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As a Junior (2002)
Started 44 games and hit seven home runs with 29 RBIs Had the first two-home-run game of his career on March 3 against California Set a career high for hits with a 5-for-5, three RBI performance against Maryland on March 16 Went 5-for-11 in the three-game sweep of Florida State (March 22-24) Had a career-high nine-game hitting streak from March 23-April 3 in which he went 15-for-37 (.405) with 11 runs scored Hit a tape measure home run on May 24 in the ACC Tournament versus Georgia Tech Went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in a victory over South Carolina on June 2 at NCAA Regional Tournament in Columbia.
As a Sophomore (2001)
Led the team with 42 RBIs and tied for the team lead with seven home runs Also hit by pitch a team-high 14 times Started 32 games at catcher and 17 games at first Started the season on a tear, batting 6-for-10, including three doubles, with two RBIs and scored six runs over the first three games Was 2-for-4 with a solo homer in the 7-6 win over Seton Hall on Feb. 23 Had a career game in the first game of the UCLA doubleheader on March 2; had a two-out, RBI double in the first inning to give UNC a quick 1-0 lead against the Bruins; followed with a fifth-inning grand slam against UCLA ace Josh Karp to erase a 5-2 deficit and give UNC the 6-5 lead; finished the 8-7 win 2-for-5 with a career-high five RBIs Had a three-run home run in the first inning of a 12-9 win at Coastal Carolina on March 13 Had his best ACC series against Wake Forest (March 16-18); drove in eight runs over the three-game series in batting 4-for-11; had a three-run homer and was 2-for-4 in the middle game of the series with the Demon Deacons; followed that up with a solo home run in the second-inning of the series-ending loss on Sunday Had his 12th and 13th RBIs in just five games with a 2-for-5 outing against Towson in the first game of the March 21 doubleheader; had an RBI double and run-scoring single against the Tigers Fell into a 14-game slump where he hit just 4-for-39 with two RBIs after that hot stretch, but rebounded with homers in back-to-back games, versus UNC-G on April 10 and against Charlotte on April 11 Scored twice in the series-opener against Virginia but injured his wrist on the final out of that game against the Cavs and missed the last two games of the series Returned to the lineup in UNCs 6-3 win over No. 19 ECU on April 17 and was 2-for-4 Had a pair of two-hit games to open the Duke series (April 20-22) Was 4-for-10 with five RBIs in the Georgia Tech series (May 11-13); doubled in all three games against the Yellow Jackets Was 3-for-6 and walked four times in two ACC Tournament games Finished the season on a six-game hitting streak, tied for his longest hit streak of the year.
2000 Season Medical Red-shirt
Started the season strong before taking a medical red-shirt Batted .323 with two home runs and 13 RBIs over the first nine games Was named to the All-Tournament team at the season-opening ACC/Disney Blast Was 5-for-10 with four RBIs in three games at Disney, including 3-for-4 with a homer in the 9-0 win over defending national champion Miami. Summer 2000: Played sparingly as a DH with the Asheboro Copperheads of the CPL while still fully recovering.
As a Freshman (1999)
Started 38 games, including a team-high 28 at first base, as well as nine as the DH and one at catcher Ranked fifth on the team with a .417 on-base percentage Was hit by a team-high 12 pitches Was second on the team with 242 putouts Had a double and a home run to go with three RBIs in the series finale with Wake Forest on March 21 Had back-to-back two-hit games against Florida State Was 4-for-10 (.400) in the FSU series with one run scored and two RBIs Also had two-hit games at Campbell on April 13, vs. Duke on April 24 and in the series-opening win against Georgia Tech on May 15 Hit a three-run homer on May 8 vs. Mount Olive Scored a season-high three runs in that 5-0 win over the Yellow Jackets, including one on a fourth inning solo home run. Summer 1999: Played in 31 games for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League Had 14 hits in 75 at bats for a .187 average Added two doubles and six RBIs.
Glenn High School
Drafted in the 22nd round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1998 Four-year starter for Glenn H.S. and the Kernersville American Legion team (1995-98) Two-time Piedmont Triad Conference Player of the Year Three-time all-conference choice Honorable mention in USA Today for 1998 NC player of the year First-team all-state in 1998 after hitting .565 with nine home runs and a 1.211 slugging percentage Honorable mention all-state in 1997 State Games participant in 1996 and 97 1997 Eastern Showcase participant and MVP for the Arizona Diamondbacks team Also played three years as the point guard on the Glenn H.S. basketball team All-conference in basketball in 1998 Honor roll student.
Personal
Majoring in exercise and sports science Ryan Jack Blake is the son of Randy and Debbie Blake Born 1/2/80.
