Ryan Lee

Bio

2023 (Junior – Little Rock): Lee played in 14 of Little Rock’s 54 games, making 12 starts… ended the year with a .147 batting average, .318 on-base percentage, and .412 slugging percentage… concluded the year with five hits, six runs, three doubles, two home runs, six RBI, and seven walks… made his Division I debut against South Dakota State (Feb. 17)… tallied a season-high two hits with a double, home run, and two RBI against Bradley (Feb. 26)… turned in a season-high three RBI with a three-run blast and eventual, game-winning hit against Grambling (Mar. 10)… played his final game of the year at Southeast Missouri (Apr. 2) before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.

2022 (Sophomore – Northwest Mississippi CC): Lee competed in 49 of the team’s 50 games, making 44 starts overall… tallied the third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.902), fourth-most home runs (16), fourth-most runs (58), sixth-most walks (35), and ninth-most RBI (52) and total bases (119) in program history… also led the team with a .402 batting average, .547 on-base percentage, 1.449 OPS, 12 doubles, 16 hit-by-pitches, and seven sacrifice flies… recorded 53 hits and three triples to rank second on the team… ended the year with a .975 fielding percentage, throwing out six runners attempting to steal… registered a season-high four hits with three RBI and three runs while hitting for the cycle in the first game of a doubleheader with Rend Lake College (Mar. 4)… crushed his first career grand slam on his way to a season-best six RBI in the second game of a double dip with Holmes CC (Apr. 12)… dented the dish a season-high four times with three RBI, a triple, and a long ball in the first tilt of a DH at Jones College (Apr. 2)… smashed a pair of bombs with four RBI for his first career multi-home run showing in at Pearl River CC (Mar. 12)… drew a career-high five free passes, including two intentional walks, as part of a 1-for-1 day with three runs scored in the NJCAA Region 23 Play-In series-clinching win over #6 Meridian CC (May 7)… strung together a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 23 to Apr. 7… racked up 14 multi-hit efforts on the year… drove in multiple runs in 13 games… drew multiple walks in six games… scored multiple runs 16 times.

2021 (Freshman – Union University*): Lee started all 36 of Union’s contests on the year… tied for the team lead with six home runs… slashed .254/.421/.443 in his second season… totaled 31 hits, 33 runs, five doubles, 25 RBI, 22 walks, and 14 hit-by-pitches… ended the year with a .986 fielding percentage, throwing out seven runners attempting to steal… recorded a season-high three hits while tying his season-best total of three runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader with Young Harris College (Mar. 23)… also scored three runs in the first tilt of a DH at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 12) and against Lane College (Mar. 3)… drove in a season-high five runs with two hits and a walk in the first contest of a double dip at Delta State (Mar. 20)… knocked in four runs with a pair of hits against West Florida (Apr. 3)… turned in eight multi-hit contests… produced multiple RBI in eight games.

2020 (Freshman – Union University): Lee played in 20 of the team’s 21 games, including 19 starts, before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic… led the team with a .284 batting average and .400 on-base percentage… tallied 19 hits, 14 runs, three doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI, eight walks, and five hit-by-pitches… finished the year with a .983 fielding percentage, throwing out six runners attempting to steal… made his collegiate debut with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate, two runs, two RBI, a double, and a walk against Ouachita Baptist (Jan. 31)… tallied a season-high three hits in the first game of a doubleheader against Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 1)… drove in a season-high three runs with a long ball in the first contest of a double dip against Lane College (Feb. 25)… smacked his first career home run against Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 22)… tallied five multi-hit efforts on the year… recorded six games with multiple RBI.

High School: Lee was a two-sport athlete at Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tenn., lettering four years as a catcher for head baseball coach Preston Scoggins and two years on the CHS wrestling team… as a senior, was named Check Into Cash Player of the Week once and earned a spot on the TSSAA Class 5A All-District First Team…  hit .368 with a .515 on-base percentage and .816 slugging percentage as a senior, tallying 13 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 25 RBI, and 23 walks… earned the team’s hitting award after both his freshman and senior campaigns.

Personal: Son of Sheila and Mark Lee… born in Cleveland, Tenn. on May 15, 2001… full name is Ryan Lee… sister, Lauren, played softball at ETSU from 2018-21 and was named to the 2018 SoCon All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team… spent one semester at Tusculum University before transferring to Union for the 2020 season.

Academic: Majoring in interdisciplinary studies… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll once.

Honors & Awards:

• 2022 ABCA Rawlings All-American Second Team
• 2022 NJCAA All-American Second Team
• 2022 NJCAA All-Region 23 Team
• 2022 MACCC Player of the Year
• 2022 All-MACCC First Team (C)
• 2020 GSC Freshman of the Week (Mar. 3)

*Indicates extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.