Troy University Athletics
2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Ellison
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Isabella HS
BATS: Right
THROWS: Right
2007: Has made 17 appearences along with nine starts. ...Pitched the middle innings in the win over Arkansas...Pitched 2.1 innings...Struck out four, giving up two hits...Got first start of season against Alabama...Piched four innings bave up four hits and four runs...Has three strikeouts...Started against Auburn...Gave up four hits, five runs, and one strike out..,.Got start against UAB....Pitched 3 1/3 inings giving up four runs on six hits...ERA is now 7.12....Pitched four innings against Coastal Carolin striking out seven batters and not allowing a single hit...Pitched three innings against Auburn...giving up three hits and striking out seven...Threw 6.1 innings against ULM giving up four runs on nine hits while striking out eight batters....pitched 1.1 innings against UAB and walked six batters and struck out two....Pitched five innings against UNO giving up five runs on six hits while striking out six batters...Only lasted one inning against South Alabama...Gave up thee runs on three hitsand three runs, walking three batters and striking out one...Started against South Alabama in the tournament taking the loss going five innings allowing three runs six hits....Struck out six batters.
2006: Appeared in seven games, four as a starter ... Went 4.0 innings in start against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, allowing six runs on eight hits in taking the loss ... Worked an inning of relief against Memphis (3/10) and surrendered a run on two hits with two walks, but was credited with the victory ... Worked four strong innings of relief against Mississippi Valley State (3/24) allowing one run on one hit while striking out seven to get his first save of the season ... Worked three innings in a starting role against Birmingham-Southern (4/26), allowing four runs on four hits ... Worked an inning of relief against Middle Tennessee (5/19), striking out two ... Made just his third start of the year against FIU (5/26) in the Sun Belt Tournament, working seven strong innings for his second victory of the season ... Made his final start of the year against Southern Miss in an elimination game at the NCAA Regional ... Worked six innings while not allowing an earned run and striking out five in earning the victory (6/4).
2005: Saw action in 10 games as a freshman, six as a starting pitcher ... Earned his only victory of the season with seven innings of work in his first collegiate start, against Saint Louis ... Allowed just two hits and one run in that outing while walking only one and recording 10 strikeouts ... None of his five other starts lasted longer than 2.2 innings ... Struggled with his control, issuing 26 walks in just 26.2 innings of work ... Showed that he can be a dominant strikeout pitcher with 36 Ks overall ... Held opposing hitters to just a .229 batting average ... Made just one relief appearance in A-Sun play, working 3.1 innings of two-hit pitching against Lipscomb ... Was especially tough on right-handed hitters, holding them to a .211 batting average ... Averaged 12.15 strikeouts per nine innings, but also allowed 8.78 walks per nine innings.
High School: Played six years under coaches Hal Ellison and Ty Riggins ... Played second and third base, shortstop, outfield, and pitcher for the Mustangs ... As a pitcher, holds the Alabama strikeout record with 518 ... Led his team to a 20-7 record his senior year, batting .466 with eight home runs, 44 RBI, 42 hits, including 14 doubles and two triples, and scored 39 runs ... Also had a pitching record of 8-1, striking out 124 and walking only 21 ... As a junior, hit .494 with 11 home runs, 39 RBI, 43 hits with 14 doubles, and scored 39 runs ... As a pitcher, had a 10-1 record with three saves and 122 strikeouts and only 28 walks ... As a sophomore, hit .433 with two home runs, 22 RBI, 36 hits with six doubles and two triples, and scored 30 runs ... Had pitching record of 9-4 with 132 strikeouts ... Was named first team All-State his sophomore, junior and senior years ... Named the Birmingham News Alabama Player of the Year in 2004 ... Was 2004 Louisville Slugger Alabama Player of the Year and Alabama Sports Writers Super 12 for 2004 ... Four-year member of the football team scoring a Chilton County-record 74 touchdowns ... Four-year member of the basketball team on which he scored 1,108 points and was named All-Region and All-District.
Personal: Full name is Ryan Keith Ellison ... Born on October 24, 1985, in Montgomery ... Son of Judy and Hal Ellison ... Has a brother, Ross, and a sister, Haley ... Majoring in Physical Education.
| Career Highs | |
| Innings Pitched: | 7.0, Twice (Last: vs. FIU on 5/26/06) |
| Hits: | 8, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on 2/12/06 |
| Runs: | 6, Twice (Last: vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on 2/12/06) |
| Earned Runs: | 6, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on 2/12/06 |
| Bases on Balls: | 5, Twice (Last: vs. Mississippi Valley on 3/24/06) |
| Strikeouts: | 10, vs. Saint Louis on 3/6/05 |
| Wild Pitches: | 4, Twice (Last: vs. UAB on 4/27/05) |
| Hit Batters: | 2, 3 times (Last: vs. FIU on 5/26/06) |
