Wayne State University Athletics

Career Notes: Ended his collegiate career as Wayne State’s all-time leader in hits (279), runs scored (195), doubles (50), total bases (386), games played (200), and at bats (696) … posted a .401 career batting average, second only to Hall of Famer Ronald Teasley (1945, 1947) who had a .415 average … became the only player in Wayne State history to hit .400 or better three times in a career … finished his senior year ranked second all-time in RBI (145) and extra-base hits (72), third in stolen bases (71), fourth in sacrifice flies (10), tied for eighth in triples (9) and tied for ninth in sacrifice hits (15).

2010: Recognized as a Preseason All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America Committee ... was the only Warrior to start all 52 games (49 RF, 3 CF) … set three Wayne State single-season (hits, runs, at bats) and six career records in 2010 … finished second in the GLIAC in hits (87); third in batting average (.424), runs scored (63), doubles (19) and total bases (131); fifth in slugging percentage (.639); tied for sixth in stolen bases (15); tied for seventh in runs batted in (48) and 10th in on base percentage (.465) … joined Paul LaMantia as the seventh set of teammates in WSU history to hit .400 in the same season … posted the highest single-season batting average since Bob Inman in 1961 (.474) … voted First Team All-GLIAC and ABCA All-Region First Team … also chosen to the Daktronics and NCBWA All-Region Second Teams … selected as WSU’s Top Hitter at the season-end banquet … broke the career runs record with his 135th run Feb. 21 at West Georgia and the hits mark with his 216th hit March 24 against Tiffin … raised his season average nearly 100 points from March 31 to the end of the year, aided by a 10-game hitting streak March 31-April 10, during which he had eight multi-hit games including a pair of four-hit performances … came up a single short of the cycle with five RBI April 3 against Northwood … put together a career-long 16-game streak, the longest by any Warrior during the season, April 17-May 13 … drove in a career-best six runs May 8 against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament championship game, homering twice as WSU came from behind to win … batted .500 (9-for-18) with nine RBI and seven runs scored in the postseason … led Wayne State with 28 multiple-hit games and was third with 13 multiple-RBI games ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2009: Received All-GLIAC First Team honors as an outfielder, as well as GLIAC All-Academic Team accolades ... was also selected to the Rawlings/ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team ... started 48 games (30 CF, 10 RF) and batted third in the order in all but one ... batted .362, fourth-best on the team, with 30 RBI and a team-high 47 runs scored ... tied for the league lead with 26 stolen bases, tied for seventh-most in WSU single-season history ... finished 14th in the league in batting, fifth in runs scored, tied for sixth in hits (64), and 13th in total bases (89) ... tied Paul LaMantia for the team lead with 20 multiple-hit games ... hit his first career grand slam in the season opener Feb. 20 at West Georgia ... went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases in the series finale against the Wolves ... put together a career-long 12-game hitting streak March 6-26, during which he hit .417 (20-48) with 11 RBI, 14 runs scored, and two home runs which game in consecutive contests March 7-8 ... followed that with streaks of five and nine games ... scored a run in 13 straight games April 18-May 3 and recorded a stolen base in five straight games April 22-29 ... ended the season on a four-game stolen base streak ... had three hits and three runs in the GLIAC Tournament ... selected to the 2009 All-Canadian College Honorable Mention Team by the Canadian Baseball Network ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2008: Recognized as a preseason "Player to Watch" by the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America Committee ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team as well as the All-Academic Team ... played in 51 games, started 50 (48 RF, 2 CF) ... led the team and finished fourth in the GLIAC with a .409 batting average ... became one of four WSU players ever to hit .400 or better twice, and the first since Matt Essian in 1993-94 ... finished sixth in the conference in on base percentage (.480) and hits (70), tied for sixth in sacrifice bunts (8), and seventh in runs batted in (45) ... led the Warriors with 21 multiple-hit games and was second with 12 multiple-RBI games ... was held hitless in just five games from April 1 to the end of the season May 19 ... put together a 10-game hitting streak, fourth-longest on the team, April 1-12 ... batted .500 (19-38) including a 4-for-5 performance April 9 at Tiffin ... posted consecutive four-RBI outputs in a doubleheader April 26 against Northwood ... batted .594 (19-32) in the postseason including a .667 clip (14-21) at the NCAA Regional ... had consecutive four-hit games May 15 against St. Joseph's and May 16 versus Ashland ... hit his second career home run, scored four times and totaled a career-high six RBI in the latter contest ... named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... selected to the 2008 All-Canadian College Third Team by the Canadian Baseball Network ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2007: Named to the Daktronics All-North Central Region Second Team as an outfielder ... earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention accolades in addition to being named GLIAC Freshman of the Year ... received a Rawlings/ABCA North Central Region "Golden Glove" award for outstanding defense ... was presented with the "Gary Chapp" Spirit Award at WSU's year-end team banquet in recognition of his dedication, hard work, and desire to put the team's needs above his own ... played in 49 games, started 42 (41 RF, 1 CF) ... served as the primary leadoff hitter in the second half of the season ... led the Warriors (seventh in the GLIAC) in batting average (.406) and stolen bases (16, sixth in the GLIAC), and finished second on the team in runs scored (45) as well as fourth in hits (58), on-base percentage (.447), and slugging percentage (.524) ... reached base as the leadoff hitter 24 times in 46 chances (.522) ... tied for the second-most multiple-hit games on the team (19), including six three-hit games, and the most sacrifice bunts (6) ... posted three straight two-hit, two-run games March 12-14 ... drove in a season-high four runs April 6 versus Findlay ... put together an 11-game hitting streak during which he hit .488 (20-41), raising his season average from .360 to .407 ... went 8-for-14 (.571) in the final series of the year May 5-6 against Gannon, stealing six bases including three in the first game ... selected to the 2007 All-Canadian College Third Team by the Canadian Baseball Network ... Game-By-Game Stats.

