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Jersey Number 4
Riley Ottesen
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Hometown:
- Highland, Utah
- High School:
- American Fork HS
- Prev School:
- American Fork HS
Bio
On Ottesen: Selected in the fifth round of the 2017 MLB Draft (160th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers … made 39 appearances with 18 starts over two seasons … 7-6 record with three saves … 5.37 ERA … 119 career strikeouts.
2017: Started 15 games as Utah's Saturday starter, making one appearance in relief (16 total games) … 4.93 ERA with a 5-4 record and one save … second on the team and ninth in the Pac-12 with 72 strikeouts … 95 innings pitched (eighth in the Pac-12) … three pickoffs tied for fourth in the Pac-12 … earned first win of the season against Ohio State, allowing one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts over six innings (2/25) … picked up the win over UTSA, allowing one run on six hits with six strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings pitched (3/5) … win over New Mexico State, throwing seven innings and allowing one run on six hits with five strikeouts (3/11) … five strikeouts in win over Oregon, throwing eight innings (4/1) … strong in no-decision against No. 1 Oregon State, allowing three runs on seven hits over seven innings (4/8) … allowed just two runs and five hits with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings against Arizona in no-decision, holding off the nation's third-ranked offense en-route to the win (4/21) … pitched the bottom of the 13th inning in relief appearance against BYU, earning the save with a strikeout (5/9) … career-high 11 strikeouts in win over Arizona State, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks (5/27).
2016: Second on the team with 23 appearances on the mound, including three starts … 6.38 ERA with a 2-2 record and two saves … 47 strikeouts … 42 1/3 innings pitched … save vs. Houston Baptist after pitching the final inning (3/5) … four innings with four strikeouts while allowing one run against Utah Valley (3/30) … one scoreless inning with two strikeouts vs. USC (4/9) … six strikeouts over 3 2/3 scoreless and hitless innings vs. Washington State to earn the save (5/8) … win vs. Stanford allowing one run on two hits with four strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings (5/15) … earned the win over Ole Miss in the NCAA regional, pitching three scoreless innings with four strikeouts (6/3) … season-high seven strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings vs. Tulane in the NCAA regional, allowing one run on two hits (6/5).
High School: Originally signed with Utah out of high school in 2012 before serving an LDS church mission in Japan … 2013 Deseret News Mr. Baseball … went 17-2 in two years on the mound at American Fork HS … 8-1 as a senior with a 1.54 ERA and 89 strikeouts … pitched a no-hitter against Lehi, striking out 13 … hit .382 with 34 hits and 21 RBI … 2012 5A MVP ... Valley Player of the Year ... helped lead American Fork to a 2012 state title ... hit .460 at the plate in 2012, going 9-1 on the mound with a 1.44 ERA in 63 innings pitched ... 81 strikeouts.
Major: Undeclared
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