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Jersey Number 27
Ryan Kemp
- Position:
- IF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-4 / 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, Tenn.
- High School:
- Goodpasture Christian School
- Major:
- Business Administration
Bio
2018 (Senior):
• Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Played in 43 games, earning 42 starts (40 at second base, two as DH)
• Third on team with .333 batting average
• Third on team with 34 RBI, fourth on team for runs scored (37), hits (55) and sixth for doubles (7)
• Collected 14 multi-hit games
• Had the fewest strikeouts in C-USA (8)
• Eight multi-RBI games
• Ended season with 21-game hit streak which was longest on team all season
• Batted .400 in final 20 games of the season
• Four three-hit games (West Virginia, Rice, Southern Miss and UTSA)
• Had at least one hit in 37 of 43 games and held hitless in consecutive games once all season
2017 (Junior):
• Played in 42 games, earning 41 starts (36 at second base, 5 as the DH)
• Led the team with a .366 batting average (4th in C-USA, 52nd in the nation), and 16 doubles
• Was second on the team with 39 runs scored, eight home runs, 102 total bases, a .622 slugging percentage (4th in C-USA, 55th in the nation), and nine stolen bases
• Ranked 37th in the nation with doubles per game (.38)
• Ranked 91st in the country in hits per game (1.43)
• Ranked 120th in the nation in runs per game (.93)
• Tied for second on the team with a 12-game hit streak
• Third on the team with a 24-game reached base safely streak
• Smallest three-hole hitter in the NCAA, measuring at 5’4”
• Hit .372 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 23 games in the three-hole
• Led the team with a .397 average, seven home runs and a .681 slugging percentage in C-USA games only
• Hit his first career home run against Austin Peay (3/29)
• Was dominant against ODU (4/9), going 4-of-4 with two doubles, a home run, three runs and three RBI
• Scored a career-high four runs at Tennessee Tech (4/25)
• Tied his career-high at UTSA (5/7) going 4-of-5
• 17 multi-hit games
• Eight multi-RBI games
• Missed 13 games due to a hamstring injury
• Named TSWA Hitter of the Week (4/11)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC:
• Named second team All-Conference his freshman and sophomore year
• Hit .350 as a sophomore with nine home runs and 19 stolen bases
• Hit .404 with 16 stolen bases as a freshman
• Made the Dean’s List all four semesters.
Goodpasture Christian:
• Lettered in three sports – baseball, basketball, and football
• Hit .350 as a senior
• Accumulated a .460 batting average as a junior
• Hit .360 as a sophomore
• Hit .330 as a freshman..
• Named to the 2014 Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team
• 2014 MVP of the Mid-Tennessee All-Star Game
• First team All-District in 2012, 2013, 2014
• Led Goodpasture to a State Title in 2012
• Class President in 2013.
Personal:
• Born June 3, 1995 in Hendersonville, Tenn
• Son of Todd and Sabina Kemp
• Has one sister, Brittany
• Father, Todd was a Hall of Fame pitcher at Tennessee Tech (1985-88)
• Majoring in Business Administration.
• Named to C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (3.0-3.74 GPA)
• Played in 43 games, earning 42 starts (40 at second base, two as DH)
• Third on team with .333 batting average
• Third on team with 34 RBI, fourth on team for runs scored (37), hits (55) and sixth for doubles (7)
• Collected 14 multi-hit games
• Had the fewest strikeouts in C-USA (8)
• Eight multi-RBI games
• Ended season with 21-game hit streak which was longest on team all season
• Batted .400 in final 20 games of the season
• Four three-hit games (West Virginia, Rice, Southern Miss and UTSA)
• Had at least one hit in 37 of 43 games and held hitless in consecutive games once all season
2017 (Junior):
• Played in 42 games, earning 41 starts (36 at second base, 5 as the DH)
• Led the team with a .366 batting average (4th in C-USA, 52nd in the nation), and 16 doubles
• Was second on the team with 39 runs scored, eight home runs, 102 total bases, a .622 slugging percentage (4th in C-USA, 55th in the nation), and nine stolen bases
• Ranked 37th in the nation with doubles per game (.38)
• Ranked 91st in the country in hits per game (1.43)
• Ranked 120th in the nation in runs per game (.93)
• Tied for second on the team with a 12-game hit streak
• Third on the team with a 24-game reached base safely streak
• Smallest three-hole hitter in the NCAA, measuring at 5’4”
• Hit .372 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 23 games in the three-hole
• Led the team with a .397 average, seven home runs and a .681 slugging percentage in C-USA games only
• Hit his first career home run against Austin Peay (3/29)
• Was dominant against ODU (4/9), going 4-of-4 with two doubles, a home run, three runs and three RBI
• Scored a career-high four runs at Tennessee Tech (4/25)
• Tied his career-high at UTSA (5/7) going 4-of-5
• 17 multi-hit games
• Eight multi-RBI games
• Missed 13 games due to a hamstring injury
• Named TSWA Hitter of the Week (4/11)
• Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Columbia State CC:
• Named second team All-Conference his freshman and sophomore year
• Hit .350 as a sophomore with nine home runs and 19 stolen bases
• Hit .404 with 16 stolen bases as a freshman
• Made the Dean’s List all four semesters.
Goodpasture Christian:
• Lettered in three sports – baseball, basketball, and football
• Hit .350 as a senior
• Accumulated a .460 batting average as a junior
• Hit .360 as a sophomore
• Hit .330 as a freshman..
• Named to the 2014 Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association All-State Team
• 2014 MVP of the Mid-Tennessee All-Star Game
• First team All-District in 2012, 2013, 2014
• Led Goodpasture to a State Title in 2012
• Class President in 2013.
Personal:
• Born June 3, 1995 in Hendersonville, Tenn
• Son of Todd and Sabina Kemp
• Has one sister, Brittany
• Father, Todd was a Hall of Fame pitcher at Tennessee Tech (1985-88)
• Majoring in Business Administration.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
