 41–1525–51st
2016 Southeastern Louisiana 40–2122–82ndNCAA Regional
2017 Southeastern Louisiana 37–2220–102ndNCAA Regional
2018 Southeastern Louisiana 37–2221–92nd
2019 Southeastern Louisiana 33–2719–11T-2nd
2020 Southeastern Louisiana 6–101–2Season canceled due to COVID-19
Southeastern Louisiana: 232–142126–57
Total:232–142

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References
  1. "Baseball Coaching Staff". Southeastern Louisiana Lions. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  2. Tammy Nunez (June 17, 2013). "Former Tulane player Matt Riser eager to prove himself as a young head coach at Southeastern Louisiana". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  3. "Southeastern's Bellairs resigns, baseball coach Artigues appointed Interim AD". SportsNOLA.com. June 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  4. "Riser tabbed at SLU". College Baseball Insider. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. "2014 Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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