2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Duffy
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 219
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Malabar, FL
- High School/Previous School:
- Barron Collier HS
CAREER:
Fifth-year senior seasoned with playing time in 90 games and 58 starts • Enters his senior campaign with a .321 career batting average and 17 career home runs, second-most on the team • Drew a team-leading 25 starts as a left-handed hitting designated hitter in 2009.
2009:
Played in 43 games and drew 27 starts as a fourth-year junior in 2009 • Posted a .339 batting average, a career-high and second-best on the team • Also set career-highs with 25 runs scored, 42 hits, 10 home runs and 33 RBI • Ranked second on the team behind Connor Powers in home runs and slugging percentage (.645%) • Drew two early-season starts behind the dish but saw most of his playing time as the designated hitter, a team-most 25 starts • Also saw limited playing time at first base • Recorded three of his 12 multiple-hit games and five of his seven multi-RBI games in his first seven games (8-for-20, .400, 11 RBI) • Matched a career-best with three-RBI games against Northern Illinois (Feb. 21), at Hawaii (Mar. 6) and against LSU (May 15) • Went 3-for-5 in the series opener and finale at Georgia (Mar. 20/22) and later carded a 3-for-3 game against Auburn (Apr. 5) • Delivered walk-off solo home run in MSU's 7-6 win over Southern Miss (Apr. 8) and a game-winning eighth-inning solo blast in a 6-5 win at Memphis (May 12) • Closed out the campaign with a long-ball flurry, belting six of his 10 home runs over his last 10 games • Lashed a double and his 10th home run to match a career-best with five total bases in State's 8-7 win over second-ranked and eventual national champ LSU (May 15) at Dudy Noble Field • Finished the campaign with a .356 batting average in 24 SEC games played (16 starts) and a .630 SEC slugging percentage • Parents moved from West Melbourne to Malabar, Fla., in the off-season.
2008:
Appeared in 42 of 56 games and started 31 contests as a third-year sophomore catcher • Hit .306 with seven home runs and 25 RBI • MSU's primary catcher among four receivers used in starting roles behind the dish • Belted his first career home run, a three-run blast, in his first collegiate start in the final game of the season-opening series at North Florida (Feb. 24) • Totaled 10 multiple-hit games, six of those in the final eight games of the season • Set a career-high for hits in a 4-for-5, two-RBI series-ending game at LSU (May 11) • Lashed two doubles, a home run and a single against LSU for a career-best nine total bases • Also doubled twice in a 3-for-4 showing at Alabama (Apr. 19) • Turned in career-best three-RBI outings against North Florida (Feb. 24), Air Force (Mar. 2) and Austin Peay (Apr. 1) • Finished with seven multi-RBI games • Plated game-winning runs against Air Force (Mar. 2) and Memphis (May 13) • Hit .324 in 22 SEC games (19 starts), including a team-leading 12 extra-base hits (eight doubles, four home runs) • Heated up at the plated in the final eight games of the season, hitting .438 (14-for-32) with nine RBI • Posted the team's second-highest batting average (.337) among starters • Posted a .980 fielding percentage with five errors in 255 chances and just one error in the final 19 games • Retired nine opponent base runners • Parents moved from Naples to West Melbourne, Fla., in the off-season • Played summer league baseball in 2008 for the DuPage County Dragons in the Central Illinois Collegiate League.
2007:
Saw playing time in five games, collecting one hit in four at-bats • Made his collegiate debut subbing for the DH against South Carolina (Mar. 23) • Made a late-game appearance at first base against Memphis (Mar. 28) and against UL-Monroe (Apr. 3) • Recorded a career-first hit with a single in the first of two at-bats against UL-Monroe • Also used in a pinch-hit role against Louisiana State (Apr. 20) and as a defensive replacement at first base against Southern Miss (Apr. 24) • Noted for his acrobatic pre-game flip leading the team from the outfield huddle to the dugout.
2006:
Sat out the 2006 campaign as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year starter for coach Ted Parsons at Naples' Barron Collier High School • First-team Florida Class 5A All-State pick and Florida Coaches All-Star Team selection as a catcher in 2005 • Paced BCHS with a .452 batting average, 11 doubles, six home runs and an .849 slugging percentage • Led Southwest Florida region in home runs and ranked fourth in batting average • Earned team MVP, all-county and All-Southwest Florida All-Star Team honors • Starred on teams that captured three straight district crowns and reached the regional finals twice • Dean's List and academic honor roll scholar • Recipient of the Bright Futures Scholarship Award and named Mr. Barron Collier HS • Hit .418 as a junior and .366 his sophomore season in 2003.
PERSONAL:
Born Ryan Patrick Duffy on September 7, 1986 in Naples, Fla. • Son of Cathy and Kevin Duffy of Malabar, Fla. • Majoring in business administration.
