RJ Yeager

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Awards/Accolades

Season-by-Season
2020 (Jr.)

Started all 16 games at shortstop
Batted .263 (15-for-57) with one home run and four doubles
Finished third on the team with 11 RBI
Posted an on-base percentage of .434 & drew 13 walks and was hit by five pitches
Tallied three multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games
Drove in a season-high three runs in a win at Florida A&M (Feb. 19)

2019 (So.)

Started all 64 games at shortstop & earned All-SoCon Second Team accolades
Batted .253 (64-for-253) with eight home runs, 38 RBI & 46 runs scored
Led Mercer with 13 doubles & two triples
Posted a .333 on-base percentage & drew 24 walks
Red-hot start to the season included six home runs in the first seven games
Blasted three home runs & notched five RBI in a 3-for-5 performance vs. Alabama A&M (Feb. 24)
Delivered a critical two-run single in the SoCon Tournament title game vs. Wofford (May 26)
Went 3-for-4 with one run scored vs. FAU at the NCAA Athens Regional (June 1)
Scored a season-high four runs & added three RBI & two doubles in a 2-for-5 effort at VMI (April 20)
Was named the SoCon Player of the Month for February as he batted .350 with nine extra-base hits & 14 RBI in nine games
Stole seven bases in eight attempts

2018 (Fr.)

Started all 60 games at shortstop during standout freshman season
Named SoCon Freshman of the Year by league's coaches
Ranked third on team with .324 batting average
Tallied 73 hits, six home runs, 53 runs, 42 RBI & six stolen bases
Owned a .410 on base percentage & slugged .458
Batted .319 in SoCon play
Recorded a 27-game reached base streak mid-season
Hit a walk-off home run in 3-for-4 performance vs. Furman (April 8)
Notched season-high four RBI in multi-home run effort vs. Florida A&M (March 27)
Hit two-run home run to help Mercer defeat No. 1 Florida (April 24)
Led Bears with 161 assists defensively & owned .955 fielding percentage

Before Mercer
High School

Four-year letterman at Mosley High School (Lynn Haven, Fla.) under head coach Jon Hudson
Team captain as a junior (2016) & senior (2017)
Named Team MVP as a senior (2017)
Batted .400 with six home runs, 28 RBIs & 10 stolen bases as a senior
Earned All-District, All-Region & All-State honors as a senior (2017)
Also claimed All-District honors as a junior (2016)
Graduated with academic excellence (3.9 GPA)
Played summer ball for Team Elite Prime

Personal

Full name is Ryan Jacob Yeager
Born Oct. 2, 1998 in Panama City, Fla.
Parents are Bridgette & Ryan Yeager
Father played baseball at Gulf Coast State College & was drafted out of high school (1997) by Boston Red Sox (29th round); Mother graduated from Troy University
Chose Mercer because of its staff & winning tradition