2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Gridley
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milton, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Milton HS
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2015 All-SEC Freshman
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2015 Week 2 SEC Freshman of the Week
2017: Selected as First Team All-SEC before being drafted by the Oakland Aโs in the 11th round of the MLB ย draft โข Went 13-for-17 in the second weekend of the season against Marist and Indiana State โข Hit his first homer of the season on Feb. 25 against Indiana State in his 4-for-5 day โข Went 3-for-5 at Oregon on March 5 and 5-for-12 (.417) for the weekend โข Went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and 3 runs against Columbia on March 13 โข Hit homers in three straight games from March 13-17 โข Went 3-for-5 with a homer and 4 RBI at Memphis on March 28 โข Drove in a pair of runs against Kentucky on April 8 โข Had 2 RBIs at South Carolina on April 14 โข Hit a pair of doubles at South Carolina on April 16 โข Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs vs. Auburn on April 28 โข Reached base in 18 straight games from April 5 to May 5 โข Led off the game with a home run vs. LSU on May 18 โข Went 2-for-4 with a run vs. Georgia in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on May 24 โข Scored the tying run a day later vs. Arkansas in the ninth inning โข Went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs vs. South Alabama on June 4 โข Named to the Hattiesburg Regional all-tournament team.
2016: Played in all 63 games for the Diamond Dawgs, drawing the starting nod in 62 of them, primarily in the middle infield โข Hit .284 with eight doubles and a pair of home runs with 30 runs scored and 32 RBI โข Went 3 for 5 on Feb. 19 against FAU with a double โข Had a 2 for 5 day on Feb. 20 against South Dakota State, driving in a pair of runs โข Against the same team on Feb. 21, went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored โข On Feb. 27 against UMass Lowell, went 2 for 4 with a two-run home run and a pair of runs scored โข Went 2 for 4 with two runs and a double on March 11 against Oregon โข Was 2 for 3 with a run scored on both March 12 and March 13, both against Oregon โข Finished the Oregon series (March 11-13) with a .600 average (6 for 10) with a double and four RBI โข On March 29 against Southern Miss at Trustmark Park in Pearl, he went 2 for 3 with a pair of runs driven in to go along with a run scored โข Went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI single on April 2 against Ole Miss โข Hit a leadoff homer in the fifth inning of the series finale at top-ranked Florida on April 10 to help the Bulldogs take the series ยท Drove in three runs on April 13 against Memphis โข Went 2 for 3 with a pair of runs scored on May 11 at Troy โข Was 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI against Arkansas on May 20 โข 2 for 4 with an RBI in the Bulldogsโ first game of the Starkville Regional against Southeast Missouri on June 3 โข Played summer ball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League alongside fellow Diamond Dawgs Brent Rooker and Konnor Pilkington โข Played in 31 games for Brewster, hitting .225 with two doubles, a triple and a home run to go along with 10 RBI.
2015: Voted All-SEC freshman shortstop by the leagueโs 14 coaches, marking the second time a Bulldog shortstop earned the honor (Adam Frazier, 2011) โข Named the sixth SEC Freshman of the Week in school history and the first since current New York Yankees left-hander Jacob Lindgren did so in 2012 โข Played in 49 of the teamโs 54 games, starting 47 contests (26 at shortstop, 14 at second base, 7 at third base) โข Hit .243 in 169 at-bats with 26 runs, 21 RBIs, 14 walks, nine doubles, four stolen bases and one home run โข Part of an infield which turned 63 double plays (sixth in NCAA) โข Ranked seventh in the SEC with 170 assists โข Hit .333 in MSUโs 24 victories โข Registered 10 multi-hit games and had four games with multiple RBIs โข Recorded a season-long eight-game hitting streak to start the season (Feb. 14-27), hitting .538 with 14 hits, 12 runs, 10 RBIs, seven walks, three doubles and three stolen bases during the stretch โข Started off college career reaching base safely in a season-best 14 straight games from Feb. 14-March 7 โข Tallied two hits, two runs, an RBI and a double in his last start of the season May 16 at Tennessee โข Scored a run in all three games at Ole Miss May 7-9, going 4 for 12 with a pair of doubles โข Belted out two singles April 30 against top-ranked LSU โข Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored April 24 at No. 25 Arkansas โข Had two hits, was hit by a pitch and tapped the dish once at No. 1 Texas A&M April 12 โข Collected a base hit, stolen base, and run scored vs. No. 13 South Carolina April 4 โข Went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the series opener against the Gamecocks โข Hit safely in all three games of the Auburn series March 27-29 โข Finished 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI vs. Western Kentucky March 10 โข Knocked out a season-best four hits Feb. 24 against Alcorn State, totaling two RBIs, two runs, a stolen base and a double โข Stole a season-high two bases Feb. 22 vs. Alabama A&M, while recording the game-winning RBI single in the eighth inning โข Drove in a season-best four runs Feb. 21 against Alabama A&M, hitting his first career home run โข The homer marked MSUโs first inside-the-park dinger since Hunter Renfroe vs. Arkansas in 2012 โข Came back later in the day to tie a season best with three runs scored vs. Marshall โข Named SEC Freshman of the Week Feb. 23 after recording a .455/.563/.909 statline and totaling seven RBIs, six runs, four walks, three extra base hits and a pair of stolen bases โข Finished a perfect 2 for 2 with a run, walk and first career RBI Feb. 15 in the 16-7 win vs. Cincinnati โข Made his collegiate debut against the Bearcats Feb. 14, starting at second and going 2 for 4 with three runs and two walks in the 19-5 victory โข Played summer ball for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley Baseball League in Virginia, where he hit .325 in 19 games with 15 runs, eight RBIs, four stolen bases, four walks and a pair of doubles in 77 at-bats โข Member of the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a 9.5 on a 10.0 scale according to national scouting service Perfect Game โข 2014 preseason Southeast All-Region First-Team member โข 2012 and 2013 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American โข 2012 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American โข Hit .450 with 55 hits in 37 games as a senior team captain, tallying 40 runs, 20 stolen bases and 17 RBIs โข Named the 2014 Class 6A Region 5 Player of the Year โข Earned 2014 all-state and all-region honors โข Named to the 2014 Atlanta Braves 400 Club (top 17 players in Georgia) โข Made it to the 2014 state championship game โข Finished with a perfect 4.0 GPA as a senior โข Member of the Georgia Dugout Club All-Tournament Team in 2011 and 2012 โข Led team to a state title as a junior team captain with 32 hits, 25 runs and 21 stolen bases in 39 games โข Raked at a .397 clip as a sophomore, being named all-region with 31 hits in 32 games to go along with 28 runs and 20 stolen bases โข Hit .341 with 30 hits in 27 games as a freshman, tallying 22 runs, 20 RBIs and 20 stolen bases โข Captured the CABA World Series Championship as a member of the 14U East Cobb Astros in 2011 and again in 2012 as a member of the 16U Astros โข Won the Perfect Game WWBA Chamยญpionship as a member of the 14U East Cobb Astros โข Took home the Connie Mack World Series title in 2013 on the 18U East Cobb Yankees.
PERSONAL: Born Ryan McQuillen Gridley on May 4, 1995 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania โข Son of Ann and Rob Gridley โข Has two sisters, Samantha and Julia โข Chose MSU over Georgia, Clemson and Georgia Tech โข Was a top-10 junior tennis player in middle school โข Favorite athlete is Dustin Pedroia โข Majoring in business administration, where he earned a perfect 4.00 GPA in the 2015 fall semester.
