2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Gridley
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Milton, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Milton HS
· 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2015 All-SEC Freshman
· 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
· 2015 Week 2 SEC Freshman of the Week
2017: Selected as First Team All-SEC before being drafted by the Oakland A’s in the 11th round of the MLB draft • Went 13-for-17 in the second weekend of the season against Marist and Indiana State • Hit his first homer of the season on Feb. 25 against Indiana State in his 4-for-5 day • Went 3-for-5 at Oregon on March 5 and 5-for-12 (.417) for the weekend • Went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and 3 runs against Columbia on March 13 • Hit homers in three straight games from March 13-17 • Went 3-for-5 with a homer and 4 RBI at Memphis on March 28 • Drove in a pair of runs against Kentucky on April 8 • Had 2 RBIs at South Carolina on April 14 • Hit a pair of doubles at South Carolina on April 16 • Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs vs. Auburn on April 28 • Reached base in 18 straight games from April 5 to May 5 • Led off the game with a home run vs. LSU on May 18 • Went 2-for-4 with a run vs. Georgia in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on May 24 • Scored the tying run a day later vs. Arkansas in the ninth inning • Went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs vs. South Alabama on June 4 • 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 • Hit .284 with eight doubles and a pair of home runs with 30 runs scored and 32 RBI • Went 3 for 5 on Feb. 19 against FAU with a double • Had a 2 for 5 day on Feb. 20 against South Dakota State, driving in a pair of runs • Against the same team on Feb. 21, went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored • On Feb. 27 against UMass Lowell, went 2 for 4 with a two-run home run and a pair of runs scored • Went 2 for 4 with two runs and a double on March 11 against Oregon • Was 2 for 3 with a run scored on both March 12 and March 13, both against Oregon • Finished the Oregon series (March 11-13) with a .600 average (6 for 10) with a double and four RBI • 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 • Went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI single on April 2 against Ole Miss • 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 · Drove in three runs on April 13 against Memphis • Went 2 for 3 with a pair of runs scored on May 11 at Troy • Was 3 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI against Arkansas on May 20 • 2 for 4 with an RBI in the Bulldogs’ first game of the Starkville Regional against Southeast Missouri on June 3 • Played summer ball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League alongside fellow Diamond Dawgs Brent Rooker and Konnor Pilkington • 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 league’s 14 coaches, marking the second time a Bulldog shortstop earned the honor (Adam Frazier, 2011) • 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 • Played in 49 of the team’s 54 games, starting 47 contests (26 at shortstop, 14 at second base, 7 at third base) • Hit .243 in 169 at-bats with 26 runs, 21 RBIs, 14 walks, nine doubles, four stolen bases and one home run • Part of an infield which turned 63 double plays (sixth in NCAA) • Ranked seventh in the SEC with 170 assists • Hit .333 in MSU’s 24 victories • Registered 10 multi-hit games and had four games with multiple RBIs • 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 • Started off college career reaching base safely in a season-best 14 straight games from Feb. 14-March 7 • Tallied two hits, two runs, an RBI and a double in his last start of the season May 16 at Tennessee • Scored a run in all three games at Ole Miss May 7-9, going 4 for 12 with a pair of doubles • Belted out two singles April 30 against top-ranked LSU • Singled, was hit by a pitch and scored April 24 at No. 25 Arkansas • Had two hits, was hit by a pitch and tapped the dish once at No. 1 Texas A&M April 12 • Collected a base hit, stolen base, and run scored vs. No. 13 South Carolina April 4 • Went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the series opener against the Gamecocks • Hit safely in all three games of the Auburn series March 27-29 • Finished 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI vs. Western Kentucky March 10 • Knocked out a season-best four hits Feb. 24 against Alcorn State, totaling two RBIs, two runs, a stolen base and a double • Stole a season-high two bases Feb. 22 vs. Alabama A&M, while recording the game-winning RBI single in the eighth inning • Drove in a season-best four runs Feb. 21 against Alabama A&M, hitting his first career home run • The homer marked MSU’s first inside-the-park dinger since Hunter Renfroe vs. Arkansas in 2012 • Came back later in the day to tie a season best with three runs scored vs. Marshall • 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 • Finished a perfect 2 for 2 with a run, walk and first career RBI Feb. 15 in the 16-7 win vs. Cincinnati • 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 • 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 • 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 • 2014 preseason Southeast All-Region First-Team member • 2012 and 2013 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American • 2012 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American • Hit .450 with 55 hits in 37 games as a senior team captain, tallying 40 runs, 20 stolen bases and 17 RBIs • Named the 2014 Class 6A Region 5 Player of the Year • Earned 2014 all-state and all-region honors • Named to the 2014 Atlanta Braves 400 Club (top 17 players in Georgia) • Made it to the 2014 state championship game • Finished with a perfect 4.0 GPA as a senior • Member of the Georgia Dugout Club All-Tournament Team in 2011 and 2012 • Led team to a state title as a junior team captain with 32 hits, 25 runs and 21 stolen bases in 39 games • 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 • Hit .341 with 30 hits in 27 games as a freshman, tallying 22 runs, 20 RBIs and 20 stolen bases • 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 • Won the Perfect Game WWBA Championship as a member of the 14U East Cobb Astros • 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 • Son of Ann and Rob Gridley • Has two sisters, Samantha and Julia • Chose MSU over Georgia, Clemson and Georgia Tech • Was a top-10 junior tennis player in middle school • Favorite athlete is Dustin Pedroia • Majoring in business administration, where he earned a perfect 4.00 GPA in the 2015 fall semester.
