Ryan Riley Class: Junior Hometown: Seattle, WA Last College: Edmonds Community College Height / Weight: 5-10 / 188 Position: INF Birthdate: 11/10/1978 Bats-Throws: R-R

Mid-season transfer who was outstanding defensively in 2000...has good speed and range, and turns the double play extremely fast...has above average power, despite his numbers showing otherwise...transferred to Clemson in January, 2000, and is one of two players from Edmonds CC (Nick Glaser).

Leggett Comments: "In my opinion is the best second baseman in the country as far as defense is concerned. He can make all the plays and has tremendous range and turns. Starts and turns a double play as well as anyone I have seen. He is also a very strong offensive player. He runs the bases well. He can handle the bat and knows the bunt game. We look for him to be a part of one of the best infields in the country with Baker, Greene, Johnson, and Schmidt."

2001: Established himself as the starting second basemanS second on the team with seven sacrifice bunts... earned ACC Player of the Week after games against UNLV and Oregon StateS notched 11 hits, including three doubles and two home runs, nine RBIs, seven runs scored and a .524 batting averageS missed hitting for the cycle by a triple in the finale against Oregon StateS went 2-5 with 1 RBI against College of CharlestonS batted 4-4 with an RBI in a 9-6 win over MarylandS went 1-3 with two runs scored at South Carolina on April 18... hit a key triple and scored to spur the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over Georgia Tech... went 3-4 with an RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Virginia and scored four runs in the first four innings of the second game after reach base four different ways: on an error, a single, hit by pitch and a fielder's choice.

2000: Hit .298 with seven doubles, seven triples, a homer, 39 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases in 55 games (52 starts, 50 at second base and two as the DH)...no Tiger has had seven triples since David Miller had 10 in 1995...his seven triples is tied for eighth most in a season by a Tiger in history...committed just four errors for an outstanding .984 fielding percentage...went the first 90 chances (over 18 games) as a Tiger without committing an error at second base...also went 70 straight chances and 15 straight games without committing an error later in the season...hit .349 with a .571 slugging percentage in ACC regular-season games...hit .408 with two outs and .405 with runners in scoring position...hit .317 away from home...hit a team-best .415 with a .660 slugging percentage and .466 on-base percentage in April; he also did not commit an error in 67 chances in that month...had an 11-game hitting streak in April...was Clemson's leadoff hitter in 11 games, as Clemson was 10-1 in those 11 games...named to the All-Regional team at Clemson, where he was 4-for-8 (.500) with five runs scored and five RBIs...in his first game as a Tiger, he went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases against Old Dominion on Feb. 18...went 2-for-3 with an RBI against James Madison on Feb. 25...had a key two-run single, scored two runs, and stole a base against Ohio in the second game of a doubleheader on Mar. 10...went 2-for-2 with a three runs scored, an RBI, triple, and stolen base against UNC Charlotte on Mar. 22..went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base against The Citadel on Mar. 25...went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs in the first game of a doubleheader against #11 Wake Forest on Apr. 15...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI against #11 Wake Forest on Apr. 16...went 3-for-5 with two runs scored, two RBIs, a double, triple, and a stolen base against Elon on Apr. 18...went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, a double, and a triple at Duke on Apr. 23...had two hits, including his first homer as a Tiger at #5 Georgia Tech on Apr. 28...went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a stolen base at #5 Georgia Tech on Apr. 29...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBIs, and a triple at Virginia on May 14...went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and five RBIs against Middle Tennessee in the Clemson Regional on May 28...had two hits, an RBI, and a double against #1 Stanford in the College World Series on June 11.

BEFORE CLEMSON: Played one season at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, WA along with fellow signee Nick Glaser...All-NWAACC selection while at Edmonds, where he hit .383 with eight doubles, six triples, and 15 stolen bases...played at Division II Lewis-Clark State in 1998, where he hit .370...also had 15 doubles and five triples for the Warriors of Lewiston, ID...an NAIA All-Region selection at Lewis-Clark State...member of the state championship team in '98 (Connie Mack League)...had an outstanding baseball career at Seattle Prep...was First-Team All-State as a senior and voted offensive MVP at the Washington All-State Series...lettered four times in baseball at Seattle Prep...coached by Ed Paulter at Seattle Prep...coached by Ed Cheff at Lewis-Clark State...coached by Hank King, current Clemson assistant coach, while playing at Edmonds Community College.

PERSONAL: Nicknamed "Riles"...majoring in Speech & Communications...born Ryan Robert Riley on November 10, 1978 in Spokane, WA.