Bio

Riley Self came to Gulf Coast midway through the 2021-22 academic year, and he quickly helped turn the Bulldogs into one of the top pitching teams in the state. The Bulldogs finished with the fourth-best ERA in MACCC play in his first season in coaching having brought a College World Series championship ring with him. He earned the ring as part of Mississippi State’s 2021 title team.

Self went 13-2 with a 3.85 ERA during his Mississippi State career, striking out 112 batters in 112.1 innings. He appeared in 86 games, sixth-most in school history, including seven during the Bulldogs’ championship season before undergoing Tommy John surgery. He was 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA through seven appearances in the COVID-shortened 2020 season and had five wins in both his freshman and sophomore seasons. Self was named Freshman All-American by Baseball American and Collegiate Baseball. 

He lettered five times at Magnolia Heights School was on Collegiate Baseball’s All-American First Team as a senior.

Self has a bachelor’s in sport studies.