Ryley Johnson

Height:
5-9
Weight:
177
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manassas, Va.
High School:
Colgan
Major:
Security Studies

· 2025 NCBWA Preseason All-America Third Team Selection
· 2025 Preseason All-AAC Team (AAC Coaches)
· ABCA/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove Award Winner (First in Program History)
· No. 38 on 2025 Top 100 Outfielders List (D1Baseball)
· 2024 NCAA Greenville All-Regional Team Selection
· 2024 All-American Athletic Conference First Team Selection
· American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (April 15th, 2024)

2024: Played in all 63 games with 60 starts as East Carolina’s everyday center fielder … Hit .339 (77-for-227) with 75 runs scored, nine doubles, five triples, four home runs, 33 RBI, 108 total bases, 43 walks and 23 stolen bases … Did not commit an error in 142 defensive chances … Paced the American Athletic Conference in stolen bases and triples while slotting 19th nationally in triples and runs scored, 53rd in runs scored per game and 65th in triples per game … Was the club’s top hitter by average in league play for the second-straight campaign, batting .372 (35-for-94) with 27 runs scored and 18 RBI … Notched 11 two-out RBI … Went 12-for-18 (.667) with a runner on third and less than two outs … Hit .391 (9-for-23) at the NCAA Greenville Regional … Reached base safely in the first 44 games of the season, Produced 24 multiple-hit performances and eight multiple-RBI efforts … Put together a 19-game hitting streak from April 5-May 5 during which he batted .437 (31-for-71) with 30 runs scored, four doubles, three triples, two home runs and 16 RBI … Tallied game-winning RBI in victories over Purdue (March 1) and Liberty (March 8) … Clubbed home runs versus Columbia (March 15 and 17), Charlotte (April 12) and William & Mary (April 16) … Hit .417 (5-for-12) with six runs scored and four RBI in the Memphis series … Went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI in the win over VCU at the NCAA Greenville Regional … Notched at least two hits in the last four games of the campaign … Hit most often in the leadoff spot (54 times), helping lead the Pirates to 41 wins in those contests.

2023: Played in 59 games with 17 starts – all in center field as East Carolina was 13-4 in those games ... Hit .290 (29-for-100) with 22 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, two home runs, 18 RBI, 40 total bases, 10 walks and 11 stolen bases ... Was the team’s top batter in American Athletic Conference play, hitting .344 (11-for-32) with eight runs scored, two doubles, a triple, a home run, four RBI and four stolen bases ... Enjoyed a productive week at the plate at the conference tournament, putting together a .375 batting average in helping the Pirates reach the championship game ... Turned in two multi-hit and four multi-RBI efforts ... One of two ECU players (Cam Clonch) to end the campaign with a spotless fielding percentage as he did not commit an error in 85 defensive chances ... Compiled a nine-game hitting streak from March 5-17 during which he batted .476 (10-for-21) with four runs scored and seven RBI ... Tallied two game-winning RBI in victories over William & Mary (March 15) and Old Dominion (May 10) ... Produced five two-out RBI ... Hit .316 (12-for-38) with runners in scoring position ... Legged out his first career triple at Houston (March 31) ... Matched his personal best with two runs scored at Cincinnati (May 7) ... Stole a pair of bases against Missouri State (March 17) ... Hit most often in the ninth spot in the lineup (11 times).

2022: Played in 12 games with six starts – all in right field … Tallied a hit in the season opener against Bryant (Feb. 18) … Also rapped out a single at the College of Charleston (March 19) … Scored his lone run of the campaign at Campbell (Feb. 22) … Drew walks against Campbell, North Carolina (Feb. 25) and Duke (March 1).

