2023 University of Florida Graduate (Spring)
2023 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 ABCA Second Team All-Region
2023 College World Series All-Tournament Team
2023 SEC All-Tournament Team
2023 Third Team Preseason All-American (Collegiate Baseball)
2022 First Team All-SECÂ
2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Semifinalist
2022 SEC Co-Player of the Week (May 9)
2021 Second Team All-Sun Belt
Career:
- All-time Gator Great lauded for his ability to step up in the clutch and his leadership in guiding Florida to the 2023 College World Series Finals
- Finished career ranking sixth in program history with 1,144 putouts and holding status at catcher on Florida’s single-season all-time home run team
- Launched 34 home runs and 20 doubles while driving in 123 runs in 133 games including 130 starts across two seasons at Florida
- Batted .274/.373/.548 with 128 hits, three triples, 95 runs scored, 60 walks and 11 stolen bases over 467 career at bats
- Fielded to an elite .990 clip with 72 assists across 1,228 defensive chances
2023 (Senior*):
- Honored as an ABCA Second Team All-Region standout in addition to earning a spot on the College World Series All-Tournament Team and SEC All-Tournament Team
- Played in 69 games featuring 68 starts at catcher, first base and designated hitter
- Batted .246/.374/.546 in 240 at bats
- Set career highs in home runs (19), triples (two), doubles (11), RBI (68), runs (57) and on-base percentage (.371)
- Landed in UF's single-season record books in putouts (672 - 2nd) and home runs (T-12th)
- Tied the single-season program record at the catcher position for home runs while ranking second in RBI and runs
- Also tallied 59 hits, 39 walks, 12 hit-by-pitches and five stolen bases
- Launched nine home runs in 16 postseason games to conclude his collegiate career
- Collected three hits (3-for-5) including a home run and a double while adding five RBI and two runs scored in the season opener vs. Charleston Southern on Feb. 17
- Went 3-for-5 with a home run, triple, five RBI and three runs scored in the series-clinching win over Miami on March 5
- Homered and triples while going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs at Ole Miss on March 25
- Swatted homers in back-to-back games against Bethune-Cookman on April 4 and at Tennessee on April 6
- Went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs scored in the victory over Missouri on April 28
- Drilled two home runs, finishing 2-for-3 with three RBI and three runs in the victory at Texas A&M on May 5
- Drove in four runs en route to a 2-for-4 day with one double in the game one win at Kentucky on May 18
- Set a program record with three home runs and 10 RBI at the SEC Tournament, going 4-for-13 across UF’s three games in Hoover
- Delivered a three-run, walk-off homer in the 11th inning to defeat Alabama in the SEC Tournament on May 24
- Homered twice while tallying five RBI in the win vs. Vanderbilt in Hoover on May 25
- Popped two home runs while going 2-for-4 with four RBI as the Gators defeated Texas Tech to win the NCAA Gainesville Regional on June 5
- Contributed one homer and one double, finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the win against Virginia at the College World Series on June 16
- Homered in back-to-back games vs. LSU in the College World Series Finals on June 24 and 25
- Racked up 17 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI performances
- Produced a .989 fielding percentage across 729 defensive chances
2022 (Junior*):
- Named All-SEC First Team at catcher
- Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Semifinalist
- Honored as SEC Co-Player of the Week (May 9)
- Led all SEC catchers in home runs (15), RBI (55) and slugging percentage (.551)
- Played in 64 games including 62 starts at catcher, first base and designated hitter
- Slashed .304/.371/.551 with 25 extra-base hits, 38 runs and six stolen bases
- Hit his first homer as a Gator while driving in a pair vs. Liberty on Feb. 20
- Went 3-for-4 with a double against Georgia State on Feb. 27
- Drove in four runs and homered vs. Florida A&M on March 2
- Collected three hits and a home run at Alabama on March 18
- Homered in a second-straight game at Alabama on March 19 while driving in two runs, scoring two runs and stealing two bags
- Went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI against No. 2 Arkansas on April 8
- Homered three times and drove in a then-career-high five runs while going 3-for-4 at Vanderbilt on April 16
- Recorded three hits and three RBI en route to a 3-for-5 day vs. Kentucky on April 30
- Turned in a 4-for-4 performance at the plate with a home run and career-high six RBI at Mississippi State on May 6
- Honored as SEC Co-Player of the Week on May 9 after slashing .533/.556/1.133 with a 1.689 OPS and team-best eight RBI to power Florida to a 4-0 record and a three-game series sweep at Mississippi State.
