Ryder Giles

Photo by: © Rob Goldberg Jr.

Height:
6-0
Weight:
171
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Vass
High School:
Union Pines
Major:
MBA

2021: One of four players to start all 61 games during his third season with the program – all at shortstop … Batted .211 (39-for-185) with a home run and four doubles … Drove in 18 runs while scoring 29 … Led the team with 16 total sacrifices (15 sac hits) where he ranked second nationally … Stood sixth in the country and first in The American in sac bunts per game (0.25) … Currently stands third all-time in the Pirate annuals with 35 sacrifices … Registered eight multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … Laced doubles against Georgia Southern (twice), Cincinnati and No. 24 Maryland … Lone home run came against Memphis (April 9) in game two of a doubleheader … Had season-best seven-game hitting streak from May 9 to May 20 where he batted .270 (10-for-27) with three RBI, six runs scored and three multi-hit games … Scored at least one run in 22 games (multiple on seven occasions) … Against Maryland in the Greenville Regional Championship he reached base four times (single and three walks) … Drew 17 walks, hit by five pitches and struck out 48 times … Scored a pair of runs in five NCAA post-season games … Successfully advanced runners at a 53.0 percent rate … Tallied five two-out RBI … Made 11 relief appearances on the mound posting a 1-1 record with two saves … Allowed six runs (all earned) on 12 hits for a 4.38 ERA … Struck out 15 while walking just two in 12.1 innings … Held opposing hitters to a .255 composite batting average … Toed the rubber in one AAC post-season contest surrendering two runs (both earned) on two hits with a pair of strikeouts in 2.2 innings … Only allowed a pair of hits with two outs … Induced 12 fly ball and nine ground outs … Earned lone win of the season against Illinois State (March 19) tossing two scoreless frames with two punch outs … Suffered loss in game two of doubleheader versus Tulane (May 8) allowing two runs (both earned) in two-thirds of a frame … Notched saves against Charlotte (March 14) and Cincinnati (April 1) … Worked at least a full inning of relief in a game seven times (two-plus twice) … Did not allow a run in first eight outings (Feb. 26-April 11) … Struck out at least one batter in nine of 11 appearances (multiple five times) … In games played, the Pirates outscored opponents 80 to 50 … Posted a .965 fielding percentage committing seven errors in 199 chances … Registered 60 putouts, 132 assists and helped turn 21 double plays … Registered at least one assist in 54 contests (four or more 11 times).

2020: One of seven players to start at least 15 games during the shortened COVID-19 pandemic season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Hit at a .239 clip (11-for-46) with a pair of doubles … Drove in 10 runs while scoring six times … Tallied five total sacrifices (1/SF, 4/SH) to lead the club … Drew just one walk and struck out 13 times … Tied for second on the team with three hit by pitches … Registered a pair of multi-hit and three multi-RBI games … At one point reached base safely in eight-straight games from Feb. 22 to March 7 … During that time span, he collected seven hits (.333), drove in seven and scored four times … Hit primarily in the eighth and ninth spots in the order … Tallied multi-hit games against William & Mary (Feb. 14) and at Charlotte (March 6) the latter setting a new career-high … Registered game-winning RBI against William & Mary (Feb. 15) and Georgia Southern (Feb. 23 in game one of doubleheader) … Tied career-high with three RBI at Charlotte (March 6) … Collected at least one hit in eight of 15 games and scored a run in six contests … Batted .333 (2-for-6) with the bases loaded and .353 (6-for-17) when leading off an inning … Tallied four 2-out hits and advanced runners at a 56.3 percent rate (18-for-32) … Tied for second nationally (14th in The American) in sac bunts with four … One of five players to experience action as a two-way player … Became first player in program history to make two relief appearances in the same game (Feb. 16 vs. William & Mary) where he entered the game in the seventh inning and got ECU out of a bases loaded jam with consecutive strikeouts … He then exited the game in the eighth frame with runners on base in favor of Zach Agnos and returned to shortstop, but later returned to strike out Thomas Soloman (second time in the contest) in the eighth with the bases loaded to escape another bases loaded threat … He appeared in four games (all in relief) posting an 0-1 record with a pair of saves … … Allowed five runs (all earned) on six hits posting a 10.38 ERA … Struck out seven batters while walking just one in 4.1 innings of work … Opposing hitters batted .333 against him on the year … With two outs on the board, he retired all six batters he faced (opponents batted .000) … Induced six ground outs on the season … Inherited 10 runners without allowing a run … Worked at least one inning of relief in all four outings … Fanned multiple batters in a contest twice tying his career-high with three against William & Mary (Feb. 16) … Notched saves against Georgia Southern (Feb. 23) and Elon (March 10) … Suffered loss at UNCW (March 11) giving up three runs (all earned) on two hits in an inning of work … Did not allow a run in two of four outings … Struck out at least one batter in all four contests he appeared in … Did not commit an error in 51 chances at shortstop (1.000 fielding pct.) tallying 23 putouts, 28 assists and turning four double plays.

