Mo's son honored as MAAC's top pitcher

2015 Draft: Mariano Rivera Jr. P 1:01 Mariano Rivera Jr. is generally around the strike zone, though his overall command suffers as games progress Rivera, a right-handed pitcher like his father, was drafted by the Yankees in the 29th round last year and could be taken as early as the fifth round in next month's First-Year Player Draft. The junior posted a dominant season for Iona, striking out 113 batters in 85 innings and holding opposing hitters to a .211 average while going 5-7 with a 2.65 ERA.

Rivera was an All-MAAC first-time All-Star and led the conference in strikeouts, and he was the first pitcher from his school to be named the conference's top pitcher since John Novinsky in 2000.…