- Homered against No. 1 Tennessee in the SEC Tournament Championship on may 29 while going 2-for-5 with two RBI
- Tallied 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI performances, both of which ranked third on the team
- Posted a .992 fielding percentage across 499 defensive chances
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
- Played three seasons at Coastal Carolina before joining the Gators, earning All-Sun Belt Second Team honors in 2021
- Batted .267/.367/.477 with 12 home runs, one triple, 16 doubles, 46 runs, 43 RBI and nine stolen bases in 258 at-bats across 83 career games (65 starts)
- During his final season at Coastal Carolina in 2021, slashed .270/.354/.459 with career highs in hits (50), home runs (12), doubles (11), RBI (27), runs (27), walks (17), steals (eight) and fielding percentage (.980)
- Four-time letterwinner in baseball under coaches Kyle Rustay and Scott Kelly at Lassiter High School
- Was a 2018 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American at Lassiter High School
- Two-time second-team Class AAAAAA All-State selection (2017, 2018)
- Four-time All-Region honoree
- Also a four-year letterwinner as a member of the football team (quarterback and punter)
- One of 10 students from across the United States named a recipient of the 2018 PFL Character Scholarship
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PERSONAL:
- Son of Duane and Cappi Riopelle
- Has one sister, Brynn
- Majoring in sport management at Florida
- Hobbies include fishing, hunting and playing pool
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|
AVG |
GP |
GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SLG% |
BB |
HBP |
SO |
GDP |
OB% |
SF |
SH |
SB |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD% |
| 2019* |
.235 |
23 |
6 |
34 |
11 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
.324 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
.413 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
112 |
6 |
3 |
.975 |
| 2020* |
.282 |
12 |
12 |
39 |
8 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
.692 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
.378 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
87 |
9 |
3 |
.970 |
| 2021* |
.270 |
48 |
47 |
185 |
27 |
50 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
27 |
.459 |
17 |
7 |
77 |
1 |
.354 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
302 |
35 |
7 |
.980 |
| 2022 |
.304 |
64 |
62 |
227 |
38 |
69 |
9 |
1 |
15 |
55 |
.551 |
21 |
6 |
78 |
3 |
.371 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
472 |
23 |
4 |
.992 |
| 2023 |
.246 |
69 |
68 |
240 |
57 |
59 |
11 |
2 |
19 |
68 |
.546 |
39 |
12 |
85 |
2 |
.374 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
672 |
49 |
8 |
.989 |
| Total |
.272 |
216 |
1955 |
725 |
141 |
197 |
36 |
4 |
46 |
166 |
.523 |
94 |
25 |
256 |
8 |
.370 |
9 |
9 |
20 |
1,645 |
122 |
25 |
.986 |
* Statistics from prior team/school
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at Mississippi State, May 6, 2022
Doubles: 1, 20 times
Home Runs: 3, at Vanderbilt, April 16, 2022
Total Bases: 12, at Vanderbilt, April 16, 2022
RBI: 6, at Mississippi State, May 6, 2022
Runs Scored: 3, six times
Walks: 3, two times, last vs. Georgia, April 14, 2023
Struck out: 3, five times
Sacrifice Flies: 1, nine times
At bats:Â 6, two times, last vs. LSU, June 25, 2023
Stolen bases: 2, two times, last vs. Florida Atlantic, March 7, 2023
Assists: 4, vs. UConn, June 4, 2023
Putouts: 18, at Tennessee, April 6, 2023
