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2008: A First Team All-MAC selection at shortstop and a First Team ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Mideast Region selection • played in all 52 games, starting in 48 (41 at shortstop and 7 at third base) • Led the team with 31 multiple-hit games (nine with three or more hits) and had nine multiple-RBI performances • his .412 batting average set a new BGSU single-season record, along with his 87 hits • finished the season ranked 22nd in the nation in batting average and 70th in hits • also tied the single-season school record with 19 doubles, which ranked 88th in the nation • set a new career-best hit streak of 17 games and tied his old hit streak with a 16-game hit streak as well, hitting safely in 46 of the Falcons' 52 games • also led the team with 53 runs scored and in stolen bases with 15, posting a .481 on base percentage • finished with five homers and 36 RBI • had seven hits and three RBI in the Falcons' season-opening series at Western Kentucky (2/22-2/24) • was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI at Murray State (3/15) where he picked up nine hits in three games and three RBI • had seven hits and three RBI in both series at Miami and Ohio University • was 6-for-10 at the plate in the Falcons' first two games at Akron with four RBI • had six hits in three games at the MAC Tournament • hit .364 in MAC play • in the field he collected 69 putouts and 146 assists, which moved him into fifth-place on the BGSU career assists list. 2007: Played in all 54 games, making 47 starts (33 at shortstop, 13 at third, 1 as DH) • began the season playing strictly shortstop, before making the transition to third base late in the year • recorded at least one hit in each of his first eight games, stretching his career-long hitting streak to 13 games, dating back to the '05 season • stroked a two-run homerun before driving in another two runs with a double into the gap at Middle Tennessee State (2/24) • racked up 11 multi-hit and six multi-RBI games • went 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored versus Georgetown (3/3) and at Toledo (4/14) • tallied two RBI in back-to-back wins against Findlay (3/14) and Le Moyne (3/16) • ended the season by recording a hit in seven of the last nine games, including a four-hit performance versus Ohio (5/18). 2006: Played in 49 games, including 38 starts • named MAC East Player of the Week for the week of April 16th • led all Falcon freshman with 15 RBI • tallied six multi-hit games • went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a win over nationally-ranked Notre Dame (4/26/06) • had another three-hit, two-RBI day against Toledo (4/15/06) • recorded at least one hit and one RBI in all three games of the Toledo series. High School: A four-year letterwinner for Dearborn Divine Child High School in Michigan • helped the Falcons to three conference titles • batted .429 with four home runs, 13 doubles, two triples, 33 RBI and 11 stolen bases as a junior in 2004 • led the Falcons to a 2005 state championship • coached by Tony DeMare • also a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Personal: Full name is Ryan Alan Shay • son of Al and Lisa Shay • born on December 30, 1986 • majoring in sport management. |
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