2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryne Nelson
- Position:
- Infielder/RHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Henderson, Nev.
- High School:
- Basic HS
HONORS
2019
First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference
2018
Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2019 SEASON
A first-team All-Pac-12 selection ... Led the conference in the regular season with 104 strikeouts in just 65 innings ... Finished fourth in the nation with a 14.40 strikeouts per nine innings ratio ... Appeared in 23 games, making four starts, finishing 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA and four saves ... Named a preseason second-team all-american by Baseball America ... at Texas Tech (Feb. 16): Pitched a then career-long 4.1 innings and struck out five ... vs. Saint Mary's (Feb. 23): Struck out nine over a career-long six innings while not giving up an earned run to pick up the win ... vs. Loyola Marymount (March 3): Fanned eight over six innings while walking three and giving up four runs on six hits in a no-decision ... vs. Washington (March 17): Came out of the bullpen and threw 5.2 shutout innings while fanning eight ... vs. Arizona State (March 23): Struck out a then career-high 10 in five innings of relief, walking just two ... at Utah Valley (March 27): Struck out the only two batters he faced to pick up first save of the season ... vs. Fresno State (April 6): Picked up second save of the season in game one of the doubleheader, working two shutout innings with three punch-outs ... at Oregon State (April 9): Struck out four over two shutout innings to hold on to a four-run lead ... vs. Stanford (April 20): Fanned eight over 3.2 innings of scoreless relief, giving up two hits and walking three ... at Washington State (April 13): Earned third save, striking out three and walking none over 1.1 innings of work ... vs. Oregon State (May 12): Struck out a career-high 12 over a career-long 6.1 innings out of the bullpen to get the win ... at USC (May 18): Retired all five batters he faced, striking out two, to get the save.
2018 SEASON
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention recognition … Appeared in 16 games on the mound, all out of the bullpen … Finished 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA and four saves … Struck out 37 with 14 walks over 23.1 innings … Did not allow a run over first six appearances, going 7.1 innings and striking out 14 while walking just one over that span … at Loyola Marymount (Feb. 25): Picked up back-to-back strikeouts to earn the save after entering with the bases loaded and one out to hang on to a two-run lead … vs. FAU (March 5): Struck out three over two hitless innings of relief … vs. UC Davis (March 10): Fanned five over two innings to earn the save … vs. Washington State (April 6): Got the save in both games of the doubleheader, going 1.2 innings with four strikeouts in game one, before getting two punch-outs in an inning of work in game two … at Washington (April 15): Picked up the win after throwing three innings with six strikeouts while allowing a run on no hits … at UC Irvine (May 6): Pitched the final two innings of a 10-5 win, with four strikeouts and two walks … Offensively, hit .171 with five doubles, seven RBI and 19 runs scored … at Loyola Marymount (Feb. 25): Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored … vs. UC Davis (March 9-11): Hit .500 (6-for-12) with three RBI, a double and four runs scored in the four-game series … at San Francisco (April 2): Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk in a 5-2 win … vs. Washington State (April 6): Finished 2-for-4 with a double in a 4-2 win.
2017 SEASON
Made nine appearances on the mound, including one start … Struck out 17 batters while walking five in 13.1 innings with a 4.72 ERA and a 0-1 record … Did not allow a run in three appearances with three strikeouts before suffering an injury that kept him off the mound until May 2 … at Oregon State (May 2): Took the loss in first career start, giving up a run on a hit with two strikeouts and two walks … vs. Oregon State (May 12): Dominated over three innings of relief, striking out six with one walk to keep the deficit at just one … At the plate, hit .167 with a double and four runs scored, appearing in 18 games with six starts … at Arizona (April 15): Picked up first career base hit in a pinch-hitting role … vs. Arizona State (April 30): Recorded first multi-hit game in a win, going 2-for-4 with a double.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterman and 2016 graduate of Basic High School … Named first-team all-state as a utility player as a senior after helping lead Basic to the Nevada Division I state championship … Earned second-team All-Sunrise Region honors as both an infielder and pitcher after hitting .415 with 12 doubles and 20 RBI, while going 7-2 with a 1.91 ERA and 57 strikeouts on the mound … Delivered a walk-off single to give Basic a 3-2 win in the state quarterfinals … Selected second-team all-state and first-team All-Sunrise Region as a junior … Hit .412 with four home runs and 20 RBI along with a record of 6-1 and a 2.03 ERA with 41 strikeouts … Picked up second-team All-Sunrise Region honors after hitting .350 with one home run, 23 RBI and a .437 on-base-percentage … High school baseball coach was Scott Baker.
MLB DRAFT
Selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
PERSONAL
Major is cinema studies.
