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Riley Gates
#26PositionLeft Hand Pitcher
Weight187 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownSanta Clara
Previous SchoolSnow Canyon HS
Personal
- Parents are Travis and Sue Gates
- Married Madie Siddoway of the BYU soccer team in January 2018
- Brother Reggie played baseball for USU Eastern
- Cousin Hunter Dimick was a defensive end at the University of Utah and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars
- Eagle Scout
- Served a mission to Resistencia, Argentina
- Majoring in Spanish
Before BYU
- Prepped at Snow Canyon High School where he was coached by Reed Secrist and Wally Ritchie
- Recorded 317 strikeouts in varsity prep baseball career
- Gatorade Utah baseball player of the year and 3A MVP as a senior in 2013
- Second team all state as a freshman l and First team all state as a sophomore, junior, and senior
- Had a 4-6 record, a 0.83 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 59 innings, batting .432 as a senior
- in 2013 also playing at first base, batted .446 with three home runs and 37 RBI
- Team won back-to-back 3A titles
- Had a 9-1 record season as a junior in 2012 when he struck out 109 batters and had a 0.82 ERA in 59 innings, batting .375
- As a sophomore he batted .450 with 16 doubles and three home runs
- 3A all-tournament team and third team All-American honors voted on by the NHSBCA (National High School Baseball Coaches Association).
- Class valedictorian
- Recruited by Arizona, Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Utah, San Diego, New Mexico, Stanford, Cal State Northridge, Dixie State and SLCC.