(COLUMBIA, Tenn. - June 8, 2015) - - - This week, Columbia State Community College's Riley Delgado was awarded the 2015 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award® by the NJCAA in conjunction with the American Baseball Coaches Association. This prestigious award honors the top defensive baseball player from each district.

"Riley is certainly deserving of this recognition; he's such a consistent performer on a day-in and day-out basis, both in practice and in games," said Mike Corn, Columbia State head baseball coach."

"He really takes pride and puts focus into his defensive effort each and every day. We're all very proud and excited for him."

Riley Delgado is the second of Coach Corn's athletes to win the Gold Glove Award®; Wes Neiderland of Columbia State Community College was one of the 2013 recipients.

Photo Caption (Riley): Columbia State's Riley Delgado awarded the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award®

Columbia State is a two-year college, serving a nine-county area in southern Middle Tennessee with locations in Columbia, Franklin, Lawrenceburg, Lewisburg and Clifton. As Tennessee's first community college, Columbia State is committed to increasing access and enhancing diversity at all five campuses. Columbia State is a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents, one of the largest higher education systems in the nation. For more information, please visit www.columbiastate.edu.

Tennessee's Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. We offer associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tncommunitycolleges.org.