As A SENIOR: Earned American East Conference Pitcher of the Week honor (4/27) and nominated for 2015 AE Man of the year • on the mound pitched 4.75 ERA, throwing 22 strikeouts in 9 games starts • Batting he started and played in 33 games, with a solid .271 Batting average with 107 at-bats • Earning 13 runs, 16 RBI with 29 hits and even a home run • Season highlights at bat would include three hits, one RBI and a homerun against Bryant (3/24/15) • Season highlights on the mound would include 107 pitches, with 4 strikeouts allowing only 4 hits and one run in nine innings pitched against Hartford (4/26/15)
AS A JUNIOR: Played in 11 games with nine starts on the season • He hit .241 with four runs scored and four RBI • Highlights include going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a double in 6-2 win against Cincinnati (3/1).
AS A SOPHOMORE: Named to the NE-10 All-Conference First Team • Named to the ABCA All-East Region first team • Named to the NCBWA All-East Region second team • Started 48 of 49 games for UMass Lowell and had a team-high .345 batting average and 25 stolen bases • Led the River Hawks with 70 hits and .403 on base percentage • Scored 38 runs, hit 22 RBI and worked 22 walks at the plate • Highlights include going 5-for-5, with two RBI and a run scored in a 8-0 win over Bentley (5/5) • Also went 3-for-5, hitting a double, triple and a RBI, while scoring a run in a 6-3 victory over Bentley (5/2).
AS A FRESHMAN: NE-10 All-Conference Rookie Team • ABCA East Region Rawlings Gold Glove Team • Started all 47 games for the River Hawks • Had a .309 batting average, eight doubles, 16 RBI • 14-for-19 in stolen bases • Highlights include a 5-for-7 night with five runs and one RBI in a 19-3 win over Caldwell • Also had a 3-for-4 effort with two RBI's, two runs and two stolen bases in a 9-4 win over Southern Connecticut (4/7) • Named NE-10 Rookie of the Week on April 2.
WESLEY CHAPEL H.S.: Four-year varsity player at Wesley Chapel H.S. for Chuck Yingling • Selected as a 2011 Under Armour Pre-Season All-American • Pasco County Spring Break Tournament MVP • First Team All-Sunshine Athletic Conference as a junior and senior • Pasco County Player of the Year and first team selection • First Team All North Suncoast • St. Petersburg Times First Team All-North Suncoast standout • Tampa Tribune First Team All-Pasco Country.
PERSONAL: Son of Nancy Ryan of Brooksville, FL and Jerry DeGroot of Wesley Chapel, FL • Favorite sports teams are the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots • Names his favorite MLB stars as Evan Longoria, Derek Jeter and Dustin Pedroia • Lists his favorite movies as The Departed, The Town, Blazing Saddles and The Sting • Listens to Black Eyed Peas, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, AC/DC and Aerosmith • Majoring in Business Administration.
