Three-year starter and letter winner ... Will compete for the closer's role heading into the season ... Three pitch guy that has plus stuff all across the board ... Intelligent and athletic middle infielder ... Great offensive player that continues to find ways to get on base ... Can hit for average as well as power ... One of the more projectable players at the next level ... 2008: Started all 62 games played (38 at 2B and 24 at SS) ... Batted .306 (76-for-248) with 13 home runs, 51 RBI, 70 runs, 10 doubles and a triple ... Swiped 16-of-20 bases ... Recorded a pair of double-digit hit streaks (12 and 14 games) ... Named C-USA Hitter-of-the-Week (3/10) after hitting .476 (10-for-21) with two doubles, one home run and four RBI, while also walking four time for a team-best .577 on-base percentage ... Drafted in the 42nd round of the 2008 Major League Amateur Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers (pick 1,268) ... Recorded 23 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games ... Had a pair of two home run games (Rhode Island and UAB) ... Scored at least three runs in a game six times, tying his single-season high for runs scored ... Collected three game-winning RBI (Monmouth, Presbyterian and Memphis) ... From 2/23 to 3/30 (17-game span) scored at least one run ... Had 19 games with at least two runs scored ... Drove in 13 runs during a nine-game span (3/14-3/26) ... Stole at least two bases in a game twice ... Had six three-hit games and one four-hit contest ... Three-time Wachovia Securities Player-of-the-Game ... Seven of 13 home runs were solo shots, two were 2-run blasts and four were 3-run homers ... In C-USA action batted .327 (32-for-98) with five home runs, 23 RBI and 28 runs scored in 24 games ... Hit league home runs against UCF, UAB (three) and Tulane ... Against UAB collected four hits, drove in seven runs, scored six and hit three home runs, including two in game one of the Saturday double-header ... In 22 games against nationally-ranked opponents, led the team in average (.344), hits (31), runs (27), slugging percentage (.556) and on-base percentage (.445) ... Spent 57 games hitting in the two-spot of the batting order helping the Pirates post a 39-18 overall record ... Recorded a career-high seven at-bats against Memphis (5/16) ... Hit 77 points higher against lefties (.359) than right-handers (.282) ... Eight of 13 home runs were against right-handers ... Pounded out 44 hits when runners were on base for a .299 average and drove in 44 runs ... Batted .345 (10-for-29) with runners in scoring position and 2-outs ... Hit over .300 when batting in the second (.333), fourth (.417), fifth (.379), sixth (.318) and 10th or later (.500) frames ... Started three games in the Conway Regional posting a .500 (4 for-8) average with a home run and two RBI ... In the C-USA Tournament was hitless in three starts (nine at-bats) ... Had a higher batting average in road contests (.333) than at Clark-LeClair Stadium (.295) ... Ranked among the league leaders (all games) in runs (3rd); home runs (t4th); assists and at-bats (7th) plate appearances and walks (t7th) ... In C-USA games only ranked third in runs scored and total plate appearances, fifth in walks, ninth in at-bats ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.286, 2 HR, 6 RBI), March (.363, 6 HR, 22 RBI), April (.287, 3 HR, 16 RBI), May (.218, 4 HR, 11 RBI) and June (.800, 1 HR, 2 RBI) ... ECU's Career Charts: double plays (3rd/109); assists (4th/469); walks (10th/101); chances (13th/817) and runs scored (t14th/138) ... ECU's Single-Season Charts: runs scored (t1st/70 in `08); walks (t4th/45 in `08); assists (8th/174 in `07); at-bats (t8th/248 in '08); assists (9th/172 in '08) ... 2007: Started 57-of-61 games played (38 at 2B and 19 at SS) ... Owned a nine-game hitting streak (4/13-29) with four multi-hit games ... During that span batted .444 (16-for-36) with two home runs, six RBI and scored eight runs ... From April 7-18 had a six game streak where he drove in at least one RBI ... Collected 19 multi-hit and two multi-RBI games ... Had a pair of four-RBI games against No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (3/11) and The Citadel (5/8/07) ... Swiped a career-best four bases against UCF (5/12/07) one shy of the school record ... Posted two four-hit games Savannah State (4/22) and The Citadel (5/8/07) .. Smacked a pair of home runs against The Citadel (5/8/07) ... Lone game-winning RBI came at UNC-Wilmington in the top of the ninth on a single ... Smacked home runs against UNC-Wilmington (3/28), Old Dominion (4/18), Southern Miss (4/28) and The Citadel (5/8) ... Ranked second on the team with 14 stolen bases ... When batting in the fifth and eight spots of the order, ECU posted a 6-0 record ... ECU was 13-7 when hitting in the ninth position and 11-8 when in the No. 2 hole ... Had similar success batting against right-handers (.320/48-for-150) and lefties (.313/15-for-48) ... Ranked among the team leaders in assists, on-base percentage, walks (first); sac bunts (t-1st); fielding double plays, stolen bases (second); steal attempts (t-2nd); average, chances, games played (third); at-bats, hits, runs