University of Georgia Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 20
Ryland Zaborowski
- Position:
- INF/OF
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Basha HS
- Prev School:
- Miami (Ohio)/Grand Canyon
2025 (Graduate/Georgia): Signed with the Los Angeles Angels organization as a free agent after the 2025 MLB Draft
*Named a First Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation (ABCA)/Rawlings, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and by Perfect Game and First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
*Led the Southeastern Conference with a .370 batting average, a .788 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage
*Appeared in 45 games with 44 starts (27-DH, 16-1B, 1-3B) as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed and finished 43-17 (18-12 SEC)
*Ranked third on the team with 17 home runs and 61 RBI
*Named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy
*An All-SEC Second Team selection where he hit .314-5-21 in 20 league games, missed 10 contests due to elbow injury
*Tallied 17 multi-hit games, 16 multi-RBI games and had a 23-game on base streak and 13-game hitting streak during the season
*Earned NCBWA/Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Week and SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .438 (7-for-16) with six runs scored, six home runs and 18 RBI during a four-game stretch of wins over Georgia State and Columbia
*Named NCBWA/Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month for March and a Mid-Season All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
*Clutch go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the ninth in 8-7 road win over No. 13 Florida
*Had three games when he hit two home runs including back-to-back contests against Columbia with seven RBI in each of those games
*Posted a .983 fielding percentage in 118 total chances
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Senior/Miami, Ohio): Appeared in 51 games with 50 starts for the RedHawks as they went 27-27 under Brian Smiley
*Hit .305 with 13 doubles 10 home runs and 45 RBI plus had 40 walks to go with 40 strikeouts
*Went 4-for-4 in stolen bases and posted a .942 fielding percentage in 171 total chances
*Scored four runs and collected five RBI against Oakland plus had a five-RBI game against Ohio
*Tallied 13 putouts against Akron
*Ranked among the top 20 in the MAC for RBI, doubles, home runs and walks
*Collected four assists in three games against Kent State, Central Michigan, and Middle Tennessee
*Named First Team All-MAC as well as Academic All-MAC
2023 (Junior/Miami, Ohio): Appeared in 52 games with 51 starts as the RedHawks went 21-35 under Danny Hayden
*Batted .300 with 14 doubles, three triples and conference-leading 20 home runs plus tallied 52 RBI
*Led the conference in home runs with 20 (one off the school's single-season record)
*Posted a team-best .686 slugging percentage (.686) and 1.088 OPS with 30 walks and 63 strikeouts
*Registered a .970 fielding percentage in 203 total chances
*Tallied 18 multi-hit games including a pair of home runs in his RedHawk debut at Georgia Tech
*Collected a season-high four extra-base hits (two doubles, two homers) and six RBI in win at Cincinnati
*Drove in five runs in win at Eastern Michigan
*Homered in four straight games, including a grand slam versus Ohio State (Apr. 18) and a 10th-inning walk-off homer versus Kent State (Apr. 22)
2022 (Sophomore/Yavapi College): Attended Yavapi in Prescott, Ariz., where he played for Ryan Cougill
Hit .379 with three home runs and eight RBI for the Roughriders as they went 36-19-1
*Hit .372 in the Appalachian League during summer of 2022 with 12 doubles and nine homers
*Led Appalachian League in OPS (1.194)
2021 (Freshman/Grand Canyon): Attended and played baseball at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., for Andy Stankiewicz
*Hit .226 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI in 32 games including 24 starts for the Antelopes as they went 39-21-1
*Posted a .975 fielding percentage in 80 total chances
*Collected three hits in his debut against Missouri and three RBI in his second contest
*Earned WAC Hitter of Week after the season-opening series, finishing the weekend with nine hits, five runs scored and five RBI in claiming a four-game set over Missouri
High School: A graduate of Basha in Chandler, Ariz., where he played for Jim Schilling
*Posted a .444 batting average through 40 career games as a three-year letterman for the Bears
*Began COVID-shortened senior season with a .727 average (16-for-22) with four doubles and four home runs
*Hit .414 as a junior in 2019 with 13 of his 29 hits going for extra bases to earn All-Region and All-State first team honors
*Selected to compete in the Area Code Games and recognized as Perfect Game West Region All-American
*Part of the Prep Baseball Report Super 60 in 2020 and NHSBCA preseason All-American
Personal: Born May 13, 2002
*Son of Jeff and Wendy Zaborowski
*Mother, Wendy, played volleyball at California Lutheran, grandfather, Larry, played football at Arkansas State, uncle Harry Freund played golf at UCLA, cousins Grady and Grant Faris play baseball at Cal State Fullerton and UNLV
