2013 Baseball
Roster
Ryan Nelson
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, TN
- Previous Team:
- Catholic Knoxville
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 208
As a Senior in 2016-17:
- Started in all 49 games for the Bobcats
- Batted .283 and drove in 24 runs both 3rd on the team
- Tallied 56 hits for 2nd most on the team
- Was 2nd on the team with 6 home runs
- Had the most at bats on the team with 198
- Recorded 17 multi-hit games
- Started the season with a 2-3 performance with 2 RBIs and double in win over UTSA on Feb. 17
- Went 3-7 with an RBI and a Double against UTSA on Feb. 18
- Was 2-3 with an RBI in win over Kent State on March 5
- Had a 2-4 day with a home run and 2 RBIs in win over USC Upstate on March 18
- Went 3-4 with 2 RBIs and a home run in win over Marist on April 3
- Had 2 RBIs 2 hits and a home run against Niagara on April 9
- During 3 game sweep of St. Peter's on April 22-23 he went 6-15 with a home run, 3 RBIs, and 4 runs
- In series against Fairfield went 4-10 with 2 solo home runs
- 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team
As a Junior in 2015-16:
-Batted .291 in 26 starts for the Bobcats
-Tallied 30 hits, five doubles, one home run, 12 runs scored and seven RBIs
-Also walked twice and stole three bases
-Had hits in each of his first five games of the season
-Singled four times, walked three times, drove in two RBIs and scored once in the season-opening series at Appalachian State on Feb. 27-28
-Went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs in the first game of the series at Virginia Tech on March 4
-Had six hits, two runs scored, a double and a walk in a four-game series at Florida Gulf Coast from March 11-13 including a 3 for 4 day in the first game of the series
-Went 2 for 4 with a double at Bethune-Cookman on March 16
-Went 2 for 4 with his first home run since the 2014 season on March 18 at North Florida
-Went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored in the second game at North Florida on March 19
-Singled and scored vs. Yale in the home opener on March 23
-Had four hits, one run scored, one RBI, one walk and one stolen base in the series at Marist from March 24-26
-Missed a month and a half before returning for the Canisius series
-Had five hits in the final two games, including going 3 for 5 with a double and three runs scored on May 15
-Singled, walked, stole a base and drove in a RBI at Fairfield in the first game of the series on May 19
In 2014-15:
-Missed the season due to an injury
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
-Started 45 of the 46 games he appeared
-Tied for second on the team in triples (2)
-Batted .215 with a .240 on base percentage and .307 slugging percentage
-Hit eight doubles, two triples and one home runs with 10 runs and 18 RBI
-Had a double vs. Norfolk St. on Feb. 22
-Had a double, run scored and RBI at Tennessee on March 1
-Had three hits with a double, run scored and three RBI in series at Richmond on March 8-9
-Had two hits at Navy in series from March 14-16
-Had three hits, a double and two runs scored in series at Manhattan on March 22-23
-Had an RBI at Rider on March 29
-Went 2-4 with a double, his only home run of the season, two runs and three RBI at Dartmouth on April 2
-Had two hits and two RBI at Niagara on April 6-7
-Went 4-5 with two doubles, a run and a RBI at Hartford on April 9
-Had three hits and two RBI at Iona on April 12-13
-Had three hits, a triple, a run and a RBI vs. St. Peter’s on April 19-20
-Had a hit in each game against Radford from April 25-27 with a double and a run
-Had three hits in series vs. Canisius on May 3-4
-Went 2-3 with a triple, a run and a two RBI at Fairfield on May 10
-Went 2-3 with a RBI and a walk in a win over Monmouth in the MAAC Tournament on May 21
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
-Started in 31 of the 32 games he appeared
-Hit .211 (23-109) with one home run, four doubles, eight runs scored, and 10 RBI
-Recorded his first collegiate hit and RBI against Richmond on March 10
-Had his first extra-base hit in a game against Akron on March 15
-Recorded two hits including his first home run while driving in three and scoring a run against Mount St. Mary’s on March 30
-Had two hits against Wagner on April 26
-Recorded two hits and scored a run against Wagner on April 27
Before Quinnipiac:
-Played scholastically at Catholic Knoxville (Tenn.) High School
-Two-time All-Area selection
-Third baseman for Catholic, and also pitched, posting a 4-2 record with three saves as a junior
Personal:
-Son of Jane and Eric Nelson
-Majoring in business finance
-Has one brother, Sam
-Born in Knoxville, Tenn.
Career Highs:
Hits: 4, at Hartford (4/9/14)
Doubles: 2, at Hartford (4/9/14)
Triples: 1, twice, last at Fairfield (5/10/14)
Home Runs: 1, nine times, last vs. Fairfield (5/19/17)
Runs Scored: 3, twice, last vs. Saint Peter's (4/22/17)
RBIs: 3, twice, last at Dartmouth (4/2/14)
Stolen Bases: 1, 11 times, last vs. Central Connecticut (5/2/17)
Walks: 2, at Appalachian State (2/28/16)
