| Ryan Snare |
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Named third-team preseason All-America and the ACC's third-best professional prospect by Baseball America ... a veteran member of Carolina's starting rotation...a formidable left-handed strikeout pitcher with a wicked curve ball...one of the ACC's top returning pitchers.
As a Sophomore (1999)
Ryan Snare
Had a 2.94
ERA in 1999.
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Led all Tar Heel starters and ranked fourth in the ACC with a 2.94 ERA...also led the team with two complete games and took over as a member of Carolina's weekend pitching rotation in mid-March...struck out six and did not allow a run in 6.0 innings versus Temple Feb. 27, picking up his first win of the year...had what was then the longest outing of his career, 8.0 innings, on March 21 versus Wake Forest, striking out seven and allowing two earned runs while picking up the win in the critical third-game of the weekend series...in a five-appearance stretch March 31...Apr. 17, posted a 2-1 record with two complete games and an ERA of 0.33 ...allowed one earned run and struck out 26 in 27.0 innings in that span...pitched brilliantly April 4 at NC State but was a hard-luck loser in a 3-1 loss to the Wolfpack...struck out a season-high nine and allowed just four hits and no earned runs in 7.0 innings...tossed his first-ever complete game in his next start, allowing four hits and two unearned runs while striking out six in a 4-2 win at Maryland...pitched his second straight complete game and the second of his career on April 17 vs. Virginia, striking out 10 and allowing six hits and one earned run in a 3-2 Carolina win...tied his season-high with 10 strikeouts and picked up the win April 23 versus Duke...tossed 6.0 shutout innings, allowing three hits, in a May 15 win over Georgia Tech.
As a Freshman (1998)
Named a 1998 Honorable Mention Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball...Ranked seventh in the ACC in strikeouts per nine innings with 9.29 ... a member of UNC's pitching rotation throughout the season as a true freshman...among the team leaders in starts (15/tied second), appearances (17/third), innings pitched (82.1/fourth), strikeouts (85/third), runners picked off (five/first)...led Tar Heel starters by holding opposing batters to a .255 batting average...won his first career ACC start (March 6 against Maryland), allowing two hits and no runs while striking out 11 in 7.0 innings pitched ... on March 20 at #2 Miami, struck out 12, including seven in a row at one point, allowing just two hits and no runs against perhaps the best hitting team in the nation ... was hampered in midseason with a sore pitching shoulder that affected his control...earned an ACC win at Duke Apr. 17 ... missed an Apr. 26 start against N.C. State with the shoulder problem...started, struck out six and allowed two earned runs in a no-decision versus Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament...started the NCAA Atlantic I Regional championship game versus #1 Miami...took part in the 1998 USA Baseball National Team Trials in Nov. 1997, making one appearance and picking up a win while striking out seven in 4.0 innings of hitless, shutout ball.
Prep
Played baseball and football at East Lake H.S. ... drafted in the ninth round by the Atlanta Braves ... first-team all-state pitcher in 1997 ... second-team choice in ¡96 ... East Lake's pitching MVP in 1996 and '97 and its batting MVP as a junior ... captain of both the baseball and football teams as a junior and senior ... offensive MVP of the football team as a junior and the overall MVP as a senior ... honor roll student.
Personal
Ryan Delbert Snare is the son of Clayton and Susan Snare ... born 2/8/79 ... majoring in communication studies.
| Snare's Career Pitching Statistics |
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| YEAR | W-L | ERA | G-GS | CG | Sv | Sh | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | WP |
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| 1998 | 5-6 | 5.47 | 17-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.1 | 79 | 61 | 50 | 68 | 85 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6-5 | 2.94 | 17-14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 73 | 43 | 26 | 46 | 82 | 8 |
| Totals | 11-11 | 4.22 | 34-29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.0 | 152 | 104 | 76 | 114 | 167 | 15 |
Snare's Career Pitching Highs
Innings: 9.0 vs. Maryland (4/10/99, Game 1) & vs. Virginia (4/17/99); Strikeouts: 12 vs. Miami (3/20/98); Hits: 9 (three times); Walks: 7 vs. Florida State (4/11/98) & vs. Portland (3/10/99); Runs: 12 vs. Florida State (4/11/98); Earned Runs: 12 vs. Florida State (4/11/98)
