2023 Baseball Roster
Wilson, Ryan
Jersey Number 19
Ryan Wilson
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School:
- Jordan
Bio
Career Highlights
• Ninth-round pick (No. 281) of MLB’s San Diego Padres (2023)
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2023)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2023)
• Atlantic 10 Second Team (2022)
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2023)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2023)
• Set the program’s single-season (30) and career (64) hit-by-pitch records (2023)
2023: Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, A-10 First Team and to the A-10 All-Academic Team • Also earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Team • Led the A-10 in many offensive categories, including with 17 home runs, 70 runs scored, a .533 on-base percentage, a .737 slugging percentage and a 1.270 OPS • Matched a school record by reaching base in all 54 games • Ranked second in the A-10 with a .387 average • Also led Davidson with 75 hits, 17 doubles, 54 RBIs and 143 total bases • Tied for the team lead with eight steals • Started all 54 games, with 43 of those starts coming in center field • Led Davidson with 24 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games • Had a 19-game hit streak • Hit two home runs against Bryant (3/11) and two against Tennessee Tech (3/24) • In the preseason, named the No. 13 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball.
2022: Earned Atlantic 10 Second Team honors • Started all 56 games, including 49 at first base and seven in the outfield • Hit cleanup 52 times • Hit .366 with a 1.073 OPS, 18 doubles, eight home runs and 56 RBIs • Led the team with 18 steals, with a high of three against Norfolk State (3/12) and stole home against VCU (4/9) • Slugged .571 and had a .502 on-base percentage • Earned three A-10 Player of the Week honors (3/16, 3/21 and 4/11) • Had 24 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit performances and a career-high four hits against Bryant (2/26) • Drove in multiple runs 12 times, including a career-best five RBIs against Bryant (2/26).
2021: Started all 51 games, as the team’s primary first baseman • Led off his first college game • Named A-10 Rookie of the Week (4/5) after hitting a team-best .500 with seven RBIs in a 4-0 week • Finished with a .239 average, a .754 OPS, six doubles, a triple, six home runs and 29 RBIs • Stole 11 bases on as many attempts and was hit by pitches 17 times, more than any Wildcat • Earned his first college hit, a 2-RBI triple, in his debut against Morehead State (2/20) • Hit his first college home run against Toledo (2/27) • Homered in back-to-back games against VCU (4/18) and George Washington (4/23) • Had three hits and three RBIs at Coastal Carolina (3/5) • Also drove in three runs against Wofford (3/30), North Alabama (4/1) and Richmond (5/2) • Led the team with 365 defensive changes and had a .975 fielding percentage.
Before Davidson: Starred at Durham’s Jordan High, where he played for four years • Helped the Falcons win three conference championships • Earned three all-conference honors and served as a team captain for two seasons • In his last full season, hit .354 with 23 runs, 25 RBIs, 10 doubles and three triples.
Personal: Son of Robert and Angie • Born Jan. 12, 2002 • Brother, Tyler, plays baseball at Liberty.
• Ninth-round pick (No. 281) of MLB’s San Diego Padres (2023)
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2023)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2023)
• Atlantic 10 Second Team (2022)
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team (2023)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2023)
• Set the program’s single-season (30) and career (64) hit-by-pitch records (2023)
2023: Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, A-10 First Team and to the A-10 All-Academic Team • Also earned a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Team • Led the A-10 in many offensive categories, including with 17 home runs, 70 runs scored, a .533 on-base percentage, a .737 slugging percentage and a 1.270 OPS • Matched a school record by reaching base in all 54 games • Ranked second in the A-10 with a .387 average • Also led Davidson with 75 hits, 17 doubles, 54 RBIs and 143 total bases • Tied for the team lead with eight steals • Started all 54 games, with 43 of those starts coming in center field • Led Davidson with 24 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games • Had a 19-game hit streak • Hit two home runs against Bryant (3/11) and two against Tennessee Tech (3/24) • In the preseason, named the No. 13 first baseman in the nation by D1Baseball.
2022: Earned Atlantic 10 Second Team honors • Started all 56 games, including 49 at first base and seven in the outfield • Hit cleanup 52 times • Hit .366 with a 1.073 OPS, 18 doubles, eight home runs and 56 RBIs • Led the team with 18 steals, with a high of three against Norfolk State (3/12) and stole home against VCU (4/9) • Slugged .571 and had a .502 on-base percentage • Earned three A-10 Player of the Week honors (3/16, 3/21 and 4/11) • Had 24 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit performances and a career-high four hits against Bryant (2/26) • Drove in multiple runs 12 times, including a career-best five RBIs against Bryant (2/26).
2021: Started all 51 games, as the team’s primary first baseman • Led off his first college game • Named A-10 Rookie of the Week (4/5) after hitting a team-best .500 with seven RBIs in a 4-0 week • Finished with a .239 average, a .754 OPS, six doubles, a triple, six home runs and 29 RBIs • Stole 11 bases on as many attempts and was hit by pitches 17 times, more than any Wildcat • Earned his first college hit, a 2-RBI triple, in his debut against Morehead State (2/20) • Hit his first college home run against Toledo (2/27) • Homered in back-to-back games against VCU (4/18) and George Washington (4/23) • Had three hits and three RBIs at Coastal Carolina (3/5) • Also drove in three runs against Wofford (3/30), North Alabama (4/1) and Richmond (5/2) • Led the team with 365 defensive changes and had a .975 fielding percentage.
Before Davidson: Starred at Durham’s Jordan High, where he played for four years • Helped the Falcons win three conference championships • Earned three all-conference honors and served as a team captain for two seasons • In his last full season, hit .354 with 23 runs, 25 RBIs, 10 doubles and three triples.
Personal: Son of Robert and Angie • Born Jan. 12, 2002 • Brother, Tyler, plays baseball at Liberty.
2024 Davidson Baseball Alumni Game Will DuBose message
Wednesday, August 14
Baseball Wins at Kannapolis
Thursday, March 16
Baseball - A-10 Regular Season Champions
Monday, January 30
Baseball - Parker Nolan Mic'd Up
Monday, January 30
