2020 Baseball Roster
Riki DeSa
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Consumer Affairs
- Hometown:
- Hilo, Hawai'i
- Prev School:
- De Anza College
2021 (Senior): Appeared in eight games, making two starts at second base … Did not record a hit in 12 at-bats.
2020: 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19 pandemic (granted extra season of eligibility) … Made eight starts at second base, playing in 10 games … Hit .235 with seven RBI … Scored five runs on the year and had a team-high four sacrifice bunts … Made his first start of the year against Washington, going 1-for-2 with a home run (Feb. 18) … Had at least one RBI in all three games of the Wake Forest Series … Doubled and walked in the series finale against the Demon Deacons, driving in a pair … Started all three games against Xavier … Drove in a run and scored in the series opener (Mar. 6) … Singled and walked on March 7.
2019 (Junior): Started 14 times while appearing in 25 games for the Dirtbags in his first season with the program … Made eight starts in the outfield, two starts at DH, two at second base and two at third base … Collected 16 hits in 56 at-bats for a .286 average, good for third-best on the team among all batters … Hit four doubles and one home run, scored 10 times and drove in three runs … Got his first start at TCU on Mar. 10, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored … Followed that up with a two-hit game Mar. 12 against UCLA … Hit a leadoff home run on Mar. 19 at USC, scoring a pair of runs in that contest … Collected at least one hit in each of his last five starts to close out the season.
Prior to LBSU: Played two seasons at De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif. … Hit .366 as a sophomore in 2018, scoring 27 runs and driving in 23 in 28 games … Was a .273 hitter as a freshman , with 28 runs, 19 RBIs and seven stolen bases in 37 games played … Had the versatility to play shortstop and outfield for the Dons.
High School: Spent four years on varsity at Prospect High School, located in Saratoga, Calif. … Was a .443 career hitter in 105 games, going 59-for-66 in stolen base attempts and was not caught stealing in his final two high school seasons … Hit .483 or better in each of his first three seasons and had a staggering .620 on-base percentage as a junior in 2015.
Personal: Son of Dean and Nami … His grandfather, Richard DeSa, pitched professionally in Japan.