scored, starts, total bases, total plate appearances (fourth) ... Ranked fourth in assists; seventh in C-USA in walks; eighth in stolen bases and fielding double plays; 10th in on-base percentage ... On the season batted over .300 with runners on base (.323), when bases were empty (.314), bases loaded (.333) and when pinch-hitting (.500) ... Led the team with a .474 average (9-for-19) when hitting in the second inning ... Tied for the team lead with eight hits when batting in the sixth frame ... Posted a team second-best .409 average when batting in the seventh inning .. Played in 23 league games (all starts) batting .305 with one home run, eight RBI, 19 runs scored and was a perfect 6-for-6 on the base paths ... Outside of league play, batted .328 with four homers, 15 RBI, 22 runs scored and stole 8-of-11 bases ... Batted a team best .364 (48-for-132) with five home runs at Clark-LeClair Stadium, while hitting just .204 (11-for-54) on the road ... Participated in all seven post-season games ... Recorded five hits in the C-USA Tournament batting .357 ... In the Chapel Hill Regional batted .333 (4-for-12) with two runs scored ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.273, 0 HR, 1 RBI), March (.244, 1 HR, 5 RBI), April (.431, 2 HR, 10 RBI), May (.279, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and June (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) ... Played summer ball for the Harrisonburg Turks of the Valley League ... Batted .237 with 33 base knocks, six doubles, one triple, one home run and 10 RBI ... Drew 17 walks and scored 21 times ... Swiped 7-of-8 base attempts ...2006: Named to All-Conference USA Freshman Team after batting .289 (46-for-159) with three home runs, 23 RBI and scoring 27 runs ... Started 41-of-48 games played ... Had 14 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games ... Lone three-hit game came against NC A&T (4/4) ... Drove in a career-best five runs also against NC A&T ... Collected a 16-game hitting streak, the longest of the season and the sixth longest since 1998 ... During that span (3/39 to 4/23) he batted .375 (24-for-64) with three home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored ... Also collected a hit in 29-of-32 games from Mar. 18 May 14 ... Smacked home runs against NC A&T (4/4) and Marshall (4/21 and 4/22) ... Stole a pair of bases in back-to-back games against Marist (3/18 and 3/19) ... When batting in the fifth spot of the order, ECU posted an 11-5 record ... Led all ECU hitters with a .385 batting average with runners in scoring position ... Saw action in all three post-season games in the C-USA Tournament starting at second base ... Started all 23 conference games posting a .300 average with 27 hits, two home runs, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored ... Outside of league play batted .275 with 19 hits, one home run, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored ... Preferred hitting inside Clark LeClair Stadium hitting .326 with three home runs and 18 RBI ... Had similar success hitting against right-handers (.291/37-for-127) and lefthanders (.281/9-for-32) ... Batted over .300 as a leadoff hitter (.333), with runners on base (.321); runners on and two outs (.300) and runners in scoring position with two outs (.333) ... Hit a team-best .524 (11-for-24) when batting in the fifth inning ... Posted a .952 fielding percentage (11 errors in 230 chances) ... Ranked fifth on the team with 18 walks ... Month-by-month analysis includes February (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI), March (.300, 0 HR, 3 RBI), April (.338, 3 HR, 15 RBI) and May (.195, 0 HR, 5 RBI) ... High School: Earned eight letters for the C.D. Hylton Bulldogs (4-baseball, 2-basketball and 2-golf) ... As a senior, batted .460 with 25 RBI and 16 stolen bases, while posting a 1-0 record with one save and an ERA of 1.04 for coach John Colantuoni ... Earned all-area and second-team All-Metro accolades as a shortstop ... During junior campaign, batted .340 with 18 RBI ... On the mound, boasted a 2-2 record with a 2.37 ERA ... In four years with the Bulldogs, was part of two district championships and a pair of Eddie Hope Tournament titles in 2002 and 2005... Named to the Virginia All-State team ... Participated in the Southeast Top Prospect Showcase where he was named a "Perfect Game Top Prospect" ... Also participated in the East Coast Professional Showcase ... Summer league team, Virginia Barnstormers, were Mickey Mantle Regional Champs and the National Amateur Baseball Federation Regional Champs ... Selected in the 49th round of the June 2005 draft by the Cleveland Indians (pick No. 1461 overall) ... Personal: Full name is Ryan Michael Wood ... Nickname: "Woodshow" ... Born May 5, 1987 in Woodbridge, Va. ... Son of Kim and Sally Wood ... Has one sibling (Russell) ... Majoring in communications. CAREER HIGHS - at-bats: 7 vs. Memphis (5/16/08); runs: 3 (six times, last vs. Coastal Carolina 6/1/08); hits: 4 (three times, last vs. Memphis 5/16/08); RBI: 5 vs. N.C. A&T (4/4/06); home runs: 2 (twice, last vs. UAB 5/2/08); stolen bases: 4 vs. UCF (5/12/07). |
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