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Jersey Number 14
Ryan Basham
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lowell, Ind.
- High School:
- Lowell
Bio
Oliver Wolcott on Basham: 'Generates the most power and speed with his bat on the team, and arguably the conference... has a great attitude, his desire to excel is palpable... is an exceptional all-around ball player.'
Scouting Basham: Preseason all-conference selection by Baseball America... received a lot of attention when he was a second-team summer baseball All-America selection last summer... is an exciting player, an excellent offensive hitter with a great swing... has the ability to hit for a high average or hit for power, could potentially be a double-figure home run hitter... will hit in the middle of the lineup.
2005: Earned Third-Team All-Big Ten honors... finished the year as MSU[apos]s top hitter, batting .358, placing him 10th in the Big Ten... was fifth in the conference in home runs (8) and sixth in on-base percentage (.450), led the Spartans with 43 RBI, 12 doubles and drew a team-high 28 walks... eight home runs tied him with Adam Tripp for the most on MSU[apos]s team... one of only three players to start in all 53 games... was second on the team in multi-hit games with 22... scored three runs, while stealing two bases at Brown (3/6).. went 2-for-4, knocking out two home runs, collecting four RBI against Campbell (3/8)... pounded out four RBI against Bradley (3/19), going 2-for-4 with a home run... went 3-for-4, tallying an RBI at Michigan (4/30)... went 3-for-5 with one run and two RBI in final game of the year at Northwestern (5/22)... capped season with a 14-game hitting streak (5/7-5/22).
2004: Batted .297 with 27 RBI in freshman campaign... appeared in 56 games, with 53 starts in left field... committed only one error in 99 fielding chances for a .990 percentage... named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after batting .500 (6-for-12) in tourney action... finished the season tied for third on the team in triples with two... hit a perfect 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI against Penn State (5/15)... was 2-for-3 at the plate, driving in two and scoring three runs against Indiana (5/9)... had a five-game hitting streak to open Big Ten play (4/3-4/10)... went 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI against Western Michigan (3/5).
High School: Set school records in batting average, RBI, runs scored, home runs, hits and walks... posted a .583 batting average with 15 home runs and 48 RBI as a senior... earned first-team all-state honors... received all-conference recognition... named Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year... batted .538 with seven home runs and 33 RBI as a junior to earn all-conference honors... named first-team all-state as a junior... earned all-conference honors and honorable mention all-state accolades as a sophomore... recorded a .495 batting average with eight home runs and 50 RBI as a sophomore... member of National Honor Society... named to the honor roll all four years.
Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1984, to Jerry and Janice Basham... a business major... names brother, Doug, as biggest baseball influence... favorite team is the Chicago White Sox, and favorite player is Mark Grace.
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