Ryan Schlater

Position:
Catcher
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Paris, Ohio
High School:
St. Paris Graham H.S.

2009: Started 24 of his 27 games behind the dish with three starts as a designated hitter… appeared in 33 games…boosted his batting average 103 points with a May that he went 17-for-36 (.472)… had at least one hit in every game during May, except for the 5/3 match against Ohio…11-of-20 hits he had in MAC play were extra base hits… went 4-for-5 with three doubles and RBI plus a home run against Akron (5/14)…had a season-high four RBI against Buffalo (5/10) where he went 1-for-3 with a double…hit safely in the last nine games of the season…had seven multi-hit games, six multiple RBI games and hit safely in 19 total contests…recorded an RBI in 12 games and scored a run in 13 games…raised his batting average 83 points to .306 with a season-ending nine game hit streak…recorded a career high four RBI performance against Buffalo (5/10)…ended the regular season against Akron (5/16) with a career high four hits while tying the school record of three doubles in a single game…was named the MAC East Division Player of the Week after finishing the regular season 9-for-14 and hitting .692 from 5/12 to 5/16.

2008: Played in 42 games starting 35, all as the catcher...had eight multi-hit games and two multi-RBI contests...had three hits against Villanova (3/4), Xavier (4/9) and Akron (5/16)...had pair of hits in five other games...had his season-best of three RBI in the Villanova game...had a pair of RBI against Northeastern...had a season high three runs scored against Akron (5/15)...had five runs scored and five hits in the Akron series...hit safely in 23 games...had a five-game hitting streak (4/9 to 4/16) hitting .500 (nine-for-18) with five runs scored and one double and one home run...had only home run, a double, two walks and two runs scored in the April 12 Ball State game...hit .257 in MAC play with five doubles and 14 runs scored.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner at St. Paris Graham High School...named first team All-Central Buckeye Conference, All-County, All-Area and All-Dayton Area as a senior...batted .413 with two homers, six doubles and 24 RBI as a senior, helping the Falcons to a third-place league finish at 12-9...hit .394 as a junior with five doubles, two homers and 19 RBI...named to the 2005 USSSA World Series All-Tournament team...also lettered four years in football where he played quarterback, running back and defensive back...captained the football team his senior season...a member of National Honor Society and Student Senate.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Wesley Schlater...son of Mark and Shirley Schlater...born November 8, 1988...has a 3.04 GPA in early childhood education.