University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 2
Ryan Black
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- Prev School:
- UT Arlington
2025 (Junior/Georgia): Appeared in 38 games with 30 starts (25-2B, 3-DH, 2-1B) as the Bulldogs went 43-17 (18-12) and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed
*Batted .276 with five doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI in 116 at bats
*Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 103 total chances
*Smacked lead off home runs against High Point and Presbyterian and delivered a two-run walk-off blast against Florida Gulf Coast
*Registered three-hit games against High Point and at No. 23 Alabama and six games with two RBI
2024 (Sophomore/UT Arlington): Started all 56 games for Clay Van Hook as the Mavericks went 22-34
*Batted .278 with a team-leading 41 RBI and ranked second on the team in total bases with 101 and third on the team in OPS with a mark of .874
*Slugged .476 on the season with 21 doubles, three triples and five home runs plus four-for-six in stolen bases
*Posted a .956 fielding percentage in 293 total chances with 132 putouts and 148 assists
*Helped turn 31 double plays
*Tallied 16 multi-hit games including three-hit games against Stephen F. Austin and Houston
*Knocked in a season-high six runs against Seattle, had a five-RBI game against Tarleton
*Named Second Team All-WAC as a designated hitter
2023 (Freshman/UT Arlington): Appeared and started in 57 games for the Mavericks and Clay Van Hook
*Made 23 starts at shortstop, 19 at DH, 13 at second base and two in left field with an .887 fielding percentage
*Led team with 57 RBI and second on the team in batting average (.336), hits (75), and on-base percentage (.428)
*Slugged .502 with 14 doubles, one triple and seven home runs plus six stolen bases in nine attempts
*Hit first career home run at Northwestern State on March 4
*Led the team with 18 multiple RBI games and second on the team with 24 multi-hit games including seven three-hit games
*Posted a 12-game hitting and had a 17-game on base streak
High School: A graduate of Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, Texas where he played for Greg Ross
*A Second team all-district selection in 11-6a
*Selected to play with the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox scout teams in 2021, when he was also an Area Code Invitee and a participant in the 25th Annual Texas Scouts Association Invitational workout
*Batted .400 with four home runs, 38 runs and 11 stolen bases as a senior earning first team all-district honors
*Batted .436 with a .560 OB%, 19 runs and eight stolen bases as a junior
*Played with D-Bat United under the tutelage of Ryan Bonesio in the Five-Tool Collegiate League and the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, N.M.
Personal: Born Dec. 14, 2003
*Son of Ryan Sr. (Theresa Yarbrough-Black) and Sonya Black
*Has one sister, Sydney
*Major: Sport Management
*Batted .276 with five doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBI in 116 at bats
*Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 103 total chances
*Smacked lead off home runs against High Point and Presbyterian and delivered a two-run walk-off blast against Florida Gulf Coast
*Registered three-hit games against High Point and at No. 23 Alabama and six games with two RBI
2024 (Sophomore/UT Arlington): Started all 56 games for Clay Van Hook as the Mavericks went 22-34
*Batted .278 with a team-leading 41 RBI and ranked second on the team in total bases with 101 and third on the team in OPS with a mark of .874
*Slugged .476 on the season with 21 doubles, three triples and five home runs plus four-for-six in stolen bases
*Posted a .956 fielding percentage in 293 total chances with 132 putouts and 148 assists
*Helped turn 31 double plays
*Tallied 16 multi-hit games including three-hit games against Stephen F. Austin and Houston
*Knocked in a season-high six runs against Seattle, had a five-RBI game against Tarleton
*Named Second Team All-WAC as a designated hitter
2023 (Freshman/UT Arlington): Appeared and started in 57 games for the Mavericks and Clay Van Hook
*Made 23 starts at shortstop, 19 at DH, 13 at second base and two in left field with an .887 fielding percentage
*Led team with 57 RBI and second on the team in batting average (.336), hits (75), and on-base percentage (.428)
*Slugged .502 with 14 doubles, one triple and seven home runs plus six stolen bases in nine attempts
*Hit first career home run at Northwestern State on March 4
*Led the team with 18 multiple RBI games and second on the team with 24 multi-hit games including seven three-hit games
*Posted a 12-game hitting and had a 17-game on base streak
High School: A graduate of Lake Ridge High School in Mansfield, Texas where he played for Greg Ross
*A Second team all-district selection in 11-6a
*Selected to play with the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox scout teams in 2021, when he was also an Area Code Invitee and a participant in the 25th Annual Texas Scouts Association Invitational workout
*Batted .400 with four home runs, 38 runs and 11 stolen bases as a senior earning first team all-district honors
*Batted .436 with a .560 OB%, 19 runs and eight stolen bases as a junior
*Played with D-Bat United under the tutelage of Ryan Bonesio in the Five-Tool Collegiate League and the Connie Mack World Series in Farmington, N.M.
Personal: Born Dec. 14, 2003
*Son of Ryan Sr. (Theresa Yarbrough-Black) and Sonya Black
*Has one sister, Sydney
*Major: Sport Management
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