Former Riverside Baseball Standout Takes On Motivational Speaking

Michael Roth, whose baseball career at Riverside propelled him into a successful collegiate career at the Univeristy of South Carolina, where he won two national championships, is still pushing himself to succeed on and off the field, The State reports.

Roth, who graduated from USC with a 3.8 GPA and a degree in international business, just completed his first season with the Orem Owlz, a rookie level club in Utah.

But on the side, he's also launched Michael T. Roth Enterprises, a professional motivational speaking firm. He just recently spoke to hundreds of students at Hammond School in Columbia, talking to the children about pursuing their dreams, and setting priorities in life.

Roth will rejain the Owlz in February to begin spring workouts, as he balances his professional speaking career with his business on the field.