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Riley McNemar Season 2024

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Riley McNemar Season 2024

PositionINF
Height5-5
YearJunior
HometownGalena, Kan.

HONORS & AWARDS
2023-24 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee 
2023-24 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2021-22 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
2021-22 Auburn Athletics Director Honor Roll

 
2024 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 37 games, primarily as a pinch runner for the Tigers … also saw reserve action at both second and third base … earned three starts at second base throughout the season … knocked a pair of hits, including a double … scored eight runs and added four RBI … finished the season 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … first start of the season came versus Belmont (2/9) … it was her first time stepping on the field since her shoulder surgery in February of 2023 … it also marked her first start since 2022 … first hit of the season was a double at Ole Miss (4/28) … scored twice and drove in two runs off a single versus Chattanooga (5/18) at the Tallahassee Regional
 
2023 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Appeared in six games as a pinch runner … scored a run versus Indiana (2/11) and Austin Peary (2/17) … had season-ending shoulder surgery on Feb. 24
 
2022 | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Appeared in 25 games in her debut season, earning a pair of starts at third base ... primarily saw action as a pinch hitter and a reserve infielder, seeing time at both second and third base … totaled six hits in 19 at bats for a .316 average … knocked two doubles and a home run for a .579 slugging clip … scored six runs and added five RBI … added a .350 on-base percentage … committed just one error in her 10 fielding chances … made her collegiate debut coming off the bench to play second against St. John’s (2/11) … slugged a one-run double versus UMass Lowell (2/13) to walk off Auburn’s run-rule victory … knocked a two-run double in a pinch-hit appearance versus Chattanooga (3/6) for her first multi-RBI game … knocked a two-run, pinch-hit home run at No. 10 Arkansas (4/10), the first home of her career, in front of a large group of family and friends that made the trek from Galena, Kansas … earned a pair of starts at third base during the Mississippi State (4/23 – 4/24) series, the firsts of her career
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team and second team All-State honors for Galena High School … selected first team All-Conference in back-to-back seasons … junior season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic … held a .534 batting average over the 2019 campaign … closed the 2018 season with a .506 average at the plate … member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club and Family Career and Community Leaders of America … is a National Greenbush Leadership Academy graduate … staple on the Galena Honor Roll … served as the Student Council President … participated in the Connect Mentorship Program … competes for Aces Fastpitch club team … over her club career held a .469 average … named Aces Defensive Player of the Year in 2018

PERSONAL
Born Riley Breann McNemar on Sept. 15, 2002, in Joplin, Mo. .... daughter of Rebecca and Mark McNemar ... has three siblings: Makayla, Blayze and Brodie … has a black belt in Taekwondo and is trained in multiple forms of martial arts ... graduated in May of 2024 with a degree in exercise science