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Jersey Number 12
Lorenzo Rios
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Yorkville, Illinois
- High School:
- Yorkville
Honors
- 2026 CSC Academic All-District®
2026: Took over as the starting catcher and the Owls were 27-11 in his 38 starts… Hit .223 for the season but closed with a .303 average over the last 15 games. Ranked fourth in the conference, throwing out 10 runners attempting to steal… Only charged with one error in 267 chances… Laid down a sacrifice bunt with two on and none out in the bottom of the ninth vs. Wichita State in the American Conference Championship opening game that resulted in an error to bring home the winning run… Fifth on the team with a .292 average at Reckling Park… Hit .667 in the sweep of UAB (4x6) and drove in four runs, including three on 5/3… Also drove in three at Grand Canyon on 3/14… Made the start on Opening Day against his former school (Northwestern) and was 1x2.
2025: Played in 17 games and made nine starts (seven at catcher, two at first base)… Threw out five of 11 base stealers, including his last four in a row… Hit in back-to-back games at Tulane (4/5) and vs. Houston (4/15), including a double vs. the Green Wave.
Prior to Rice: Transferred from Northwestern after hitting. 262 in 24 games (18 starts) and slashing .262/.366/.475… Eight of his 16 hits were for extra bases (eight doubles, one triple, one home run)… Hit .250 in five games vs. AAC teams (2x8 in two games vs. Tulane and 2x8 in three games vs. UTSA) with three of his eight doubles… Drove in a career-high four vs. Maryland on 4/13… First home run came vs. Began his collegiate career at Presbyterian College (Clinton, S.C.) … Played in 34 games with 14 starts … made 12 starts at designated hitter and a start apiece at first base and behind the plate … totaled 10 hits with a pair of doubles and a homer … scored eight runs and drove in six runs … tallied a season-high three hits including his first career homer against Georgia State (3/4/23) … scored two runs while drawing three walks against Western Michigan (3/7/23) … reached base via a hit by pitch four times … recorded two RBIs against Wofford and Campbell… All-Area and All Southwest Prairie Conference selection as a senior at Yorkville ((IL) High School in 2022 as the Foxes finished 29-8 and captured the conference title… Hit .374 and posted a .488 OBP.
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