Riley joins his hometown Bridgeport Bluefish for his first year of professional baseball after spending the past three seasons at the University of Bridgeport. Shuckerow joined UB after transferring in from the Community College of Rhode Island. He earned First Team All-East Coast Conference honors in 2007 and was a Third Team All-ECC selection in 2009. The lefthander led the team in wins and strike outs as a sophomore and tied for team led in wins as a junior and senior. He limited opponents to a minuscule .203 batting average against in 2009 as he led the Purple Knights in innings pitched with 55.2.