Baseball

2024 (R-Junior): Lee took part in 10 of the team’s 55 contests, making two starts, including at catcher and one as the designated hitter… finished the season batting .091 with one hit, two runs, one RBI, and one walk in 11 at-bats… made his Tech debut as a pinch hitter at Alabama A&M (Feb. 20)… smashed an RBI triple to the gap and scored two runs in his lone start of the year behind the plate against Alabama A&M (Mar. 5).

2023 (Junior – Little Rock): Lee played in 14 of Little Rock’s 54 games, making 12 starts… ended the year with a .147 batting average, .318 on-base percentage, and .412 slugging percentage… concluded the year with five hits, six runs, three doubles, two home runs, six RBI, and seven walks… made his Division I debut against South Dakota State (Feb. 17)… tallied a season-high two hits with a double, home run, and two RBI against Bradley (Feb. 26)… turned in a season-high three RBI with a three-run blast and eventual, game-winning hit against Grambling (Mar. 10)… played his final game of the year at Southeast Missouri (Apr. 2) before missing the remainder of the season due to injury.

2022 (Sophomore – Northwest Mississippi CC): Lee competed in 49 of the team’s 50 games, making 44 starts overall… tallied the third-highest single-season slugging percentage (.902), fourth-most home runs (16), fourth-most runs (58), sixth-most walks (35), and ninth-most RBI (52) and total bases (119) in program history… also led the team with a .402 batting average, .547 on-base percentage, 1.449 OPS, 12 doubles, 16 hit-by-pitches, and seven sacrifice flies… recorded 53 hits and three triples to rank second on the team… ended the year with a .975 fielding percentage, throwing out six runners attempting to steal… registered a season-high four hits with three RBI and three runs while hitting for the cycle in the first game of a doubleheader with Rend Lake College (Mar. 4)… crushed his first career grand slam on his way to a season-best six RBI in the second game of a double dip with Holmes CC (Apr. 12)… dented the dish a season-high four times with three RBI, a triple, and a long ball in the first tilt of a DH at Jones College (Apr. 2)… smashed a pair of bombs with four RBI for his first career multi-home run showing in at Pearl River CC (Mar. 12)… drew a career-high five free passes, including two intentional walks, as part of a 1-for-1 day with three runs scored in the NJCAA Region 23 Play-In series-clinching win over #6 Meridian CC (May 7)… strung together a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 23 to Apr. 7… racked up 14 multi-hit efforts on the year… drove in multiple runs in 13 games… drew multiple walks in six games… scored multiple runs 16 times.

2021 (Freshman – Union University*): Lee started all 36 of Union’s contests on the year… tied for the team lead with six home runs… slashed .254/.421/.443 in his second season… totaled 31 hits, 33 runs, five doubles, 25 RBI, 22 walks, and 14 hit-by-pitches… ended the year with a .986 fielding percentage, throwing out seven runners attempting to steal… recorded a season-high three hits while tying his season-best total of three runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader with Young Harris College (Mar. 23)… also scored three runs in the first tilt of a DH at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 12) and against Lane College (Mar. 3)… drove in a season-high five runs with two hits and a walk in the first contest of a double dip at Delta State (Mar. 20)… knocked in four runs with a pair of hits against West Florida (Apr. 3)… turned in eight multi-hit contests… produced multiple RBI in eight games.

2020 (Freshman – Union University): Lee played in 20 of the team’s 21 games, including 19 starts, before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic… led the team with a .284 batting average and .400 on-base percentage… tallied 19 hits, 14 runs, three doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI, eight walks, and five hit-by-pitches… finished the year with a .983 fielding percentage, throwing out six runners attempting to steal… made his collegiate debut with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate, two runs, two RBI, a double, and a walk against Ouachita Baptist (Jan. 31)… tallied a season-high three hits in the first game of a doubleheader against Ouachita Baptist (Feb. 1)… drove in a season-high three runs with a long ball in the first contest of a double dip against Lane College (Feb. 25)… smacked his first career home run against Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 22)… tallied five multi-hit efforts on the year… recorded six games with multiple RBI.

High School: Lee was a two-sport athlete at Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Tenn., lettering four years as a catcher for head baseball coach Preston Scoggins and two years on the CHS wrestling team… as a senior, was named Check Into Cash Player of the Week once and earned a spot on the TSSAA Class 5A All-District First Team…  hit .368 with a .515 on-base percentage and .816 slugging percentage as a senior, tallying 13 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 25 RBI, and 23 walks… earned the team’s hitting award after both his freshman and senior campaigns.

Personal: Son of Sheila and Mark Lee… born in Cleveland, Tenn. on May 15, 2001… full name is Ryan Lee… sister, Lauren, played softball at ETSU from 2018-21 and was named to the 2018 SoCon All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team… spent one semester at Tusculum University before transferring to Union for the 2020 season.

Academic: Majoring in exercise science and physical wellness with a concentration in sports administration… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll three times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll once.

Honors & Awards:

• 2022 ABCA Rawlings All-American Second Team
• 2022 NJCAA All-American Second Team
• 2022 NJCAA All-Region 23 Team
• 2022 MACCC Player of the Year
• 2022 All-MACCC First Team (C)
• 2020 GSC Freshman of the Week (Mar. 3)

*Indicates extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.