UC Santa Barbara
Career Stats: 77 GP, 164 AB, .244/.319/.354, 40 H, 40 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 47 K, 12 BB, 22 SB, 26 SBA
2015: Made 34 appearances in his senior season, including 10 starts ... Opened the year as a platoon starter (against lefties) in right field ... Finished the regular season with a .196 average, .283 OBP, and .314 slugging percentage ... Stole five bases in six attempts ... Went 4-6, scored three runs, and smashed his only home run (impressively enough, to right center field at spacious Caesar Uyesaka Stadium) of the season in a 17-2 win over Dartmouth on Mar. 21 ... Appeared in the team's final eight games of the year ... Has been held hitless over his last 20 ABs ... Went 2-2 and reached base four times in a Mar. 15 win over Wichita State ... Hit .278 in two-out situations.
2014: In his first healthy year for the Gauchos, entered 43 games with 32 starts ... Batted .265 with a .336 on-base percentage, .372 slugging percentage, 30 hits, 29 runs scored, nine RBIs, eight extra-base hits, six walks, 29 strikeouts, and 11 total sacrifices in 113 at-bats ... Led the team and ranked third in the Big West with 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts ... Started 22 games in right field, eight in center field, and two at designated hitter ... Saw starts at the leadoff, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth spots in the lineup ... Team went 16-6 with him as the starting right fielder ... Put up a .256/.298/.372 slash line in conference play ... Had six multi-hit games ... Ended the season on a six-game hit streak and 11-game reach base streak ... Had three-hit games against San Jose State (Feb. 22) and Arizona (Mar. 9) ... Scored the walk-off run on an Andrew Calica single in a Mar. 11 game against Pepperdine after walking to lead off the ninth inning ... Swiped four bags in the final two games of the USF series on May 17 & 18 ... Hit his only home run of the year in the USF opener on May 16 ... Batted .303 with the bases empty and had a .375 OBP in leadoff at-bats ... Was teammates with Dalton Kelly in summer ball on the Corvallis Knights, finishing runner up in the West Coast League and putting up stats of .294/.375/.538, 40 GP, 119 AB, 23 SB, 23 R, 21 RBIs ... Hit a game-winning three-run homer in the first game of the West Coast League Championship Series against Bellingham.
2013: Used a redshirt year after sustaining an ACL injury.
Chabot College: Played his junior college ball at Chabot College in Hayward, Cailf. under head coach Steve Friend… In his 2 years he tallied 11 home runs … Was an All-Golden Gate Conference selection in 2011.
High School: Played his high school ball for the Wolves of San Ramon Valley High School in Danville, Cailf. under head coach Chris DeClerq … Played outfield and pitcher … In his senior season, he hit .370 with four home runs … Was an All-East Bay selection his senior season.
Personal: Born on Feb. 21, 1992 in Danville, Calif. … Parents are Jean Riggi and Greg Quinlan … Siblings are Jessica Quinlan, Cole Pickavance, and Cait Pickavance … Currently majoring in sociology … Aspires to either play professional or coach … Favorite teams include the San Francisco 49ers and Giants … Favorite athletes are Buster Posey and Josh Hamilton … Favorite movies are Die Hard, The Sandlot, and For The Love of The Game … Enjoys reading anything sports related … Favorite TV shows are How I Met Your Mother, Sportscenter, Workaholics, and 24.
