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2009 Baseball Roster


#6 Ryan Goetz

Position: INF
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Bats/Throws: L/R
Class: Junior
Hometown: Temple City, CA
High School: Bishop Amat HS


2009

2008
One of four players to play in 52 of 54 games for the Highlanders ... Named Big West Baseball Player of the Week on April 21 ... Ranked among the top-5 on the team in slugging percentage, hits, RBI, doubles, and triples ...

2007
His .292 batting average was fifth-best on the team ... Tied with teammate Carl Uhl for top fielding percentage with a perfect 1.000 ... In conference games, led the Highlanders with a .389 batting average ... Went 2-for-2 off the bench with his first career home run against Cal State Northridge on May 12 ... Finished the NCAA Regional 1-for-8 appearing in all three games ...

High School Three-year letter winner at Bishop Amat Memorial HS in La Puente under Head Coach Ken Kendrena … Helped lead Lancers to 2006 Serra League Championship … Named First Team All-Serra League as a senior … Won 2005 Arcadia Invitational Tournament Most Valuable Player Award in leading team to title … Played on CBCA North-South Team … Second Team All-East San Gabriel Valley … Voted team’s Player of the Year … Named to All-Tournament Team at Glendora Tournament ...

Personal
Ryan Goetz is the son of John and Sherri Goetz … Majoring in interdiscriplinary studies ... Career goal is to play professional baseball or become a police officer … Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakes, and Green Bay Packers … Favorite athlete is Chase Utley … Enjoys reading the works of J.D. Salinger and Michael Crichton… Favorite novels are “Catcher in the Rye” and “Eaters of the Dead” … Enjoys eating sushi and Mexican food … Watches SportsCenter, Rob & Big, and Jeopardy … Favorite movies are “Green Street Hooligans", "Transformers" and "Stepbrothers" … Listens to Lil Wayne, Atreyo,  and T-Pain … Hobbies include playing Rock Band, bowling, and working out … Most memorable sports moment was winning the 2007 Big West Championship and playing in the regional tournament … Lists his father as his biggest influence ...

Ryan Goetz Career Offensive/Fielding Statistics
Year Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB SBA OPS PO A E FldPct
2007 .292 37 21 89 10 26 5 0 1 16 34 .382 7 0 11 1 .337 2 1 15 22 .719 4 7 0 1.000
2008 .265 52 48 196 24 52 11 3 1 33 72 .367 13 0 32 4 .308 2 3 5 8 .675 221 34 6 .977
2009 .340 53 53 215 35 73 16 2 5 45 108 .502 14 4 9 3 .386 3 0 5 11 .888 28 125 9 .944
Totals .302 142 122 500 69 151 32 5 7 94 214 .428 34 4 52 8 .347 7 4 25 41 .775 253 166 15 .967



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