Stetson University Athletics

University: ASUN Honor Roll ...

High School: Played for coach Kenneth Frank at Toms River South HS … Posted a .392 batting average as a sophomore in 24 games … Had a .377 average in 23 games as a junior … Senior season was canceled by the pandemic … Is a sure-handed middle-infielder who can play either shortstop or second base … Was named as one of the top prospects at the 2019 Garden state Game … Was selected three times to compete in the Underclass Monmouth-Ocean All-Star Games … Played for the Elite Squad 17U Florida National travel team … Chose Stetson over Old Dominiion, Maine, UNC Asheville and Massachusetts … Was a high honor roll student.
 
Personal: Full name is Maximus Robbie Rivas … Was born on January 6, 2001, in Toms River, NJ … Is the son of Robert and Kathleen Rivas … Has one brother, Malachi (13), and one sister, Samantha (28) … His father played baseball in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic …His cousin, Geancarlo Mendez, played professionally in the Philadelphia Phillies organization … His grandfather was a sports writer for Noticias Del Mundo in Madrid, Spain … Enjoys fishing and playing pool … Is a Business Administration major.