PLAYER PROFILES

 

 

7 Ryan Ekberg

Senior• RHP • 6-3• 210
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
Carmel, N.Y. • Carmel

2006: Appeared in 15 games, making three starts… Pitched 38 innings, finishing with a 7.34 ERA… Struck out 19 hitters… Allowed 55 hits and 15 walks… Finished with a 1-2 record… Picked up a win in two innings of relief against Saint Peter’s (3/28)… Earned a save with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, striking out three… Struck out a season-high four hitters in 8 1/3 innings in a no-decision against New York Tech (4/26).

2005: Walked only 14 batters in 54 2/3 innings while appearing in team-high 17 games… Made six starts... Went 2-1 with a 4.11 ERA against the NEC... Pitched seven strong innings, scattering eight hits and allowing one run while striking out four in 3-1 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/13)... Threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to get the win at Fairleigh Dickinson (4/24)... Struck out four batters in a game five different times.

2004: Showed great control as the season progressed, striking out 49 and walking just 11 over 57 2/3 innings... Appeared in 16 contests, making five starts... Struck out 36 and walked seven over 38 2/3 innings against the NEC with a 3.26 ERA... Notched a career-high nine strikeouts with no walks over seven innings, teaming with John Dooley for Long Island’s first no-hitter in 12 years (4/29 against Fairleigh Dickinson)... Named NEC Rookie of the Week (5/3) for his effort... Pitched an NEC season-high 9 1/3 innings in his first collegiate start, striking out five at Rollins (3/12)... Tossed 6 2/3 innings for his first collegiate victory at St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/21)... Allowed just one run and five hits over seven innings with six strikeouts against Wagner (4/17)... Struck out five against both Sacred Heart (4/25) and Mount St. Mary’s (5/8).

Background: Posted a 6-2 record as a senior for Carmel High School... Tabbed all-league and all-section... Competed two seasons on the varsity squad, helping it to a 20-8 mark during his senior campaign... Played for the Bayside Yankees in 2003, helping them advance to the CABA World Series.

Personal: Son of Steve and Kim Ekberg... Born on Aug. 2, 1985... Majoring in management and marketing.