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9 Ryley Preece

  • Hometown Paintsville, Ky.
  • Position Outfielder
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 170
  • High School Johnson Central HS

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2023)
Started all 56 games in centerfield ... Named OVC Player of the Year & First Team All-OVC ... Posted first ever 20 HR/20 SB season in program history, finishing with 21 HR and 21 SB ... Led team in hits (73) and triples (5), finishing second in walks (48) ... 1.193 OPS, with a team-leading .793 slugging percentage ... Inside-the-park home run vs. SIUE (5/13) was first by an Eagle since 2019 ... Named OVC Player of the Week twice ... Smashed three HR in a game twice, vs. Ohio (3/21) and SEMO (4/22) ... Named First Team All-Midwest Region by ABCA and Rawlings.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
Started all 54 games in centerfield ... Batted .278, finishing second on the team in home runs with 14 roundtrippers ... Drew 44 walks, good for second in the OVC and first on the team ... Garnered OVC Player of the Week Honors after a three homer game vs Tennessee Tech on 4/2 ... Finished the season hot at the plate, homering twice and tripling twice in a three-game sweep of Austin Peay in the final weekend of the regular season ... Stole 11 bases while only being caught twice ... Named to the 2021-22 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Earned nod on the OVC All-Freshman Team ... Batted .342 in 40 games ... Had five home runs, seven doubles and 22 RBI ... Finished with a .490 slugging percentage ... Ranked third on the team with 14 multi-hit games ... Had seven multi-RBI outings ... Named OVC Player of the Week following huge weekend at Austin Peay where he hit four home runs, had nine RBI and scored seven times ... Went 4-for-5 with three runs scored against Eastern Kentucky on 3/13 ... Also put together pair of eight-game hitting streaks .. Named to the 2020-21 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

PRIOR TO MSU
Was top 25 in the state in six different categories at Johnson Central in 2019, including hits, slugging and runs scored ... Tied for second in hits at Johnson Central with 56 and led the team in home runs with six ... Also had a 1.29 ERA and recorded 56 strikeouts in 2019 ... On the gridiron, the quarterback led the Golden Eagles to two state titles, most recently in 2019 over Boyle County ... Threw for 1,228 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding 679 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground that season.

ACADEMIC HONORS 
2021-22 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2021Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    4
  • 9

    2022Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 170 lbs
    9