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27 Ryan Jeffers

  • Position C
  • Class Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 225
  • Hometown Raleigh, N.C.
  • High School Sanderson

Biography

Awards/Honors
  • 2018 First-Team All-CAA
  • 2018 NCAA Greenville All-Regional
  • 2017 First-team All-CAA
  • 2017 ABCA All-East First-team
  • 2017 NCCSIA First-Team All-State
2018 (Junior): Selected in the second round with the 59th pick overall by Minnesota in the MLB Draft ... Started all 62 games between catching and the outfield ... Led CAA with 22 doubles and 16 home runs ... Also paced the circuit in on base average (.460) and slugging percentage (.635) ... Set career-high reaching base in 31 consecutive games ... Had 20 multi-hit games and 17 with multiple RBI's ... Homered twice against Lehigh (2/18) ... Doubled twice, homered and knocked in four runs against Quinnipac (3/18) ... Also drove in four runs against Hofstra (3/24) and Campbell (4/25).

2017 (Sophomore): Started 52-of-53 games played ... Saw action in outfield and at designated hitter when not catching ... Led team with career-high .328 batting average ... Also hit 10 home runs, with nine coming in conference play ... Closed season with seven-game hitting streak ... Drove in season-high five runs on two occasions (William & Mary (3/26) and at CofC (3/31) ... Tied UNCW game record with three home runs at CofC (3/31) ... Had 19 multi-hit games, including five three-hit games.

2016 (Freshman): Saw action in 13 games, including six as a starter ... Collected four hits and drove in three runs on the strength of a double and home run against East Tennessee State (4/16) ... Hit .348 (8-23) in limited time with four extra base hits.

High School: Three-time letterwinner for coach Todd Laughlin ... Helped Spartans to back-to-back CAP 8 Conference titles ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Hit 398 with two home runs and 18 RBI's his senior season ... Team's defensive MVP all three seasons and was offensive MVP his junior season ... All-Academic selection four times.

Summer: Participated in Perfect Game and Impact tournaments while playing for Dirtbags.

Personal: Full name: Ryan Michael Jeffers ... Born in Raleigh, N.C. ... Son of Stephanie and David Jeffers.

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    C
    6'2" 220 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2017Sophomore

    C
    6'2" 220 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Junior

    C
    6'4" 225 lbs
    27