Ryan Cook

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
First Colonial

Game-by-Game Statistics
2015
2014
2013
2012

Updated Career Stats/Highs

2015 (Senior)
• Signed free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays
• First-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region
• Second-Team All-Atlantic 10
• Second-Team VaSID All-State
• Made 14 appearances on the season, all starts
• Posted a record of 8-2 on the year with an ERA of 2.80
• Struck out a team-high 78 batters in 86.2 innings pitched
• Cook's eight wins were second-most in the Atlantic 10
• 78 strikeouts ranked fourth in the A-10
• Named No. 6 prospect in 2015 MLB Draft for A-10 by Baseball America
• Named 10th-best A-10 prospect for 2015 MLB Draft by DI Baseball

2014 (Junior)
• Appeared in 44 games, starting all 44 for the Spiders in the field
• Made 15 appearances on the mound, starting seven games
• At the plate, hit .282 with 12 doubles, a home run and 24 RBI
• Had 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
• On the mound, posted a record of 4-2 with a team high five saves
• His five saves rank eighth all-time in a single season
• Recorded an ERA of 4.89, striking out 54 batters in 49.2 innings pitched
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI at Dayton on March 21
• Had three hits including a double at Dayton on March 23
• Hit his first collegiate home run against La Salle on April 5, while also pitching 0.2 innings of shutout relief
• Batted 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored against George Washington on April 27
• Tossed six innings of one-hit, one-run baseball at Saint Louis on April 19
• In the outing, Cook surrendered his first hit leading off the sixth and struck out three in the outing
• Earned the win against George Washington on April 26 after pitching seven innings, allowing just one run while striking out seven
• Pitched three innings of shutout relief to earn his first save of the season against Fairfield on March 2
• Allowed one unearned run in three innings of work to earn save vs. Quinnipiac on March 9
• Didn't allow a run in 1.2 innings of relief, striking out four to earn save against Massachusetts on March 28
• Also has saves in wins over Penn (March 15) and at Longwood (April 2)

2013 (Sophomore)
• Made 16 appearances with one start
• Posted a record of 0-3 with a team-high three saves and a 4.91 ERA
• 31 strikeouts in 33.0 innings pitched
• Pitched four innings out of the bullpen, allowing just one run and striking out five, earning the save over Bucknell on February 16
• Tossed four innings of shutout baseball, not allowing a hit at Jacksonville on February 22 to tally the save
• Notched his third save of the season at Old Dominion on March 5

2012 (Freshman)
• Posted a record of 3-3 in 13 appearances
• Made nine starts on the campaign
• Recorded an ERA of 6.02 in 52.1 innings pitched, striking out 45 batters
• Tossed a season-best seven innings against Saint Peter’s on March 4, allowing just one run to earn his first collegiate victory
• Threw 6.1 shutout innings versus Xavier on April 8, striking out six
• Tallied a season-high seven strikeouts against Princeton on March 18 and George Washington on April 15

High School
• Played four years of varsity baseball at First Colonial
• Senior Captain
• First Team All-District and Second Team All-Eastern Region pick as a pitcher in 2011
• Second Team All-District selection at third base in 2010
• Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society and Math Honor Society
• Played in the Palomino World Series in Los Angeles in 2011 and helped his summer team to a runner-up finish
• Was invited to the 2011 Under Armour Preseason All-America Games
• Competed in the 2010 Virginia Commonwealth Games

Personal
• Son of Russell and Martha Cook
• His father played football at Virginia Tech and his mother was a cheerleader at Virginia