2020 Baseball Roster
Ober, Ryan
Jersey Number 18
Ryan Ober
- Position:
- Infield
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Snohomish, Wash.
- High School:
- Glacier Peak
Bio
2021
• Fort Worth All-Regional Team.
• Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 24.
• Played in and started 59 games. Batted .279 with 12 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs and 41 RBI. Drew 36 walks.
• Hit a solo home run in the fourth inning in the win over Dallas Baptist (6/6).
• Posted a 2-for-4 afternoon versus TCU (6/6).
• Drove in a pair of runs in a 2-for-5 day, also scoring twice versus McNeese (6/5).
• Hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning versus Dallas Baptist (6/4).
• Hit a two-run home run in the series finale at Arizona State (5/16).
• Doubled, walked twice and scored two runs in the opener at Arizona State (5/14).
• Drove in the game-tying run on a triple in the eighth in the opener versus USC (5/7).
• Equaled his career-best with three hits in six at bats at LMU (4/27).
• Homered and finished 2-for-6 with two runs and a double in the opener at UC Irvine (4/23).
• Posted a 2-for-4 afternoon versus California, driving in two and scoring one while adding a walk (4/18).
• Hit his season career grand slam against California in the season opener versus the Golden Bears (4/16).
• Drove in two runs and finished 3-for-6 with two RBI in the series finale at Oregon (4/11).
• Tied his career-high with three hits and scored two runs with a walk versus Gonzaga (4/5).
• Hit his fifth home run of the season in a 1-for-5 day night versus Utah (4/2).
• Tied a career-high with three hits, including a home run and a double, in a win at Portland (3/30).
• Homered and tied a career-best with three runs scored versus Washington (3/27).
• Walked twice and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the opener versus Santa Clara (3/23).
• Tied a career-best with three hits and three runs while drawing two walks versus Gonzaga (2/21).
• Hit a fifth-inning grand slam against New Mexico (2/20).
• Hit a two-run home run in the eighth in the season opener versus Kansas State.
2020
• Academic All-America Second Team.
• Played in 12 games, making 10 starts.
• Batted .238 (10-for-42) with one double, five RBI and three walks.
• Tied a career-best with three hits and drove in a pair of runs versus BYU (2/17).
• Tallied a 2-for-5 day in the season opener versus New Mexico (2/14).
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• Played in 45 games, making 39 starts, and batted .266 with nine doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 24 games, starting 23, and batted .307 with seven doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI.
• Hit a three-run home run and tied career highs in hits (3) and RBI (4) in the series opener versus Arizona (4/18).
• Equaled a career-best with three hits, including two doubles, versus ASU (4/13).
• Had a big day in the doubleheader sweep of Utah (4/16). Combined to go 5-for-7 with four runs, four walks and an RBI.
• Set a career-best with three hits, hit a three-run home run and finished with a double and two runs scored versus Washington (3/30).
• Hit his first career home run, a second-inning grand slam, and was 1-for-3 in the finale versus California (3/24).
• Walked, doubled and finished 2-for-3 versus UCLA (3/16).
• Set a career high with two hits and scored a run in the win over Indiana (3/9).
2018
• Played in eight games, batting seven times with four runs scored.
Glacier Peak High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Blair.
• Earned First-Team All-State, All-Area and All-League honors as a senior. Batted .441 with nine doubles, two triples, one home run and 23 runs batted in with six stolen bases.
• Named USA Today First-Team in Washington as a senior and earned Seattle Star Times First-Team honors as well.
• As a junior, named First-Team All-Area and First-Team All-League. Also honored as a High School Heisman Award nominee.
• Batted .421 with 13 doubles and one home run in 2016.
• As a sophomore, earned Second-Team All-League honors. The previous season, in 2014 as a freshman, was named Honorable Mention All-League.
• Batted .317 with five doubles as a freshman.
Personal
• Majoring in finance.
• Born April 13, 1999 in Mesa, Ariz.
• Son of Kathy and Steve Ober.
• Has one sister, Maddi.
• Sister, Maddi, played college volleyball at Western Oregon in 2014 and 2015. His father, Steve, was a rower at Wisconsin in 1984 and 1985.
• Was on the National Honor Society in high school.
• Has volunteered his time to feed the homeless in Seattle in addition to coaching baseball camps for youth.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the coaching staff, the dominant baseball program and the good business program.”
Ober’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 9 times
Doubles: 2, at Arizona State, Apr 13, 2019
Triples: 1, USC, May 07, 2021
Home runs: 1, 13 times
Total bases: 7, at Washington, Mar 30, 2019 ; at Portland, Mar 30, 2021
RBI: 4, 4 times
Runs scored: 3, 5 times
Walks: 3, Utah, Apr 06, 2019 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 27, 2021
Hit by pitch: 1, 11 times
Struck out: 4, at UCLA, Mar 17, 2019 ; Arizona, May 23, 2021
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
Sac bunts: 1, San Diego State, Apr 02, 2019 ; San Diego State, Apr 03, 2019 ; at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019
At bats: 7, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019
Stolen bases: 1, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 27, 2021
Caught stealing: 1, at Arizona State, Apr 13, 2019 ; at Washington, Mar 29, 2019
Field chances: 13, Washington State, Mar 21, 2021
Putouts: 12, Washington State, Mar 21, 2021
Assists: 5, California, Apr 18, 2021 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 28, 2021 ; USC, May 09, 2021
• Fort Worth All-Regional Team.
• Pac-12 Player of the Week on Feb. 24.