2019: One of 11 players to appear in 50 or more games (57) … Started 52 games at third base … Batted .242 (36-for-149) with a home run and 26 RBI … Laced five doubles and scored 29 runs … Drew 25 walks while striking out 33 times … Ranked third on the team in hit by pitches (11) … Registered three game-winning RBI (all in league play) … Drew a career-high three walks twice (Houston/ April 6, Memphis/ May 16) … Lone home run came against Memphis (May 18) … Tallied 14 sacrifices (two sac flies, 12 sac hits) … Swiped 2 of 3 bases … Tallied eight multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … Pirates posted a 37-15 record in his 52 starts … Hit primarily in the ninth spot of the lineup (34 games) … Registered at least one hit in 28 games … Plated at least one run in a game 18 times … Scored a run in 23 contests (multiple six times) … Drew a free pass in 20 games (multiple on three occasions) … Started 19 of 22 games in league play where he batted .268 (15-for-56) with a home run and 14 RBI … Appeared in 10 postseason games batting .200 (5-for-25) … Reached base at a 41.2 percentage rate (21 of 51) when leading off an inning … Registered 10 two-out RBI … Advanced runners at a 61.0 percent rate (61 of 100) ranking third on the team … One of seven pitchers to appear in 20 games … Posted a 1-0 record with one save and a 3.75 ERA … Combined on a pair of shutouts (USF/ March 29, Tulane/ April 26) … Surrendered 13 runs (10 earned) on 22 hits in 24.0 innings … Struck out 20 while walking just 10 … Held opposing hitters to a composite .234 batting average … Induced 32 fly ball and 20 ground outs on the year … Appeared in seven games in AAC action (all in relief) combining on a pair of shutouts … Allowed just three runs (two earned) on six hits for a 2.57 ERA … Struck out seven batters while walking just one … Made five postseason appearances going 1-0 with a 13.50 ERA … Allowed eight runs (all earned) on 10 hits in 5.1 innings while fanning five and walking two … Made first career start against Duke (April 3) tossing three scoreless frames with a pair of strikeouts … Earned first career win against Quinnipiac (June 2) in relief at the Greenville Regional … Notched first career save versus Elon (Feb. 27) in a 5-3 win … Worked at least one inning of relief 14 times (multiple frames on three occasions) … Allowed one or less hits in 14 of 19 relief appearances (none six times) … Held opponents scoreless in 13 relief outings (14 with start included) … Didn’t allow a walk in 15 games … Fanned at least one batter in 13 contests (multiple five times) … Struck out career-high three hitters twice (Wichita State/ May 10, Campbell/ June 3) … Pirates outscored opponents 127 to 88 in games he pitched … Posted a .957 fielding percentage committing five errors … Registered 82 assists and 28 putouts in 115 chances … Turned five double plays on the year … Recorded at least two assists in 21 contests with a season-high five against Monmouth (Feb. 24).

