Ryan Lambert

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
221
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Excelsior, Minn.
Prev School:
Missouri State University

2024: Drafted in the eighth round (233rd overall) to the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB Draft ... made 23 appearances as a relief pitcher/closer … held a 2.57 ERA in 21.0 IP with 19 strikeouts and a 4-0 record … added to D1 Baseball’s ‘Heat Sheet’ with numerous pitches clocked over 100 mph, including a 102 mph fast ball … surrendered just six earned runs on 14 hits and 12 walks, allowing opposing batters to hit just .184 … earned one save on the year in OU’s first matchup with UCONN in the NCAA Norman Regional (6/2) … in his 23 appearances, only surrendered more than one hit in two showings … struck out a season best three vs. UCONN (6/3) … left a pair on base in a crucial ninth-inning jam vs. Kansas in the Big 12 tournament, earning the win in relief (5/24) … earned his first win of the season with a pair of strikeouts in 1.2 innings pitched in OU’s 10-winning win over No. 9 Tennessee on opening weekend, allowing just one hit (2/17).

Prior to OU: Made five relief appearances in the 2023 season at Missouri State ... played the 2022 season at Northern Iowa Area Community College ... pitched 12.2 innings and had 27 strikeouts.

High School: Posted a 2.04 ERA his senior year at Minnetonka High School in Minnetonka, Minn. ... had a 0.42 ERA to rank top five in the state in 2019 ... earned Rookie of the Year and all-conference honors as a sophomore ... high school coach was Paul Twenge.