Arizona baseball coach Jay Johnson believes that Alfonso Rivas finished last season as one of the most underrated players in college baseball.
That won’t be the case this year.
With Opening Day a week and a half away, Rivas is gaining the type of national recognition deserved of a player his caliber.
The junior first baseman has been named to three preseason All-American teams. Rivas is coming off a stellar sophomore campaign in which he hit for .371 and led the Pac-12 with a .483 on-base percentage.
Rivas tallied seven home runs, 12 doubles, and 63 RBI.