Ryan Metz Season 2018

2021:  Made nine appearances, including one start … Pitched 10.0 innings … Threw 2.0 shutout innings without allowing a hit at Liberty (April 13) … Set a season high for strikeouts with five across 3.1 innings against VCU (March 10).

2020: Appeared in two games, making one start … Did not allow an earned run in 3.0 innings pitched, struck out two batters, did not issue a walk and posted a 1-0 record, in his start against George Mason (March 11), when he threw a season-long 2.0 innings … In lone outing as a reliever, threw 1.0 innings and did not allowing a run ... Retired 1-of-1 first batters faced in relief outings, however, 1-of-2 inherited runners scored … Pitched a total of three scoreless innings and ended the season with 3.0 consecutive scoreless innings … Also, threw one perfect frames and, at one point, retired four straight batters.

2019: Made three starts and appeared in 16 games, which included finishing six of them, tied for second most on the team … Had a 3.00 ERA in 18.0 innings pitched, struck out 14 batters, walked 10 and posted a 1-1 record, while combining on one shutout … Picked up his lone victory in a start versus Marshall (April 9), a 7-0 victory ... Tossed a season-high 3.0 innings in a start versus Georgia Tech (April 20) … Had a 2.00 ERA in 9.0 innings pitched in ACC games and a 1.29 ERA in his starts (7.0 innings) … In eight appearances out of the bullpen, threw at least 1.0 innings without allowing a run ... Retired 10-of-13 first batters faced in relief outings for a 76.9 percentage, second-best on the team (min. 10 outings) … Inherited six runners, while two of them scored … Struck out a season-high four batters versus Richmond (March 13) and three in the start versus Yellow Jackets … Pitched a total of eight scoreless innings, including 8.0 consecutive, which started the season … Also, threw three perfect frames and, at one point, retired nine straight batters … Had one double play turned behind him, a GDP.

2018: Appeared in seven games, all out of the bullpen ... Made collegiate debut at Coastal Carolina (Feb. 16) … Had a 16.62 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched, struck out four batters, walked eight and did not post a record … Tossed a season-high 1.1 innings twice - versus Coastal Carolina and Oklahoma (Feb. 18) … Inherited 12 runners and five of them scored for a .583 hold percentage (second-best on team) … Retired 5-of-7 first batters faced for a .714 percentage (third best) … Pitched a season-best 1.1 consecutive innings while retiring a season-high three straight batters.

High School: Earned varsity letters for three seasons while playing for coach Matthew Cherry at Fishers ... Was a two-time All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference selection as a pitcher and a 2017 First Team All-Hamilton County honoree ... As a senior, was 7-0 with a 0.83 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 50.2 innings pitched and did not allow an earned run in 14 postseason innings ... Helped his team to the state regional final in 2017 after tossing a complete-game shutout in the semifinal round ... The team posted a 27-6 mark, best in school history, and won its first HCC title and its first sectional title along the way ... In his Tigers' career, set the school record for wins with a 15-4 mark and added a 1.68 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 137.2 innings ... Named to the IHSBCA Academic All-State team and graduate Summa Cum Laude ... Also earned the Hoosier HCC Crossroads Conference Sportsmanship Award.

Personal: Ryan Scott Metz … Born August 7, 1998 in Fishers, Indiana … Son of Scott and Carol Metz ... Has an older brother, Alex … Majoring in mechanical engineering.