2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Long
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Crandall, Texas
- High School:
- Crandall
Photo Gallery (2017)
Photo Gallery (2016)
Photo Gallery (2015)
Photo Gallery (2014)
SENIOR SEASON (2017)
Made 52 starts in the field, with 40 coming in right field and 12 in left, playing in 57 games overall ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree ... helped Texas Tech to its second-straight Big 12 championship and No. 5 NCAA National Seed ... hit leadoff in 16 games, the most of his lineup placements, with other starts coming in second (6), third (1), fifth (11), sixth (8) and seventh (10) in the batting order ... recorded a .322 average over 183 at-bats in 57 games in his final year in the scarlet & black ... tallied 59 hits, with 11 doubles, a triple and five homers ... also racked up 26 RBI and 38 runs, while earning 36 free passes, 32 walks ... finished the year with a .322/.475/.432 line at the plate ... went 3-for-4 on the base path ... totaled 16 multi-hit games with three three-hit bids ... also had six multi-RBI performances, including a three-RBI game against California on Feb. 25 ... had 78 putouts and six assists in the field ... RANKINGS ... put together the ninth-best batting average among Big 12 players (.322) ... slotted sixth in the conference in on-base percentage (.432) ... finished third on the team in batting average ... led the squad in OBP ... was second on the team in walks with 32 ... BIG 12 GAMES ... rattled off 21 hits in conference play, playing in all 24 games, starting 21 ... had three doubles and a homer, along with nine RBI and 14 runs for a .263 average ... NON-CONFERENCE GAMES ... notched the team's best batting average against non-conference opponents at .369 over 33 games ... racked up 38 hits, including eight doubles, a triple and four dingers ... brought in 17 RBI and scored 24 runs, while earning 20 free passes, 18 walks ... finished with a .369/.583/.472 line at the plate against out of conference foes ... HOME GAMES ... enjoyed playing in front of the Lubbock faithful, putting together a .356 average in 29 games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park ... recorded 31 knocks, with two doubles and three homers, to go with 13 RBI and 22 runs ... ended up with a .356/.483/.477 line at the plate ... NEUTRAL-SITE GAMES ... led the team with a .353 average in 10 games on a neutral field ... notched 12 hits, four doubles, a triple and two homers ... also had seven RBI and eight runs scored ... put together a clip of .353/.706/.463 at the plate ... NIGHT GAMES ... was successful at the plate under the lights, tallying a .380 average in 21 games at night ... rattled off 27 hits, with three doubles, a triple and two home runs ... also had six RBI and 17 runs scored after finishing with a line of .380/.535/.476 at the plate ... BIG 12 TOURNAMENT ... led the team with a .455 average at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City ... had five hits in 11 at-bats, with two doubles and a homer ... also had three RBI, three runs scored and three walks ... put together an impressive .455/.909/.571 line at the plate in his final conference tournament ... NCAA TOURNAMENT ... carried it over to the postseason, hitting .333 in four games of the NCAA Lubbock Regional ... threw down five hits, with a double and a homer, while also driving in a run and scoring four of his own ... SITUATIONAL ... hit .349 with runners on base ... reached base 46.2 percent of the time when leading off an inning ... recorded an RBI 42.9 percent of time with runners on third and less than two outs ... had a .397 average with two outs ... was successful advancing runners 56.4 percent of the time ... tallied 13 two-out RBI ... STREAKS ... put together the team's second-longest hitting streak with a 10-gamer from March 17-29 ... totaled 15 hits over that stretch ... ended the year with hits in each of the last three games ... also had the second-longest streak reaching base safely at 19 games from April 15-May 26.
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Started in 28 of his 41 appearances in his third year with the Red Raiders … all 28 of his starts came at third base … named to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … hit .225 with just over 100 at-bats (102) … racked up 23 hits, including four doubles, as well as 26 RBI and 14 runs scored … induced 18 walks and one HBP … recorded five multi-hit games, including one three-hit performance … tallied eight multi-RBI contests, which featured two three-multi-RBI games and one four-RBI showing … his first three-hit game and four RBI performance came in the finale of the Milwaukee series on Feb. 21 … also had back-to-back three-RBI games against Oklahoma (March 26) and at UNLV (March 28) … IN BIG 12 PLAY … recorded five hits, with four RBI and five runs scored in conference games … also induced five walks … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … averaged .237 at the plate in non-conference games … tallied 18 hits, including four doubles, along with 13 walks and one HBP … drove in 22 RBI and nine runs scored … recorded 11 putouts and 41 assists … HOME GAMES … hit .222 with 12 hits with two doubles and 12 walks in games at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park … added 17 RBI and eight runs scored … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … put together a .229 average in games away from Lubbock … recorded 11 hits, two doubles, as well as six walks and one HBP … drove in nine RBI while scoring six runs … SITUATIONAL … put together a .375 batting average with the bases loaded, which included three hits in eight at-bats … drove in nine RBI with a runner on third and less than two outs for a nice 69.2 percentage … was successful advancing the runner 43.4 percent of the time … had 14 two-out RBI … STREAKS … put down a season-high seven-game hitting streak, which ranked sixth on the team … the swing came from Feb. 20 against Milwaukee to Feb. 28 vs. Arkansas … tallied three multi-hit games during that stretch … posted an eight-game reached base streak.
