Ryan and Gorence named All-OAC for baseball
The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced that senior Devin Ryan was named First Team All-OAC, while junior Dominic Gorence picked up Honorable Mention accolades for their standout efforts in the 2022 season.
The Ohio Athletic Conference has announced that senior Devin Ryan was named First Team All-OAC, while junior Dominic Gorence picked up Honorable Mention accolades for their standout efforts in the 2022 season.
This year, Ryan posted a .385 batting average, and also tallied career-highs in multiple statistical categories, including hits (62), runs scored (49), RBI (33), walks (21), stolen bases (13), home runs (8), and a .627 slugging percentage. He also tied his career-high with 15 doubles on the season. Ryan's standout offensive year was highlighted by a 4-for-4 effort against OAC-foe John Carroll. Ryan tallied two home runs, five RBI, one walk, and one stolen base in the Muskie's 12-8 win over the Blue Streaks. Defensively, Ryan was a mainstay behind the plate for Muskingum all season. In 38 games, he recorded a .959 fielding percentage and only allowed five passed balls on the campaign. This honor marks the second straight year Ryan has received All-OAC accolades after being named to the second team a season ago.
Gorence also enjoyed numerous career-highs this season, including hits (49), RBI (30), runs scored (30), walks (21), doubles (12), stolen bases (7), a .363 batting average, and a .496 slugging percentage. Both of Gorence's home runs this season came in the same game, against Marietta, who was ranked #1 nationally at the time. In the field, Gorence posted a .974 fielding percentage. Playing second base for the majority of the year, he also registered 99 putouts and 91 assists which are both career-highs. This is the first All-OAC honor of Gorence's career.
All-OAC accolades and awards are voted on by league coaches.