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Billye Rivas

 

Hometown: Position:
Fayetteville, NC Catcher
High School/Previous College: Class:
Douglas Byrd HS/Appalachian St. Univ. SR
Height: B/T:
5-6 R/R

2008: Appeared in 20 games with four starts... Finished .348 on the season with seven RBI... Hit clutch two-out triple in extra innings against Virginia Wesleyan to score the game-tying run... USA South All-Conference Honorable Mention selection... Methodist Scholar Athlete.

2007: Saw action in 31 games with 26 starts primarily as the designated player... Hit .333 on the year with a home run against Webster in the NFCA Leadoff Classic... Named USA South All-Conference Honorable Mention selection... Methodist Scholar Athlete... Received USA South Academic All-Conference honors.

2006: Spent two years at Division I Appalachian State University.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in softball, basketball and volleyball... Captained basketball and softball teams... Named All-District Academic Athlete... Selected to All-Conference softball team in 2004.

PERSONAL: Major is Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Management... Parents are William and Cheryle Rivas... Favorite TV show is "Grey's Anatomy"...Favorite movie is "A League of Their Own"...Most admired athlete growing up was Michael Jordan...Favorite athletic team is the Texas Longhorns... Dream job is to be a lawyer.

OVERALL                          
Year GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG % BB SB AVG FLD%
2007 31/26 54 2 18 2 0 1 7 .426 13 0-0 .333 1.000
2008 20/4 23 3 8 2 1 0 7 .522 4 0-0 .348 .917
Totals 51/30 77 5 26 4 1 1 14 .455 17 0-0 .338 .971
USA SOUTH                          
Year GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG % BB SB AVG FLD%
2007 12/10 23 0 8 2 0 0 3 .435 3 0-0 .348 1.000
2008 10/2 13 2 5 1 0 0 5 .462 1 0-0 .385 1.000
Totals 22/12 36 2 13 3 0 0 8 .444 4 0-0 .361 1.000