Union Pines High School: Two-sport athlete who earned seven letters (baseball 4, basketball 3) … Helped the Vikings to a 62-46 four-year record under coach Eric Marion … Named Tri-County 6 Conference Player-of-the-Year as a senior … Three-time all-conference selection … Also took home Raleigh News & Observer All-Metro and 3A North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association All-State accolades as a senior … Played in 107 career games batting .340 (108-for-318) with 23 doubles, four triples, 55 RBI and 117 runs scored … Waked 75 times, while striking out on 39 occasions … Swiped 55 of 61 career bases, while posting an .885 fielding percentage (151 putouts, 104 assists, 33 errors and 19 double plays) in 288 total chances … On the mound, posted a 12-14 record with five saves and sported a 2.39 ERA … Appeared in 40 games making 16 starts … Tossed a pair of complete games … Allowed 85 runs (59 earned) on 174 hits … Struck out 187 while walking just 34 in 173 innings … As a freshman, .306 (19-for-62) with three doubles, one triple, five RBI and scored 19 runs … Stole 14 of 17 bases … Appeared in 11 games on the mound with four starts … Posted an 0-4 record with one save … Allowed 16 runs (12 earned) on 21 hits, fanned 22, walked five in 22 innings … During first all-conference season as a sophomore, hit at a .373 clip (31-for-83) with five doubles, two triples, drove in 17 runs and scored 38 times … Swiped all 21 bases … Pitched in 12 games (seven starts) going 2-6 on the bump … Surrendered 36 runs (24 earned) on 61 hits for a 4.00 ERA … Struck out 37 and walked 10 in 42 innings … Followed successful sophomore campaign with another all-conference season where he batted .318 (27-for-85) with eight doubles, 16 RBI and 31 runs … Had first winning season on the mound posting a 4-2 ledger with a pair of saves … Sported a 1.71 ERA where he gave up 17 runs (12 earned) … Fanned 50 batters while walking 14 in 49 innings … Named to 2017 Bulldog Easter Invitational All-Tournament Team … Closed out prep career batting .352 (31-for-119) with seven doubles, one triple, 17 RBI and 29 runs scored … Went 6-2 on the mound (17 games, two starts) with two saves … Allowed 16 runs (11 earned) on 52 hits for a 1.28 ERA … Struck out career-high 78 batters and issued just five walks in 60 frames … Along with all-conference honors, also named all-metro, all-state and garnered conference player-of-the-year accolades … Played travel ball for Andy Partin of the Dirtbags All Blacks … Named Underclass Honorable Mention (2017) and Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-America (2018) … Second-Team All-Atlantic Region selection by Perfect Game … Rated as the fourth-best shortstop and 30th overall prospect in North Carolina by Perfect Game … Tabbed as the 143rd-best shortstop in the nation and a Top 500 national recruit by Perfect Game … Participated in several showcase events including 2014 WWBA 2017 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2015 WWBA 2018 Grads/15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016-18 18 U WWBA Memorial Day at LakePoint (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2016 16U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016 WWBA 2017 Grads/17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2016-17 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.) and 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads/17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) … Named to four all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events (2015 WWBA 2018/15U National Championship, 2016-17 WWBA World Championship and 2018 WWBA/18U Memorial Day at LakePoint) … Member of three championship teams (2016 and 2018 18U WWBA Memorial Day at LakePoint, 2016 WWBA World Championship) … On the hardwood, appeared in 71 games scoring 646 points (9.1 ppg) as a shooting guard … A-B Honor Roll member with a 4.5 cumulative GPA.

Personal: Full name is Ryder Morrison Giles … Born in Pinehurst, N.C. … Son of Laura and Rick Giles … Has one sibling (Bailey) … Graduated with a BSBA in management (Dec. 2021) ... Currently pursuing his MBA ... Seven-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor (Fall 2018-present) … Three-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team member (2019-21).