SUMMER 2015
Played for the San Luis Obispo Blue in the California Collegiate League for the second-straight summer ... hit .231 overall (24-for-104) with eight doubles, a triple and 19 RBI ... tied for fourth on the team in RBI and games played (34).
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
Appeared in 30 games while making 14 starts as a sophomore ... made seven starts at third base, six at second base and one as the designated hitter ... hit .169 overall (10-for-59) with five runs scored, five doubles, two home runs, 10 RBI, four walks, two hit-by-pitch and three sacrifice hits ... compiled a .914 fielding percentage after totaling five errors in 58 chances ... AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS ... saw action in 10 of 13 games (six starts) against top-25 foes ... hit .174 overall (4-for-23) with three runs scored, two doubles, a home run, six RBI, two walks and a sacrifice hit ... DURING BIG 12 PLAY ... appeared in 11 games while making five starts -- two at second base and three at third base ... batted .053 overall (1-for-19) with two runs scored, a double, an RBI, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and two sacrifices ... AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP ... made one appearance as a pinch hitter in tournament finale against Baylor ... HOME GAMES ... hit .147 overall (5-for-34) in 17 home games (eight starts) ... scored four runs while recording two doubles, a home run, three RBI, a walk, hit-by-pitch and two sacrifices ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES ... in 12 games (five starts), hit .238 overall (5-for-21) with a run scored, three doubles, a home run, seven RBI, three walks, a hit-by-pitch and a sacrifice ... SITUATIONAL ... was 3-for-12 overall in pinch hit opportunities ... compiled a .278 average (5-for-18) with runners in scoring position and a .286 clip (8-for-28) with runners on base ... six of his 10 RBI on the year came with two outs in the inning ... HIT STREAK ... longest hit streak of the year was three games (March 7-10) -- the final two contests at Cal State Fullerton and then a midweek game against New Mexico State ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... earned first career Opening Day start at third base against San Francisco ... helped push the Red Raiders to a 6-5 victory over Abilene Christian (3/3) with a walk-off RBI double in the 16th inning ... hit ended the longest game in Texas Tech history ... totaled a season-high two hits, going 2-for-3 against No. 30 Cal State Fullerton (3/7) ... followed up by matching career high with four RBI in the series finale against the Titans (3/8) ... all four RBI came off an eighth inning grand slam, the first home run of his career ... marked the first time a Red Raider had connected on a grand slam for first career home run since Tyler Neslony against Indiana in 2013 ... ACADEMIC HONORS ... Academic All-Big 12 first team.
