The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2006 Baseball Roster
Metcalf, Ryan

Jersey Number 7
Ryan Metcalf
- Prev School:
- Central Alabama CC
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pelham, Ala.
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2005)
Started 57 games at shortstop ... batted .267 with three home runs and 19 RBI ... his 14 total sacrifices was the second-highest single-season total in UAB history ... tied for second on the team with six stolen bases and third on the squad with 39 runs scored ... batted .385 with runners in scoring position ... had a hit and scored a run in each of UAB[apos]s Conference USA Tournament games against Houston and top-ranked Tulane ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored at Louisville May 19 ... had two hits and an RBI in three at-bats at Jacksonville State May 10 ... went 4-for-10 with two runs and two RBI in the Southern Miss series (May 6-8) ... had an outstanding series against Charlotte April 29-May 1, going 6-for-11 with two RBI and five runs scored ... also stole a base in each of the three games against the 49ers ... doubled and walked three times, en route to scoring a career-high three runs at Troy April 27 ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run and career-best four RBI against Memphis April 9 ... homered and scored twice in C-USA opener at Houston March 25 ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Butler March 15 ... had three hits in seven at-bats in two games against Florida A&M March 1-2 ... went 5-for-11 including UAB[apos]s first home run of the year in season-opening series versus Central Michigan (Feb. 18-19). CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two years for coach Don Ingram ... named pre-season all-conference and all-America as a sophomore ... member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner ... received all-state honors ... was named super all-state shortstop ... named team captain as a senior ... also lettered three years in football PERSONAL
Ryan Christopher Metcalf ... born Mar. 13, 1984 in Birmingham, Ala. ... parents are Greg and Rosemary Metcalf ... majoring in marketing
Started 57 games at shortstop ... batted .267 with three home runs and 19 RBI ... his 14 total sacrifices was the second-highest single-season total in UAB history ... tied for second on the team with six stolen bases and third on the squad with 39 runs scored ... batted .385 with runners in scoring position ... had a hit and scored a run in each of UAB[apos]s Conference USA Tournament games against Houston and top-ranked Tulane ... went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored at Louisville May 19 ... had two hits and an RBI in three at-bats at Jacksonville State May 10 ... went 4-for-10 with two runs and two RBI in the Southern Miss series (May 6-8) ... had an outstanding series against Charlotte April 29-May 1, going 6-for-11 with two RBI and five runs scored ... also stole a base in each of the three games against the 49ers ... doubled and walked three times, en route to scoring a career-high three runs at Troy April 27 ... was a perfect 3-for-3 with a home run and career-best four RBI against Memphis April 9 ... homered and scored twice in C-USA opener at Houston March 25 ... went 2-for-4 with two runs scored against Butler March 15 ... had three hits in seven at-bats in two games against Florida A&M March 1-2 ... went 5-for-11 including UAB[apos]s first home run of the year in season-opening series versus Central Michigan (Feb. 18-19). CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Played two years for coach Don Ingram ... named pre-season all-conference and all-America as a sophomore ... member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner ... received all-state honors ... was named super all-state shortstop ... named team captain as a senior ... also lettered three years in football PERSONAL
Ryan Christopher Metcalf ... born Mar. 13, 1984 in Birmingham, Ala. ... parents are Greg and Rosemary Metcalf ... majoring in marketing
Metcalf[apos]s Career Batting Statistics Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB BB SO AVG 2005 57-57 165 39 44 19 6 1 3 6-10 18 32 .267 Metcalf[apos]s Career Highs At bats ... 5 at Houston (3/26/05) Hits ... 3 (twice, most recently vs. Charlotte 4/30/05) Runs ... 3 at Troy (4/27/05) RBI ... 4 vs. Memphis (4/10/05) Stolen bases ... 1 (six times, most recently vs. Charlotte 5/1/05) Hit streak ... 4 games (twice, most recently 5/6/05-5/10/05)
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