| Ryan Walsh |
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Notables - Will make the move from shortstop to second base ... Owns good defensive instincts with a good arm and solid range ... One of the team's main offensive threats and has good gap-to-gap power ... Hits for average and knocks in runs with above average speed on the bases ... One of the team's better athletes.
2008 - Turned in an outstanding rookie campaign, starting all 41 games that he played in at shortstop ... Batted .305 (46-151) to rank third on the team for players with more than 50 at-bats ... Placed second for UMB with 46 hits and 66 total bases and was third in RBI with 22 and doubles with 11 ... Ranked fourth in walks (11), home runs (3), slugging average (.437) and on-base percentage (.353), while placing fifth with 25 runs scored ... Ranked 14th in the Little East Conference in doubles and sixth with 119 fielding assists and 24 double plays ... His assist total was the third-most in school history ... Finished the season with a 17-game hitting streak, hitting .375 (27-72) to raise his average 64 points ... Hit safely in 30 of 41 games and racked up 12 multi-hit games to rank third on the squad and was second with five multi-RBI efforts ... Wore out left-handed pitching, hitting .450 (9-20) ... Struck out just once every 12 plate appearances ... Collected his first collegiate hit with a single vs. Simpson College on March 14 ... Went 3-4 with a homer, three runs batted in and three runs scored at Worcester State College on April 3.
Personal/High School - Won four letters in baseball and two in football at Newton North High School ... Born March 8, 1988 ... Son of Steve and Beth Walsh ... Undecided on major ... Enjoys weight lifting, video games and the beach.