SUMMER 2014
Played for the San Luis Obispo Blues in the California Collegiate League ... batted .261 (18-for-69) with 12 runs, eight doubles, seven RBI, eight walks and 2-for-2 stolen bases ... team finished 40-12 overall and 29-11 in league play.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
NCAA Coral Gables Regional All-Tournament Team ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team... Houston College Classic All-Tournament Team (SS) ... Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (2/24) ... played in 50 games (41 starts) with 21 starts at shortstop, 13 at third base, six at designated hitter and one at second base ... batted six-hole 25 times, leadoff seven times, seven-hole six times, two-hole twice and cleanup once ... batted .212 (33-for-156) with 18 runs, seven doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, 18 walks and fielded .939 (42 putouts, 82 assists, 8 errors) ... one of two freshmen on the team (Stephen Smith - 53) to start over 40 games... did not commit an error in 16 of first 17 games to start career ... AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS ... in 19 games (16 starts) batted .196 (11-for-56) with six runs, two doubles and four RBI ... DURING BIG 12 PLAY ... in 12 games (9 starts) batted .194 (7-for-36) with six runs, two doubles and three RBI ... NCAA TOURNAMENT... in eight games (8 starts) batted .192 (5-for-26) with two runs, a double and an RBI ... NCAA CORAL GABLES REGIONAL ... hit safely in 3-of-4 games ... NCAA LUBBOCK SUPER REGIONAL ... made several standout defensive plays at third base ... NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ... in two games (2 starts) batted .333 (2-for-6) with a double and a walk ... HOME GAMES ... in 27 games (21 starts) batted .202 (17-for-84) with 10 runs, four doubles, a triple and 17 RBI ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES ... in 23 games (20 starts) batted .222 (16-for-72) with eight runs, three doubles and five RBI ... SITUATIONAL: posted nine two-out RBI ... MISCELLANEOUS: six go-ahead RBI ... four infield base hits ... three bunt base hits ... one game-winning RBI - a three-run RBI double down the right-field line in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead Tech to a 5-3 victory over New Mexico State (3/6) ... had six multi-hit games, including one three-hit game ... notched five multiple RBI games (led all Tech freshmen), including a three-RBI game and one four-RBI game ... HIT STREAK: season-long five-game hit streak (2/28-3/6) batting .471 (8-for-17) with a run, two doubles, a triple, eight RBI and five walks ... REACHING BASE SAFELY: reached base safely in a season-high eight consecutive games ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS... made career debut as a pinch hitter on Opening Day against No. 3 Indiana (2/14) while striking out swinging ... had three straight multi-hit games against Oral Roberts in a three-game series going 2-for-4 (2/21), 2-for-5, run, RBI (2/22) and 2-for-3, 2 RBI (2/23) ... earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following series with ORU ... HOUSTON COLLEGE CLASSIC: led team batting .400 (4-for-10) with a run, double and RBI with three walks and .538 on-base percentage ... became Tech's first freshman to ever be named to the Houston College Classic All-Tournament team ... became Tech's first shortstop to ever be named to the Houston College Classic All-Tournament team ... had a season-high three hits going 3-for-4 with a triple and a season-high four RBI against New Mexico (3/4) ... had a season-high three runs against Stephen F. Austin (3/18) ... went 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and RBI at No. 24 TCU (3/23) ... member of the 2013 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll ... member of the 2014 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (Dean's List).
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Crandall High School for head coach Jimmy West ... finished prep career with a .421 (139-for-330) career batting average with 122 runs, 44 doubles, 11 triples, 12 home runs, 97 RBI, 59 walks/hit-by-pitch and 43 runs in 110 career games ... as a senior batted .493 (37-for-75) with 31 runs, 12 doubles, four triples, five home runs, 20 RBI and 13 stolen bases while receiving 19 walks (9 intentional) as the leadoff batter ... 3A Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State ... Texas Sports' Writers Association Honorable Mention All-State ... selected to the North Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... earned Academic All-State in three sports (baseball, basketball, football) in 2012-13 ... as a junior batted .433 (39-for-90) with 34 runs, 17 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 30 RBI with eight stolen bases in 31 games ... 3A THSBCA First Team All-State ... First Team 13-3A All-District ... District 13-3A Offensive Player of the Year ... District 13-3A Defensive Player of the Year ... as a sophomore batted .402 (39-for-97) with 37 runs, seven doubles, four triples, three home runs and 31 RBI with 17 stolen bases in 32 games ... First Team 13-3A All-District ... District 13-3A Offensive Player of the Year ... as a freshman batted .353 (24-for-68) with 20 runs, eight doubles, one triple and 16 RBI with five stolen bases in 22 games ... First Team 13-3A All-District ... prep highlights included hitting the game-winning home run in the 11th inning of a playoff game ... also hit back-to-back home runs with his brother in the same inning of a district game ... played summer baseball for D-Bat Mustangs for coach Matt Spencer and Carey Avants ... Avants was an infielder at Texas Tech in 2005 ... also played summer baseball with the Dallas Tigers for coach Gerald Smiley ... member of the Dallas Mustangs summer team ... also spent time working with hitting instructor Brett McCabe (former baseball coach at Kansas) ... was a varsity letterwinner in football, basketball and golf along with baseball ... a two-time all-district selection on the gridiron while playing quarterback, cornerback, punter and kicker ... earned second team all-state in 2010 - as the only sophomore on the first or second team ... was a guard on the basketball team helping lead the team to an area, bi-district and district titles ... active in numerous school, community and volunteer activities... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... 2013 Dale Hansen Scholar Athlete ... ranked third in graduating class of 175 students ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arkansas, TCU and Baylor.
PERSONAL
Matthew Ryan Long ... born in Dallas, Texas ... son of Bob and Sharon Long ... a university studies major at Texas Tech.
Long was named to the NCAA Coral Gables Regional All-Tournament team helping lead the Red Raiders to their first regional title in school history.
