Troy University Athletics
2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ricky Ibarz
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 220
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Houston Christion HS
2006: Saw action in 17 games for the UT-Pan American Broncs, making 16 starts to lead the club ... Led a club that finished the season 24-29 with 83.1 innings of work and 100 strikeouts (10.83 per nine innings) ... Four victories came in starts against Stephen F. Austin (2/17), Prairie View A&M (3/14), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/26) and Texas Southern (5/3) ... Had four outings with at least 10 strikeouts, including three straight ... Had a career-high 14 strikeouts in seven innings of work against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Worked 4.2 innings, allowing four earned runs, in a start against eventual national champion Oregon State (4/1) ... Struck out five against the Beavers ... Shortest start of the year came against Coastal Carolina (4/29) when he allowed six runs on six hits in just one inning of work ... Team averaged 4.7 runs per game when he pitched.
Junior College: Played an integral part in the Thunderbirds winning the NJCAA national championship in 2005 ... As a sophomore, finished with a 10-1 record with a 3.51 earned run average in 88 innings of work with 88 strikeouts ... Named All-Conference for 2004-05 season ... Named team Most Valuable Player for his sophomore season.
High School: Was twice an All-State performer while at Houston Christian High School ... Named team Most Valuable Player as a junior ... Set school record for singles in a season with 15 ... Earned Silver Slugger award as a senior with .456 batting average.
Personal: Is the son of Ricardo and Jeanett Ibarz ... Was born on Sept. 10, 1984 ... Has one brother, Andres ... Is majoring in marketing.
Career Highs
Innings: 7.0, 3 times (Last: vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on 3/26/06)
Hits: 10, at Birmingham-Southern on 4/8/06
Runs: 7, at Oregon State on 4/1/06
Earned Runs: 6, Twice (Last: vs. Coastal Carolina on 4/29/06)
Bases on Balls: 6, Twice (Last: at TCU on 5/12/06)
Strikeouts: 14, vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on 3/26/06
Wild Pitches: 1, 4 times (Last: at Birmingham-Southern on 4/8/06)
Hit Batters: 1, 4 times (Last: vs. Coastal Carolina on 4/29/06)
