2009 Baseball Roster
Ryan Leach
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kings Mountain, NC
- High School:
- East Rutherford
2009 SEASON
Redshirt season • Made just eight appearances before shutting it down following offseason elbow surgery • Worked 8 1/3 innings and tallied six strikeouts and nine walks • Went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA • Did not allow a run over first three appearances, posting three strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings versus VMI and Liberty • Made a scoreless appearance versus Princeton March 25 • Worked a career-best two innings in first career start versus Charlotte March 25. Summer 2009: Pitched in eight games for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod League • Allowed seven runs and struck out three in 10 1/3 innings.
FRESHMAN (2008)
Allowed just three hits and two runs over 10 1/3 innings as a freshman • Logged a 1-0 record and a 1.74 ERA in 13 appearances • Did not allow a run in 12 of 13 appearances • Held the opposition to a team-low .088 average • Allowed just one hit in 23 at-bats against right-handed batters • Struck out 12 and walked 12 • Pitched in four ACC games and struck out five over 2 1/3 shutout innings • Went 2 2/3 innings over two scoreless appearances in the season-opening series at Florida Atlantic • Posted season-bests of three strikeouts and 1 2/3 innings in a win against the Owls Feb. 24 • Struck out two in a scoreless inning at Duke March 9 • Also worked scoreless innings against VCU, Princeton, Gardner-Webb and Charlotte • Struck out two of three batters faced against No. 2 Florida State April 26. Summer 2008: Pitched in six games, making five starts, for the Forest City Owls of the Coastal Plain League • Posted a 2-1 record and a 6.51 ERA • Struck out 11 in 27 2/3 innings • Underwent ulnar nerve transposition surgery on his right elbow.
EAST RUTHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year standout pitcher and shortstop at East Rutherford High School for coach Bobby Reynolds • Helped lead team to the 2007 state title • Honorable mention Louisville Slugger All-America selection as a senior • Also earned all-state and all-region honors • Three-time all-conference selection • Named to the 2007 Impact Dream Team • Rated the No. 10 prospect in the state by Impact Baseball • Participated in the North Carolina-South Carolina Challenge and the North Carolina East-West all-star game • Member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club • North Carolina scholar • Played summer ball with the Dirtbags and American Legion Post 23.
PERSONAL
Ryan Blake Leach is the son of Tim and Lisa Leach • Born Sept. 27, 1988, in Gastonia, N.C. • Has an older brother, Tyler, who pitches in the St. Louis Cardinals organization • Father played baseball at Wingate University • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.
CAREER HIGHS:
Innings: 2.0 vs. Charlotte (3/25/09)
Strikeouts: 3 at FAU (2/24/08)
Hits: 2 vs. Appalachian State (3/11/09)
Walks: 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/28/09)
Runs: 3 vs. Seton Hall (2/28/09)
Earned Runs: 2 vs. St. John's (3/2/08), vs. Appalachian State (3/11/09)CAREER STATS:
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 2008.... 1.74 1-0 13 0 0 0/5 0 10.1 3 2 2 12 12 1 0 0 47 .088 2 1 0 0 0 2009.... 5.40 0-1 8 1 0 0/0 0 8.1 9 7 5 8 6 3 0 1 44 .265 2 1 0 1 0 TOTAL... 3.38 1-1 21 1 0 0/5 0 18.2 12 9 7 20 18 4 0 1 91 .176 4 2 0 1 0