2021: Appeared in 58 games making 12 starts during rookie season with the Pirates … Batted .257 (18-for-70) with three home runs and four doubles … Drove in 13 runs while scoring 16 times … Stood third on the team with eight stolen bases (out of 13 attempts) … Drew 12 walks and struck out 16 times … Tallied two sac hits … Fielded at a 1.000 clip with 36 putouts … Made collegiate debut against Rhode Island (Feb. 19) in the season opener as a reserve outfielder … Scored first run and swiped first base against the Rams (Feb. 20) in first career start … Collected first college hit at Georgia Southern (Feb. 28) … Drove in first runs of the season at Duke (March 9) on a two-out double in the eighth inning … Hit home runs against Cincinnati (April 3), Memphis (April 11) and at Wichita State (May 1) … Tallied career-best two hits at Wichita State (May 2) and South Florida (May 20) … Drove in career-high four runs against Cincinnati (April 3) in game one of a doubleheader on a grand slam in the seventh inning … Registered at least one hit in 16 games (multiple twice) … Drove in multiple runs in a game three times (one or more on eight occasions) … Scored a run in 15 contests with a season-high two at South Florida (May 20) in game one of a doubleheader … In league play, he batted .316 (12-for-38) with three home runs and three doubles … Scored nine times and drove in nine runs … Appeared in 10 total post-season games including three NCAA Regional and two NCAA Super Regional contests … 2021 Summer: Played for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League alongside teammate Josh Grosz … Appeared in 21 total games batting .345 (20-for-58) … Hit one home run to go along with three doubles and a triple … Drove in 13 runs and scored 20 … Swiped nine of 11 bases … Helped team to the League Championship Series where he batted .500 (4-for-8) with a double and a triple … Plated four runs and scored three times … Played in the Summer Showcase where he tallied two hits in three plate appearances … Laced a two-RBI double and scored twice … Tallied at least one hit in 11 of 21 contests (multiple five times) … Had a season-best four hits and drove in four runs against the Grays (July 27) in a 14-4 victory in the playoffs … Scored at least one run in a game 13 times and multiple on six occasions.

Colgan High School: Three-year letterwinner and one-time team captain for coach Mike Colangelo … Helped the Sharks to 30 wins over three seasons … During sophomore season batted .550 (11 for 20) with a triple and four doubles … Drove in four runs and scored 12 times … Was a perfect 9 for 9 in stolen bases … Earned all-district, all-region and Second-Team Virginia All-State honors … As a junior hit at a .430 clip (31 hits) with a .610 on-base percentage … Scored 32 runs and drove in 19 … Added eight extra-base hits … Earned Cardinal District Player-of-the-Year, First-Team All-Region 6C and First-Team All-State honors … On the mound he went 2-1 with one save … Struck out 37, walked six in 20.1 innings sporting a 0.33 ERA … Did not play during senior season due to COVID-19 pandemic … Played travel ball for Stars Baseball 18U Carroll under direction of coach Mike Colangelo … Rated as the seventh-best outfield and No. 37 overall prospect in Virginia by Perfect Game … Tabbed as a top 500 prospect nationally (218th outfielder) by Perfect Game … Named 2019 Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American and 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention … Participated in several showcase events including 2014 PG Super25 12U Mid-Atlantic Regional (Westampton, N.J.), 2014 12U Super25 (Mount Pleasant, S.C.), 2015 PG Super25 13U Mid-Atlantic Regional (Vineland, N.J.), 2015 13U Super25 (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2016 WWBA 2020 Grads or 14U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 14U Super25 National Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2017 WWBA 2020 Grads or 15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2017 15U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads or 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 17U Super25 National Championship (Sanford, Fla.) and 2018 WWBA Northeast Qualifier (Vineland, N.J.) … Named to three all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events: 2016 WWBA 2020 Grads or 14U National Championship, 2016 14U Super25 National Championship and 2018 17U Super25 National Championship.

Personal: Full name is Ryley Everett Johnson … Born in Alexandria, Va. … Son of Jeff and Kim Johnson … Has three siblings (Jeffery, Jessica and Ryne) … Eight-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2020-present) ... Named to the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Teams.