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Jersey Number 4
Will Ray
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Evansville, Ind.
Bio
2018 (Senior): Appeared in six starts as a pitcher before suffering a season ending injury to his throwing arm ... held a team-low 1.57 ERA ... pitched 34.1 innings allowing just six runs ... Struck out 24 batters, holding the opposing team to a .226 batting average ... Appeared in 38 games with 34 starts at first base and DH ... held a .269 batting average with 39 hits and 23 runs ... Recorded a complete game shutout against UAB allowing just five hits in nine innings with six strikeouts ... Helped shutout Florida A&M 9-0 in 4.2 innings in his first start of the season .. Recorded three hits, two runs, and a walk at WKU ... batted .429 against Western Carolina amassing 5 RBIs on three hits while scoring two runs himself.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 50 games, starting in 45 … used primarily as an infielder and a pitcher … held a .240 batting average at the plate with a .378 on-base percentage and a .338 slugging percentage … had 37 hits, 31 runs scored, 10 RBIs, nine doubles and two home runs … tied for the team-high in stolen bases with nine … ranked tied for eighth in C-USA games only for stolen bases with six … walked 24 times … had a season-high three hits at Western Carolina (Feb. 25) and against UTSA (March 18) … scored a season-best four runs in the game at Western Carolina … had 10 multi-hit games … reached base safely in 10 straight games … pitched 44.1 innings on the mound with 14 appearances and six starts … had a 3-3 record and three saves … allowed 25 runs on 49 hits and had 28 strikeouts … wins came against ETSU (March 8), Morehead State (April 26) and WKU (May 7) … tossed seven shutout innings with a season-high seven strikeouts against WKU … finished in the field with 74 putouts, 77 assists and 10 errors for a .938 fielding percentage … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Olney Central College (2015-16): Appeared in 57 of 58 games as a sophomore … batted .320 with 10 doubles, four triples, six home runs and drove in 39 RBIs … led the team in runs scored (60), OBP (.483), walks (41), HBPs (18), and triples … went 3-0 with one save on the mound in 16.2 innings … batted .273 with two home runs as a freshman … had a 1-0 record with one save and a 2.13 ERA in 12.2 innings on the mound.
High School: Attended Evansville Central High School … named to All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) and All-Metro first team as a sophomore and a senior … All-SIAC second team as a junior … honorable mention 4A All-State, All-Metro Player of the Year and Tri-State Hot Stove League Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Born on Aug. 31, 1995 … son of Gregg and Patricia Ray … has two siblings, Lauren and Nolan … majoring in business management.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 50 games, starting in 45 … used primarily as an infielder and a pitcher … held a .240 batting average at the plate with a .378 on-base percentage and a .338 slugging percentage … had 37 hits, 31 runs scored, 10 RBIs, nine doubles and two home runs … tied for the team-high in stolen bases with nine … ranked tied for eighth in C-USA games only for stolen bases with six … walked 24 times … had a season-high three hits at Western Carolina (Feb. 25) and against UTSA (March 18) … scored a season-best four runs in the game at Western Carolina … had 10 multi-hit games … reached base safely in 10 straight games … pitched 44.1 innings on the mound with 14 appearances and six starts … had a 3-3 record and three saves … allowed 25 runs on 49 hits and had 28 strikeouts … wins came against ETSU (March 8), Morehead State (April 26) and WKU (May 7) … tossed seven shutout innings with a season-high seven strikeouts against WKU … finished in the field with 74 putouts, 77 assists and 10 errors for a .938 fielding percentage … named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
Olney Central College (2015-16): Appeared in 57 of 58 games as a sophomore … batted .320 with 10 doubles, four triples, six home runs and drove in 39 RBIs … led the team in runs scored (60), OBP (.483), walks (41), HBPs (18), and triples … went 3-0 with one save on the mound in 16.2 innings … batted .273 with two home runs as a freshman … had a 1-0 record with one save and a 2.13 ERA in 12.2 innings on the mound.
High School: Attended Evansville Central High School … named to All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (SIAC) and All-Metro first team as a sophomore and a senior … All-SIAC second team as a junior … honorable mention 4A All-State, All-Metro Player of the Year and Tri-State Hot Stove League Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Born on Aug. 31, 1995 … son of Gregg and Patricia Ray … has two siblings, Lauren and Nolan … majoring in business management.
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