| Ryan Barba |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Van Nuys, Calif.
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| High School:
Chatsworth
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| Weight:
160
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| Position:
SS
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| Experience:
3L
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| B/T:
R/R
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Junior: After starting two years at second base, Barba started at shortstop in 2005 ... excellent defensive fielder with great hands ... hit .337 with three homers and 26 RBI ... ninth in the nation with eight triples ... was a torrid .479 (23-for-48) with six doubles and five triples his last 11 games ... 1-for-3 with a run at Texas Tech (2/8) ... hit .417 (5-for-12) with four RBI and two runs in home New Mexico State series (2/12-13) ... three hits in the Texas State series (2/18-20) ... 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double in the first game of the Savannah State series (3/11) ... went 2-for-2 vs. UNLV (3/24) in the first game of the series before leaving the game with a dislocated finger ... scored three runs against Air Force April 15 ... 2-for-4 with triple and two runs scored vs. No. 5 Arizona (4/19) ... four hits in the road UNLV series ... two hits, including a triple, along with two RBI and three runs in series finale ... 2-for-4 at Texas Tech April 26 ... hit .667 (6-for-9) with five doubles and five runs scored in the road BYU series, 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI in the second game, nailed three doubles and scored three times in the series finale ... led the Lobos with a .533 batting average (8-for-15) in the home San Diego State series, collected four triples, four RBI and three runs, had back-to-back games with two triples in the first two games of the series, went 3-for-6 with two triples in the first game, 2-for-4 with two triples and two RBI in the second game, 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI in the series finale ... 2-for-4 with a homer at Texas Tech (5/16) ... went 5-for-8 (.625) with five runs in two games in the road Air Force series ... 3-for-4 with three runs in the second game ... sat out the final game of the series.
Sophomore: Slugged career-high seven homers ... batted .346, good for fifth on the team ... scored 49 runs and delivered 66 base hits ... drove in 37 runs...nailed nine doubles ... hit .368 in six games at the Aggie Classic to earn all-tournament team honors ... 3-for-4 with an RBI at Texas A&M (2/27) ... two hits, two RBI and a run at Texas A&M (2/27) ... tied career high with five RBI vs. UCSB on March 7 ... hit a grand slam in that game, marking his first career homer, in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie and propel UNM to the win ... two hits and an RBI at New Mexico State (3/24) ... 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs vs. San Diego State (3/28) ... 2-for-4 with two runs vs. New Mexico State (3/30) ... scored three runs in win over BYU (4/3) ... had three hits, two RBI and two runs in win over Utah (4/8) ... hit game-winning homer in the top of the 11th to propel the Lobos to a 7-4 win at Utah (4/9) ... batted 9-for-15 (.600) in the first Air Force series (4/16-18) with seven runs ... went 5-for-7 with four runs and tied a career-high with five RBI in the second game of that series ... drove in four runs on five hits, including a homer, in the road UNLV series (4/23-25) ... five hits and six runs in home Air Force series (5/14-16) ... went 3-for-5 with a three runs and a three-run homer in UNM's 14-12 win over UNLV (5/20) ... 4-for-6 in the MWC Tournament with three runs and an RBI.
Freshman: Batted .366 with 16 RBI, six doubles, 17 runs and 34 hits ... had a .429 on-base percentage ... started 18 of the Lobos' last 21 games at second base ... had a hit and scored three runs in his collegiate debut vs. N.M. Highlands (2/9) ... went 3-for-3 with three runs vs. San Diego State (4/12) ... five RBI with four hits and three runs vs. New Mexico State (4/22) ... hit safely in 12 of his last 14 games.
High School: Lettered three straight years at Chatsworth HS under coach Tom Muesborn ... was a three-time All-West Valley League selection, two-time all-city selection and an American Legion All-Star ... batted a robust .384 over four years at Chatsworth on teams that went a combined 111-13 while Barba was a member ... also was a four-time scholar athlete.
Personal: Born Dec. 6, 1984, in Van Nuys, Calif. ... son of Debbie and Ernie Barba ... University Studies major ... hobbies are snowboarding and playing ping-pong ... favorite athlete is Omar Vizquel ... has a sister, Jenna ... biggest sports thrill is getting to play for the Van Nuys city title at Dodger Stadium and winning the championship.
| Year | Avg. | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | SBA | PO | A | E | FLD% |
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| 2003 | .366 | 33 | 24 | 93 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 72 | 5 | .963 |
| 2004 | .346 | 51 | 51 | 191 | 49 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 159 | 13 | .952 |
| 2005 | .337 | 51 | 49 | 196 | 43 | 66 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 81 | 166 | 20 | .925 |
| Totals | .346 | 135 | 124 | 480 | 109 | 166 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 79 | 21 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 236 | 397 | 38 | .943 |
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