In the spring of 2018, the Riverbats organization had implemented the Scholar Athlete Program. This program was put into place by the newly appointed president, Dennis Dick, in an effort for the Riverbats organization to set a precedence for academic excellence. Dennis feels strongly that if athletes have earned honor roll recognition in school, then they deserve to be recognized within the sport of baseball as well.  "The purpose of the program is to push our athletes to be their best academically, just as we push them to be their best in the sport of baseball."  Promoting an understanding of the importance of academics and the impact it will have on their futures is paramount for our Riverbats players. For each quarter or semester that the athletes are on the honor roll, they will be recognized on our website and social media platforms.  Ultimately, the athletes who achieve the honor roll for all quarters or semesters will be recognized at the Riverbats Scholar Athlete Banquet. 

In October 2018, the 1st annual Cincinnati Riverbats Scholar Athlete Banquet was a huge success!  In the 2018 season the Cincinnati Riverbats had a grand total of 72 athletes who had an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher.  This was a huge success for the first year, I cant wait to see the success of the program continue to grow.  A special thanks to Kurt Ainsworth CEO with Marucci Sports in backing our program!

The Cincinnati Riverbats are proud supporters of the Prep Baseball Report.  This is where we showcase our athletes to the Colleges across the United States.  We have a PBR Riverbats Only day once a year locally in Cincinnati Ohio.  We also attend multiple events across the midwest, to showcase our athletes as much as possible.  This gives them every oportunity to see college recruiters.  We are taking them to the next level! See last years results below!

We had an awesome Cincinnati Riverbats College Day last year!  This is part of the reason we have so much success getting our athletes recruited! We spent the day exploring college options with our athletes. This helps them make the best decision in the next phase of their journey! Along with ACT testing, tutoring, and assistance to get the highest grade you can possibly get!  

This year will be no different!  It will be lead by our very own Chris Booth (VP of Cincinnati Riverbats).  Chris has tons of background in not only playing, but also coaching at the collegiate levels.  From D1, D2, and D3. 

We will also have Cincinnati native Scott Steinmann, here to talk to the athletes about the struggles he had in the game as a player, and manager.  Scott graduated from Colerain HS, Miami University, drafted to the Seattle Mariners, where he both played and managed in the same organization.  Scott then moved to the Oakland Athletics where he currently manages.  He has been in the pro game for over 20+ years.  We are excited to hear his pro's and cons of the great game of baseball!

We will also have Jen Henson from Texas, another Cincinnati native to assist the athletes with ACT preparation, and online study help!  

If your athlete has the ambition to play collegiate baseball you wont want to miss this event!  It will be Saturday November 17th, 2018 at Impact Baseball in Blue Ash.  11433 Williamson Road, Blue Ash, Ohio 45241 from 9-11 am.  If you are not a Cincinnati Riverbat and would like to attend this please contact Dennis Dick @ 513.623.0689. There will be a $10.00 charge for non Riverbats athletes.

12U, 13U, 15U, Cincinnati Riverbats Teams led by Dennis Dick and Hector Rodriguez packed 50,000 meals and water sanitization packages for needy folks in Swaziland, Africa and here in Cincinnati.

"Y'all made life just a little better for someone in need.  From the bottom of my heart, Maria and I thank you for lending us a hand".  For the second year in a row we showed up with ~30 + players, moms, dads, siblings, and grandparents to take time out of our day and give to someone in serious need a little help- Once again "that baseball team with the 'R' on their hat" showed up in big numbers to help others... The entire community was buzzing about you guys.. Once again, you have made me very proud to be a Riverbat! 

Riverbats Family, here are the pics from the Hands Against Hunger volunteer event. I know I missed out on taking pics of my crew DeMo and Cam (sorry guys)... I hope I was able to get everyone else.