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Daniel Rivera

Daniel Rivera

Dan enters his second season as the primary pitching coach for the Blue Hawks.

Prior to his time at Dickinson he attended Eastern Nazarene College where he obtained a degree in Business Marketing. He also attended Concordia Nebraska where he received his MBA.

During his playing career, he helped lead the lions to their first postseason appearance in over a decade while serving as the closer where he had a 3.13 ERA and had 39 strikeouts in 23 innings. During his time with the bulldogs he also pitched out of the bullpen for 2 seasons where they won a conference title and made 2 regional appearances. He also threw the 4th no hitter in Bulldogs history when he combined for a no-hitter in a start. Over the 2 years at Concordia, he pitched in 45 innings for the bulldogs and had 85 strikeouts. During his final season he lead the country in K/9 (18.3) where he had 43 strikeouts in 20.2 innings.