On a west coast road trip to San Diego State, Rivera did it all at the plate as LIU battled with the Aztecs during opening weekend. The senior shortstop went an efficient 5-of-12 (.417) at the plate as he batted in five runs and scored an additional three for the Sharks last week. In a narrow 12-11 setback last Friday, Rivera cracked a homer and a double off 4-of-5 batting. Over the weekend, the San Diego, CA native registered a 1.212 OPS off .750 slugging and .462 on-base percentage. This marks Rivera’s second career NEC Player of the Week honor.