*Has a younger brother, Landon, who plays baseball at Utah Valley University
*Major: Earned a degree in Sport Management from Miami, Ohio
*Named a First Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Assocation (ABCA)/Rawlings, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and by Perfect Game and First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region
*Led the Southeastern Conference with a .370 batting average, a .788 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage
*Appeared in 45 games with 44 starts (27-DH, 16-1B, 1-3B) as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed and finished 43-17 (18-12 SEC)
*Ranked third on the team with 17 home runs and 61 RBI
*Named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy
*An All-SEC Second Team selection where he hit .314-5-21 in 20 league games, missed 10 contests due to elbow injury
*Tallied 17 multi-hit games, 16 multi-RBI games and had a 23-game on base streak and 13-game hitting streak during the season
*Earned NCBWA/Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Week and SEC Player of the Week honors after batting .438 (7-for-16) with six runs scored, six home runs and 18 RBI during a four-game stretch of wins over Georgia State and Columbia
*Named NCBWA/Dick Howser Trophy National Hitter of the Month for March and a Mid-Season All-American by D1Baseball and Perfect Game
*Clutch go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the ninth in 8-7 road win over No. 13 Florida
*Had three games when he hit two home runs including back-to-back contests against Columbia with seven RBI in each of those games
*Posted a .983 fielding percentage in 118 total chances
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2024 (Senior/Miami, Ohio): Appeared in 51 games with 50 starts for the RedHawks as they went 27-27 under Brian Smiley
*Hit .305 with 13 doubles 10 home runs and 45 RBI plus had 40 walks to go with 40 strikeouts
*Went 4-for-4 in stolen bases and posted a .942 fielding percentage in 171 total chances
*Scored four runs and collected five RBI against Oakland plus had a five-RBI game against Ohio
*Tallied 13 putouts against Akron
*Ranked among the top 20 in the MAC for RBI, doubles, home runs and walks
*Collected four assists in three games against Kent State, Central Michigan, and Middle Tennessee
*Named First Team All-MAC as well as Academic All-MAC
2023 (Junior/Miami, Ohio): Appeared in 52 games with 51 starts as the RedHawks went 21-35 under Danny Hayden
*Batted .300 with 14 doubles, three triples and conference-leading 20 home runs plus tallied 52 RBI
*Led the conference in home runs with 20 (one off the school's single-season record)
*Posted a team-best .686 slugging percentage (.686) and 1.088 OPS with 30 walks and 63 strikeouts
*Registered a .970 fielding percentage in 203 total chances
*Tallied 18 multi-hit games including a pair of home runs in his RedHawk debut at Georgia Tech
*Collected a season-high four extra-base hits (two doubles, two homers) and six RBI in win at Cincinnati
*Drove in five runs in win at Eastern Michigan
*Homered in four straight games, including a grand slam versus Ohio State (Apr. 18) and a 10th-inning walk-off homer versus Kent State (Apr. 22)
2022 (Sophomore/Yavapi College): Attended Yavapi in Prescott, Ariz., where he played for Ryan Cougill
Hit .379 with three home runs and eight RBI for the Roughriders as they went 36-19-1
*Hit .372 in the Appalachian League during summer of 2022 with 12 doubles and nine homers
*Led Appalachian League in OPS (1.194)
2021 (Freshman/Grand Canyon): Attended and played baseball at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., for Andy Stankiewicz
*Hit .226 with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI in 32 games including 24 starts for the Antelopes as they went 39-21-1
*Posted a .975 fielding percentage in 80 total chances
*Collected three hits in his debut against Missouri and three RBI in his second contest
*Earned WAC Hitter of Week after the season-opening series, finishing the weekend with nine hits, five runs scored and five RBI in claiming a four-game set over Missouri
High School: A graduate of Basha in Chandler, Ariz., where he played for Jim Schilling
*Posted a .444 batting average through 40 career games as a three-year letterman for the Bears
*Began COVID-shortened senior season with a .727 average (16-for-22) with four doubles and four home runs
*Hit .414 as a junior in 2019 with 13 of his 29 hits going for extra bases to earn All-Region and All-State first team honors
*Selected to compete in the Area Code Games and recognized as Perfect Game West Region All-American
*Part of the Prep Baseball Report Super 60 in 2020 and NHSBCA preseason All-American
Personal: Born May 13, 2002
*Son of Jeff and Wendy Zaborowski
*Mother, Wendy, played volleyball at California Lutheran, grandfather, Larry, played football at Arkansas State, uncle Harry Freund played golf at UCLA, cousins Grady and Grant Faris play baseball at Cal State Fullerton and UNLV
*Has a younger brother, Landon, who plays baseball at Utah Valley University
*Major: Earned a degree in Sport Management from Miami, Ohio
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