High School: A 2006 graduate of St. Thomas of Villanova ... helped the Wildcats to the Detroit Catholic League A-B Division Championship ... named to the All-Catholic League team as well as the All-Academic squad ... batted .424 as a senior with nine doubles, two triples, three home runs, 15 stolen bases and 24 RBI ... selected as school's Student-Athlete of the Year ... served as a team captain in both baseball and basketball ... was on the school's honor roll all four years ... recipient of the Directors Award from St. Thomas as outstanding student-athlete ... was an OFSAA silver medalist in the 4 x 100m track relay ... helped his summer team to the U16 World Series championship in Indiana.

Personal: Full name--Ryan J. LaPensee ... born in LaSalle, Ont. ... son of Jeff and Lin LaPensee ... has a younger sister, Taylor ... is a chemistry major in the College of Liberal Arts for Pre-Dentistry ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Winter 2007, Fall 2009 and Winter 2010 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 ... volunteers at Thurgood Marshall Elementary in the Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program.

RYAN LAPENSEE'S CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG	BB	HBP	SO	OBP	SF	SH	SB/ATT
2007	49/42	.406	143	45	58	8	3	1	22	75	.524	9	4	15	.447	3	6	16/18
2008	51/50	.409	171	41	70	12	3	1	45	91	.532	23	3	22	.480	3	8	14/19
2009	48/48	.362	177	47	64	11	1	4	30	89	.503	18	2	18	.424	1	0	26/30
2010	52/52	.424	205	62	87	19	2	7	48	131	.639	14	4	14	.465	3	1	15/18
Career	200/192	.401	696	195	279	50	9	13	145	386	.555	64	13	69	.455	10	15	71/85

RYAN LAPENSEE'S CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year	PO	A	E	FLD
2007	74	5	1	.988
2008	82	4	5	.945
2009	96	2	3	.970
2010	95	2	3	.970
Career	347	13	12	.968