2016 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 34
Riley Nix
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- High School:
- Hillcrest
- Position:
- OF
Notable: Was a member of Air Force football team freshman and sophomore season as a reserve quarterback.
Sophomore (2016):
- Played in four games.
- Made debut against Adams State.
- Scored a run against Omaha.
- Had first-career at bat against SIUE.
HIGH SCHOOL (Hillcrest): Lettered four years in football and three in baseball…team captain as a senior…Hillcrest Golden Glove award recipient…two-year team captain in football…6A Alabama All-State quarterback in 2013…West Alabama Football Class 6A All-Star…The Tuscaloosa and USA Today/American Family Insurance All-USA Top Performer (Dec. 24, 2013) in football…Senior class president…Hillcrest High School Ambassador…HHS Top Senior, Academic All-Star, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Beta Club member...high school baseball coach was Mark Garner…played summer ball for Tuscaloosa Baseball, coached by Mickey Hollyhand.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 26…son of David and Lisa Nix…has an older brother…uncle, Bubba Satcher, is an Air Force Academy graduate.
Why I came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy to get a top-notch education, to push myself as a leader and a person, and to compete athletically at the Div. I level.”
Sophomore (2016):
- Played in four games.
- Made debut against Adams State.
- Scored a run against Omaha.
- Had first-career at bat against SIUE.
HIGH SCHOOL (Hillcrest): Lettered four years in football and three in baseball…team captain as a senior…Hillcrest Golden Glove award recipient…two-year team captain in football…6A Alabama All-State quarterback in 2013…West Alabama Football Class 6A All-Star…The Tuscaloosa and USA Today/American Family Insurance All-USA Top Performer (Dec. 24, 2013) in football…Senior class president…Hillcrest High School Ambassador…HHS Top Senior, Academic All-Star, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Beta Club member...high school baseball coach was Mark Garner…played summer ball for Tuscaloosa Baseball, coached by Mickey Hollyhand.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 26…son of David and Lisa Nix…has an older brother…uncle, Bubba Satcher, is an Air Force Academy graduate.
Why I came to the Academy: “I came to the Academy to get a top-notch education, to push myself as a leader and a person, and to compete athletically at the Div. I level.”
Nix Career Hitting Stats
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 (So.) | .000 | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Falcons finish series sweep against Utah Valley
Tuesday, April 14
Falcons Ten Run Utah Valley 17-7 on Monday
Monday, April 13
Falcons finish series sweep vs Fresno State
Sunday, April 12
8th inning rally gives Falcons win over Fresno State
Saturday, April 11