• Played in and started 59 games. Batted .279 with 12 doubles, one triple, 10 home runs and 41 RBI. Drew 36 walks.
• Hit a solo home run in the fourth inning in the win over Dallas Baptist (6/6).
• Posted a 2-for-4 afternoon versus TCU (6/6).
• Drove in a pair of runs in a 2-for-5 day, also scoring twice versus McNeese (6/5).
• Hit his team-leading ninth home run of the season in the fifth inning versus Dallas Baptist (6/4).
• Hit a two-run home run in the series finale at Arizona State (5/16).
• Doubled, walked twice and scored two runs in the opener at Arizona State (5/14).
• Drove in the game-tying run on a triple in the eighth in the opener versus USC (5/7).
• Equaled his career-best with three hits in six at bats at LMU (4/27).
• Homered and finished 2-for-6 with two runs and a double in the opener at UC Irvine (4/23).
• Posted a 2-for-4 afternoon versus California, driving in two and scoring one while adding a walk (4/18).
• Hit his season career grand slam against California in the season opener versus the Golden Bears (4/16).
• Drove in two runs and finished 3-for-6 with two RBI in the series finale at Oregon (4/11).
• Tied his career-high with three hits and scored two runs with a walk versus Gonzaga (4/5).
• Hit his fifth home run of the season in a 1-for-5 day night versus Utah (4/2).
• Tied a career-high with three hits, including a home run and a double, in a win at Portland (3/30).
• Homered and tied a career-best with three runs scored versus Washington (3/27).
• Walked twice and finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the opener versus Santa Clara (3/23).
• Tied a career-best with three hits and three runs while drawing two walks versus Gonzaga (2/21).
• Hit a fifth-inning grand slam against New Mexico (2/20).
• Hit a two-run home run in the eighth in the season opener versus Kansas State.
2020
• Academic All-America Second Team.
• Played in 12 games, making 10 starts.
• Batted .238 (10-for-42) with one double, five RBI and three walks.
• Tied a career-best with three hits and drove in a pair of runs versus BYU (2/17).
• Tallied a 2-for-5 day in the season opener versus New Mexico (2/14).
2019
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• Played in 45 games, making 39 starts, and batted .266 with nine doubles, three home runs and 22 RBI.
• Pac-12 play: Played in 24 games, starting 23, and batted .307 with seven doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI.
• Hit a three-run home run and tied career highs in hits (3) and RBI (4) in the series opener versus Arizona (4/18).
• Equaled a career-best with three hits, including two doubles, versus ASU (4/13).
• Had a big day in the doubleheader sweep of Utah (4/16). Combined to go 5-for-7 with four runs, four walks and an RBI.
• Set a career-best with three hits, hit a three-run home run and finished with a double and two runs scored versus Washington (3/30).
• Hit his first career home run, a second-inning grand slam, and was 1-for-3 in the finale versus California (3/24).
• Walked, doubled and finished 2-for-3 versus UCLA (3/16).
• Set a career high with two hits and scored a run in the win over Indiana (3/9).
2018
• Played in eight games, batting seven times with four runs scored.
Glacier Peak High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Bob Blair.
• Earned First-Team All-State, All-Area and All-League honors as a senior. Batted .441 with nine doubles, two triples, one home run and 23 runs batted in with six stolen bases.
• Named USA Today First-Team in Washington as a senior and earned Seattle Star Times First-Team honors as well.
• As a junior, named First-Team All-Area and First-Team All-League. Also honored as a High School Heisman Award nominee.
• Batted .421 with 13 doubles and one home run in 2016.
• As a sophomore, earned Second-Team All-League honors. The previous season, in 2014 as a freshman, was named Honorable Mention All-League.
• Batted .317 with five doubles as a freshman.
Personal
• Majoring in finance.
• Born April 13, 1999 in Mesa, Ariz.
• Son of Kathy and Steve Ober.
• Has one sister, Maddi.
• Sister, Maddi, played college volleyball at Western Oregon in 2014 and 2015. His father, Steve, was a rower at Wisconsin in 1984 and 1985.
• Was on the National Honor Society in high school.
• Has volunteered his time to feed the homeless in Seattle in addition to coaching baseball camps for youth.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the coaching staff, the dominant baseball program and the good business program.”
Ober’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, 9 times
Doubles: 2, at Arizona State, Apr 13, 2019
Triples: 1, USC, May 07, 2021
Home runs: 1, 13 times
Total bases: 7, at Washington, Mar 30, 2019 ; at Portland, Mar 30, 2021
RBI: 4, 4 times
Runs scored: 3, 5 times
Walks: 3, Utah, Apr 06, 2019 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 27, 2021
Hit by pitch: 1, 11 times
Struck out: 4, at UCLA, Mar 17, 2019 ; Arizona, May 23, 2021
Sac flies: 1, 5 times
Sac bunts: 1, San Diego State, Apr 02, 2019 ; San Diego State, Apr 03, 2019 ; at Nevada, Apr 23, 2019
At bats: 7, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019
Stolen bases: 1, Washington State, Apr 27, 2019 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 27, 2021
Caught stealing: 1, at Arizona State, Apr 13, 2019 ; at Washington, Mar 29, 2019
Field chances: 13, Washington State, Mar 21, 2021
Putouts: 12, Washington State, Mar 21, 2021
Assists: 5, California, Apr 18, 2021 ; at Grand Canyon, Feb 28, 2021 ; USC, May 09, 2021
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