2008: Served as team co-captain ... recognized as a Preseason All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-America Committee ... started 25 games (16 LF, 5 1B, 4 DH) before suffering a season-ending arm injury April 6 against Hillsdale ... batted .400 (30-75) with four home runs, 17 RBI and 16 runs scored ... had 10 multiple-hit games ... put together an 11-game hitting streak, tied for second-longest on the team, March 21-April 5 ... did not record an at-bat in the first game of a twinbill March 29 at Mercyhurst, having walked three times and been hit by a pitch once ... homered in both games of a doubleheader the following day against the Lakers ... strung together six straight multiple-hit games March 30-April 5, raising his season average from .312 to .406 ... was injured diving for a fly ball in the outfield April 6 ... made an "honorary" start on Senior Day in left field May 4 against Ashland ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Selected to the First Team All-GLIAC and the Rawlings/ABCA Second Team All-North Central Region as an outfielder ... also received a "Golden Glove" award from Rawlings/ABCA for outstanding defense ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... started all 51 games (49 LF, 2 DH), one of two Warriors (along with Tony Hines) to do so ... finished with the second-highest batting average (.403) on the team and eighth-best in the GLIAC ... had a team- and conference-best 73 hits, four shy of matching Frank Jeney[apos]s school record of 77 ... drove in 48 runs, had 15 doubles and 96 total bases ... posted a team-best 24 multiple-hit games ... totaled 25 two-out RBI and tied for team-high honors with 14 multiple-RBI games ... was named the team's Most Valuable Player and shared the Top Hitter award with Hines at the season-end banquet ... went 21-for-41 (.512) March 10-18 at the Gene Cusic Classic in Fort Myers, Fla. ... recorded a 12-game hitting streak March 12-25 during which he hit both of his home runs ... drove in a season-high four runs March 14 versus East Stroudsburg, a total he would match in the last game of the season ... put together a team-best 13-game hitting streak March 31-April 15, batting at a .532 clip (25-47) in that stretch ... went 4-for-4 with two runs scored in the first game of a doubleheader May 6 against Gannon ... matched his season-high with four RBI in the second game ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2006: Selected to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention squad ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in 47 games, started 40 (34 LF, 3 RF, 2 DH, 1 CF) ... batted .328, second-highest average on the team, with 17 RBI, 26 runs scored, and 18 walks ... finished second on the squad in on base percentage (.421), third in slugging percentage (.432) and stolen bases (9), tied-for-third in walks (18), and fourth in runs scored (26), hits (41), and total bases (54) ... hit a grand slam in a 15-1 WSU victory at Gannon on March 26 ... put together an eight-game hitting streak March 16-26 ... went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored April 13 against Saginaw Valley State ... had 10 multiple-hit games, including a season-high three hits April 19 at Ashland ... committed just one error in 60 fielding chances ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2005: Played in 13 games with eight starts (5 LF, 3 DH) ... batted .143 with 21 plate appearances ... had an RBI single against Gannon on April 3 to tie the game ... scored in both games of a doubleheader against Saginaw Valley on May 4 ... recorded a pinch-hit single and stolen base in NCAA Regional against Wisconsin-Parkside ... was 3-for-3 in stolen base attempts ... had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage on the year ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2004: Redshirted at Wayne State.
High School: Graduated from Clarkston High School in 2003 ... lettered three years for the Wolves and coach Phil Price ... named first team all-state in 2003 ... also named all-league, all-county, and all-metro in 2003 ... hit .470 with 12 doubles, five triples and two home runs during senior season ... also stole 16 bases ... had a .410 batting average as a junior in 2002 with 32 RBI ... named all-conference and all-district ... batted .371 with 22 RBI in sophomore season ... named all-conference in 2001 ... selected to Top 20 Oakland County (one of five underclassmen) ... ... member of the National Honor Society ... lettered in football in 2002.
Personal: Full name--Derek M. Ranck ... born in Pontiac ... son of Michael and Michele Ranck ... has one brother, Nicholas ... is majoring in electrical and computer engineering ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2004, Winter 2005, Fall 2005, Winter 2006, Winter 2007 and Fall 2007.
| 2005 |
13/8 |
.143 |
21 |
2 |
3 |
0-0-0 |
2 |
3 |
.143 |
1/0/4 |
.174 |
1/0 |
3/3 |
| 2006 |
47/40 |
.328 |
125 |
26 |
41 |
5-1-2 |
17 |
54 |
.432 |
18/2/19 |
.421 |
0/2 |
9/10 |
| 2007 |
51/51 |
.403 |
181 |
31 |
73 |
15-1-2 |
48 |
96 |
.530 |
10/4/17 |
.437 |
4/1 |
13/17 |
| 2008 |
25/25 |
.400 |
75 |
16 |
30 |
7-0-4 |
17 |
49 |
.653 |
10/6/11 |
.495 |
2/1 |
4/5 |
| 2005 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 2006 |
57 |
2 |
1 |
.983 |
| 2007 |
75 |
3 |
1 |
.987 |
| 2008 |
45 |
4 |
1 |
.980 |
