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Jersey Number 4
RJ Yeager
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lynn Haven, Fla.
- High School/Previous School:
- Mosley HS / Mercer
Bio
Honors / Awards
2022 Third Team All-American2022 First Team All-SEC
2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American
2022 ABCA All-American
2022 ABCA First Team South All-Region
2021 All-SoCon First Team (SS)
2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
2021 Bobby Bragan Slugger of the Week (May 20)
2021 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
2021 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
2021 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team (SS)
2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-SoCon
2021 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
2020 Spring Academic All-SoCon Team
2020 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team (SS)
2019 Spring Academic All-SoCon Team
2019 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches)
2019 SoCon Player of the Month (February)
2019 SoCon Player of the Week (Feb. 25)
2019 Preseason All-SoCon First Team
2018 Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-American (Second Team)
2018 NCBWA Freshman All-American
2018 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
2018 SoCon Freshman of the Year
2018 All-SoCon Second Team (Coaches & Media)
2018 SoCon All-Freshman Team
2018 Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
2022 (Fifth Season)
Season: Appeared in 55 games, starting 50 games as the second baseman...Hit first on the team with a .317 average with 64 hits, tied for team best...Hit the most home runs and doubles on the team, with 18 and 15 respectively, while also tallying a triple...Drove in the most RBIs on the team with 56...Stole three bases on the year...Reached 18 times on walks and 7 times on HBP, earning an on base percentage of .389...Led the team in multi-hit games (21) and multi-RBI games (13).
Long Beach State (2/20): Tallied his first hit as a Bulldog on a 1-for-2 day, while reaching twice on walks. UAPB (2/22): Went 1-for-2 in the midweek bout, driving in an RBI. Tulane (3/4-6): Went 4-for-10 with two walks on the weekend, driving in two RBIs and scoring three runs. Princeton (3/13): Went 2-for-3 with a two-run double, while also scoring one run. Binghamton (3/14): Had a 2-for-4 day with three-run and solo home run, his first home runs as a Bulldog. Georgia (3/18-20): Hit .400 on the weekend, while driving in nine runs by way of a grand slam, three-run home run, and a two-run single...Also had a double. Southern (3/23): Had a 1-for-2 day with a walk, driving in an RBI with a solo home run. Alabama (3/25-27): Went 2-for-5 in game one with a solo home run, his fourth straight game with a homer...Drove in a RBI in game two on a 1-for-4 day, also reaching on a walk. Arkansas (4/3): Had a 2-for-5 day highlighted by a solo home run. LSU (4/8-10): Hit .583 on the weekend, including two 3-for-4 games...Tallied two doubles and two solo home runs. Auburn (4/14-16): Drove in three RBIs combined in game one and two with a solo home run and two-run double. Jackson State (4/19): Drove in 6 RBIs on a 2-for-4 day, including a grand slam and two-run double. Ole Miss (4/23): Went 2-for-5 in game three, driving in two runs via the long ball. Missouri (4/29-5/1): Hit .500 with three multi-hit games in the weekend series, driving in eight RBIs with two two-run homers, two solo homers, a RBI double, and a RBI ground out. Florida (5/6-8): Hit two doubles in game two for a 2-for-4 day...Hit a third double in game three. Samford (5/10): Drove in two runs on a 2-for-4 day with a double. Texas A&M (5/13-15): Hit .333 in the series against the Aggies with a double, triple, and two-run home run. Tennessee (5/21): Went 2-for-5 in his final game as a Bulldog, capping off the season with a solo home run.
2021 (Senior Season - Mercer)
Season: Started all 57 games at shortstop…Batted .308 (72-for-234) with 13 home runs, 17 doubles and two triples…Drove in 50 RBIs and scored 49 runs…Posted an on-base percentage of .363 and and .564 slugging percentage, while drawing 17 walks and was hit by six pitches…Stole 10 bases in 11 attempts…Tallied 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games…Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak during the season and ended the campaign on a 9-game hitting streak…Ended the 2021 season on a 12-game reached-base streak.
2020 (Junior Season - Mercer)
Season: Started all 16 games at shortstop…Batted .263 (15-for-57) with one home run and four doubles…Finished third on the team with 11 RBIs…Posted an on-base percentage of .434 and drew 13 walks and was hit by five pitches…Tallied three multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games…Drove in a season-high three runs in a win at Florida A&M (Feb. 19).
2019 (Sophomore Season - Mercer)
Season: Started all 64 games at shortstop and earned All-SoCon Second Team accolades…Batted .253 (64-for-253) with eight home runs, 38 RBIs and 46 runs scored…Led Mercer with 13 doubles and two triples…Posted a .333 on-base percentage and drew 24 walks…Red-hot start to the season included six home runs in the first seven games…Blasted three home runs and notched five RBIs in a 3-for-5 performance vs. Alabama A&M (Feb. 24)...Delivered a critical two-run single in the SoCon Tournament title game vs. Wofford (May 26)...Went 3-for-4 with one run scored vs. FAU at the NCAA Athens Regional (June 1)...Scored a season-high four runs and added three RBIs and two doubles in a 2-for-5 effort at VMI (April 20)...Was named the SoCon Player of the Month for February as he batted .350 with nine extra-base hits and 14 RBIs in nine games…Stole seven bases in eight attempts.
2018 (Freshman Season - Mercer)
Season: Started all 60 games at shortstop during standout freshman season…Named SoCon Freshman of the Year by league's coaches…Ranked third on team with a .324 batting average…Tallied 73 hits, six home runs, 53 runs, 42 RBIs and six stolen bases…Owned a .410 on base percentage and slugged .458…Batted .319 in SoCon play…Recorded a 27-game reached base streak mid-season…Hit a walk-off home run in 3-for-4 performance vs. Furman (April 8)...Notched season-high four RBIs in multi-home run effort vs. Florida A&M (March 27)...Hit two-run home run to help Mercer defeat No. 1 Florida (April 24)...Led Bears with 161 assists defensively and owned a .955 fielding percentage.
High School
Four-year letterman at Mosley High School (Lynn Haven, Fla.) under head coach Jon Hudson…Team captain as a junior (2016) and senior (2017)...Named Team MVP as a senior (2017)...Batted .400 with six home runs, 28 RBIs and 10 stolen bases as a senior…Earned All-District, All-Region and All-State honors as a senior (2017)...Also claimed All-District honors as a junior (2016)...Graduated with academic excellence (3.9 GPA)...Played summer ball for Team Elite Prime.
Personal
Full name is Ryan Jacob Yeager…Born Oct. 2, 1998 in Panama City, Florida…Parents are Bridgette and Ryan Yeager…Father played baseball at Gulf Coast State College and was drafted out of high school (1997) by the Boston Red Sox (29th round)...Mother graduated from Troy University.
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