Dynamic outfielder who figures to be among the team leaders as a junior.

Sophomore Season (2017)
Hit .317 with seven homers, nine doubles and a team-high 52 RBIs • Also scored 46 runs, drew 37 walks and led the team with five triples, which is tied for 10th-most in UNC history for a single season • Appeared in all 63 games and started 62, primarily in right field • Stole 10 bases in 14 attempts • Had 21 multi-hit games, including a season-high three hits on eight occasions • Also drove in multiple runs 14 times, including a season-best four at ECU on March 22 • Followed up the ECU game with a big series against Miami, recording six hits and driving in four runs with a homer • Earned ACC Player of the Week honors for his efforts • Had eight hits, drove in three runs and scored three times in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional • Was 2 for 3 with three RBIs in the win over NC State in the ACC tournament • Homered in back-to-back games at Pitt and at home against Elon on April 23 and 25 • Stole a career-best three bases against NC State on April 14 • Started his sophomore season with a bang, reaching base in seven of the first eight games, including a three-hit performance in the Opening Day win over Kentucky. 

Freshman Season (2016)
Sweet-swinging newcomer made an immediate impact in the lineup, starting 51 games at designated hitter and in the outfield • Hit .294 with a team-high 16 doubles, three triples and a homer • Had 17 multi-hit games on the year, including a season-high four hits against Fairfield on March 5 and Davidson on March 29 • Drove in multiple runs eight times, including a season-best four against William & Mary on April 20 • Stole three bases in four attempts, including a steal of home against Gardner-Webb on March 8 • Opened his career with a two-run double at UCLA on Opening Day that helped lift the Tar Heels to a win against the Bruins • Clubbed his first career home run against Fairfield on March 6 • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Williams High School
Four-time all-conference performer and named first-team all-state as a senior after hitting .460 • Ranked the No. 11 outfielder and the No. 36 overall player in the state of North Carolina by Perfect Game • Also considered the No. 146 outfielder nationally • Earned Underclass High Honorable Mention from PG in 2014 • Named to the all-tournament team at the 2012 PG WWBA Underclass World Championship • Coached by Jason Knapp at Williams.

Personal
Alex Brandon Riley is the son of Linda and Jay Riley • Uncle played baseball at UNC • Birthday is Dec. 13 • Has not yet declared a major at Carolina.