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2026 Baseball Roster

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7 Ryan Yates

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Position RHP
  • Hometown Franklin, TN
  • Major Mathematics, Engineering

Biography

2026 (Junior): Ryan appeared in 13 games making 13 starts on the mound for Asbury during his junior season.
  • Logged 71.2 innings pitched with 55 strikeouts and four wins
  • Tossed a season-high eight innings against LaGrange on 3/21/26
  • Recorded a season-high nine strikeouts against Muskingum on 2/27/26
  • Earned wins against Manchester, LaGrange, Huntingdon, and Piedmont
  • Allowed just four hits across seven innings against Piedmont on 4/2/26
  • Threw 7.2 innings while allowing only two earned runs against Piedmont in the CCS Tournament on 4/30/26
  • Finished the season with a 5.27 ERA
  • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 16 assists defensively
Awards | BGO Athlete of the Week, Asbury Scholar Athlete, Asbury Honor Roll, NCCAA Scholar Athlete

2025 (Sophomore): Ryan appeared in 17 games and started in 13 during his sophomore season for Asbury.
  • Pitching
    • Pitched a team-high 48.2 innings with 18 strikeouts and 17 walks
    • Finished the year with a 1.60 WHIP
    • Went 8.1 innings in a win at Piedmont with two runs allowed on 3/29/25
  • Hitting
    • Had a hit, three walks, and an RBI in 10 at-bats
    • Finished season with a .308 OBP
Awards | Asbury Honor Roll

Freshman (2024): Competed in 27 games making 14 starts... hit for a .256 average on 10 hits, two doubles, and scored nine runs... slugged a .308 percentage and gathered a .333 OBP with four BB and one HBP... knocked in seven RBI and had a .641 OPS... collected a 1.000 fielding percentage on 22 putouts and six assists. Saw action on the mound in ten games making seven starts... recorded a 4.54 ERA, 25 strikeouts, two wins, a 2.93 batting average against and a 1.44 WHIP in 39.2 IP.

Awards | NCCAA Mid-East Region 2nd Team, Asbury Newcomer of the Year Nominee, Lexington Clinic Player of the Week, Asbury Scholar-Athlete, Asbury Honor Roll
 

Family Members:
  • Parents: Amy and Michael Yates
  • Sibling: Austin Yates
Favorite Quote:
  • "Character supersedes talent every day of the week" -Inky Johnson
Why I Chose Asbury:
  • I chose Asbury because of the community and the brotherhood of the baseball team.
Career Aspirations:
  • Engineering and Coaching.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2024Freshman

    RHP/OF
    5'10" 160 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2025Sophomore

    RHP/OF
    5'10" 160 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2026Junior

    RHP
    5'10" 160 lbs
    7