Riley Bertram

Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke

Class:
Freshman
Position:
IF
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 180
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Hometown:
Zionsville, Ind.
High School:
Zionsville

Updated June 4, 2022

Senior (2022)
• Had two hits against Oklahoma (Feb. 20)
• Hit a two-run double against Seton Hall (Feb. 25)
• Had two hits, including a triple, and three RBI in a win at FIU (Feb. 27)
• Collected his first career homer in the seventh inning against No. 21 Maryland (March 4), a two-run shot that tied the game at 4-4 en route to a 7-4 victory
• Had two hits against Indiana State (March 6)
• Had two hits in the first game of a DH at Louisville (March 11)
• Batted 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base at #4 Vanderbilt (March 15)
• Batted 4-for-5 with a double and three runs scored vs. Dayton (March 18)
• Walked three times and stole a base in a 4-2 victory over Dayton (March 20)
• Drove home the eventual winning run in a 2-0 win over Iowa (April 3)
• Had a three-run homer in the first inning of a win against Wright State (May 11) while finishing the game with two hits and four RBI.
• Had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs in a win over Rutgers (May 20)
• Hit safely in each of his first three at bats with two doubles as part of a 4-for-5 game with three RBI in a B1G Tournament win vs. No. 1-seed Maryland (May 27)
• Had two hits, scored two runs and was on base three times in a B1G Tournament win vs. Iowa (May 29)
• Had two hits in the Big Ten Tournament championship win vs. Rutgers (May 29)
• Named Big Ten All-Tournament team at shortstop.
• Recorded a game-high three hits with a walk and a run scored in an NCAA victory against Oregon (June 3)
• Had two hits, including an RBI single to chase Louisville ace Jared Poland from the game in the fifth inning of an NCAA Tournament win over Louisville (June 4).

Junior (2021)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Started 31 of 37 games played at second base
• Led the team in stolen bases with eight successful attempts in nine tries.
• Had a hit, walk and stole home in a 4-0 win over Purdue in the first game of a doubleheader (March 13)
• Had a pair of doubles in a win over Purdue (March 14)
• Had three hits, including two doubles,, three RBI and two of Michigan's seven stolen bases in a victory over Ohio State (April 10)
• Doubled and scored three runs in a victory over Ohio State (April 11)
• Had two hits and drew three walks in a win at Minnesota (April 16)
• Stole two bases and scored a run in a win at Minnesota (April 17)
• Drove home the game-winning run against Rutgers (April 23) with an eight-inning single up the middle
• Had three hits in two NCAA Tournament games against UConn and Central Michigan
• Collected a pair of run-scoring doubles against Maryland 9May 15), finishing with three RBI in the game

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Started all 15 games at second base for the Wolverines
• Finished the season with four doubles, 10 runs scored and 10 RBI
• Reached base at a .290 clip on the campaign
• Collected five multi-hit games on the season
• Went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored against Cal Poly (Feb. 29)
• Tied a career-high with three RBI against Cal (March 4)
• Stole a career-best two bases against UConn (Feb. 21)

Freshman (2019)
• Collegiate debut: against Binghamton (Feb. 17)
• Appeared in 23 contests, making three starts in the middle infield
• Finished the season with a .383 batting average and .515 on-base percentage
• Scored two runs in a win over Creighton, sending the Wolverines to Super Regionals (June 3)
• Drove in three runs with a season-high two doubles against Creighton (June 2)
• Reached base five times in a 10-4 victory over Cincinnati, marking the first four-hit game of his career (June 1)
• Recorded his first career double in a win over Northwestern (April 21)
• Picked up his first collegiate hit and RBI in a victory over Stetson (March 23)

Prep
• Prep Baseball Report Indiana Ranking: SS (4) Overall (20)
• Perfect Game Indiana State Ranking: SS (3), Overall (18)
• Four-year varsity letter winner at Zionsville High School
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Central Region Honorable Mention
• 2018 All-State Second Team selection
• 2018 Indiana All-Star selection
• 2018 All-Conference selection
• 2017 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2016 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2015 All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Member of the National Honor Society

Personal
• Riley Spencer Bertram
• Son of Vince and Jill Bertram
• Born Dec. 16, 1999
• Brother Drew plays baseball at Purdue University (2017-present)
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Majors in communications